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Accessibility & LanguageHealth Behaviour in School-Aged Children
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) IRELAND
World Health Organization Collaborative Cross-National Study
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey is a WHO collaborative cross-national study that monitors the health behaviours, health outcomes and social environments of school-aged children every four years. HBSC Ireland surveys school-going children aged 9-18 years. The study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland team, based at the Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway.
Latest News
HBSC Ireland Trends Report 1998-2022
The HBSC Ireland report Trends in Health Behavious, Outcomes and Contexts: 1988-2022 is now available.
Launched on Tuesday 3rd June, by the Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, the report presents findings on the health and wellbeing of children in Ireland between 1998 and 2022. To date, HBSC Ireland has collected data from 70,533 school-aged children aged 10-17 years across the Republic of Ireland. The report describes the self-reported health status of children in Ireland over time in relation to key indicators: health behaviours, health outcomes and the contexts of their lives. Internationally comparable trends data are also included.
Data visuals of the findings are available:
Trends in Health Behaviours 1998-2022
Trends in Age of Initiation 1998-2022
Trends in Health Outcomes 1998-2022
Trends in Health Contexts 1998-2022
HBSC Ireland 2022
The The Irish Health Behaviour in School Children (HBSC) Study 2022 was launched via an online webinar on Thursday 2nd May at 10.00am.
The report presents data collected in 2022 from over 10,000 participants. HBSC Ireland would like acknowledge all the parents and children who consented and participated as well as the management authorities, principals and teachers in all schools that participated.
For more information see the HBSC 2022 page or contact hbsc@universityofgalway.ie
Other International reports from the 2021/2022 survey
Volume 1 'A focus on adolescent mental health and well-being in Europe, Central Asia and Canada' was launched on 10th October 2023. The report is available to download from https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/373201.
Volume 2 'A focus on adolescent peer violence and bullying in Europe, central Asia and Canada’ was launched on 27th March 2024. The report is available to download from https://bit.ly/hbsc-vol2
Volume 3 ‘A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada’ was launched on 25 April 2024. The report is available to download from https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/376573
Volume 4 ‘A focus on adolescent physical activity, eating behaviours, weight status and body image in Europe, central Asia and Canada’. The report is available to download from https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/376772
Volume 5 ‘A focus on adolescent sexual health in Europe, central Asia and Canada’. The report is available to download from https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/378547
Volume 6 ‘A focus on adolescent social media use and gaming in Europe, central Asia and Canada’ The report is available to download from https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/378982
Volume 7 ‘A focus on adolescent social contexts in Europe, central Asia and Canada’. The report is available to download from https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/379486
More information on HBSC international reports can be found on the HBSC International page, the HBSC international website https://hbsc.org/ and on the WHO Europe website.
HBSC Data Browser
The HBSC Data Browser is a new tool which allows researchers, policymakers, and educators to easily access, compare, and share findings from our 2021/22 survey, with comparable figures from 2013/14 and 2017/18. Discover trends, analyze differences, and inform policies to improve the lives of young people.
The browser can be accessed at https://data-browser.hbsc.org/
