Identification, screening and assessment
Screening tools: Physical health
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This questionnaire screens for some of the common health risks of teenagers, including drugs and alcohol and safety.
Description of tool
2 versions, covering 13-18s.
With 72 questions, sub-divided into sections about health, school, family, friends, relationships,
aspirations.
With a parent questionnaire also.
Has tool been validated?
Not validated, but used in clinical practice.
Comments and how to access tool
A tool from the USA.
Some amendments to the language may be needed but it has some useful screening questions for
monitoring risky activity related to health (eg carrying a knife, wearing a bike helmet).
Designed by the Child and Adolescent Health Program at the American Medical Association.
Description of tool
22 questions about health (answer yes, no, sometimes).
For age 13 – 18.
Has tool been validated?
Not validated, but used in clinical practice.
Comments and how to access tool
A tool from the USA designed to be used in health prevention work.
NHS Teen Health websites
The sites include a number of interactive health quizzes.