School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS): U.S. School Health Surveys

SHPPS is a national survey conducted in 1994, 2000, and 2006, with a subsequent survey expected for 2012. It assesses school health policies and programs across eight components, including health education, nutrition services, and mental health. The data is collected by the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and is available at state, district, school, and classroom levels.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in school health education policies based on survey data from 1994, 2000, and 2006.
• Comparing state-level school nutrition and physical activity programs using available state report cards.
• Evaluating the integration of mental health and social services in schools across different districts.
• Researching family and community involvement in school health initiatives using district-level data.

Strengths

• Data is available from three distinct survey years (1994, 2000, 2006), allowing for temporal analysis.
• Covers eight defined components of school health, including health services and safe school environments.
• Data is available at multiple administrative levels: state, district, school, and classroom.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The most recent available data is from 2006, with a planned 2012 survey; data may not reflect current policies.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Collection Method

Survey designed to assess school health policies and programs.

Time Range

1994, 2000, 2006 (with a survey expected for 2012).

Freshness

Data collection years are 1994, 2000, and 2006. Last update date is unknown.

Geography

United States (state, district, school, and classroom levels).