Utilizing PAYS Prevention Priorities to

Examine Community Health

Anytown School
District
2019 PA Youth Survey
Presented By:
Anytown School District
All the data in this report was
selected from the 2019 PAYS report
for the Anytown School District.
A copy of this report can be obtained
by contacting the School District
Administrative Office.
Contents:
• Protective Factors (Page 3)
• Risk Factors (Page 4)
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This report is designed to
showcase highlights from
PAYS Risk/Protective
Factor (RPF) data.
The purpose of this report
is to serve as an overview
of the status of risk and
protective factors as
reported by Anytown
School District’s students
in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12
and compared to the state
average.
 Anytown School District
Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) Anytown Average
 

School and Community Health Check-up Pennsylvania Average

 

Protective Factors
  PROTECTIVE FACTOR PERCENTAGES
Higher scores are better
 

 
0 100
Unhealthy Healthy

Community Protection
41
Community Opportunities for Pro-social Involvement: When young 0 100
people become involved in their communities by participating in Unhealthy Healthy
activities and organizations that foster healthy development, they
are more likely to form connections with pro-social peers. 37
66
Community Rewards for Pro-social Involvement: Young people 0 100
experience bonding as feeling values and being seen as an asset. Unhealthy Healthy
Students who feel recognized and rewarded by their community are
less likely to engage in negative behaviors. 57

School Protection
School Opportunities for Pro-social Involvement: Giving students 41
0 100
opportunities to participate in important activities at school helps
create a feeling of personal investment in their school. This results in Unhealthy Healthy
greater bonding and adoption of school’s standards of behavior and
less problem behavior. 37
66
School Rewards for Pro-social Involvement: Making students feel 0 100
appreciated and rewarded for their involvement at school further Unhealthy Healthy
strengthens school bonding, and helps reduce the likelihood of their
involvement in drug use and other problem behaviors. 57

Family Protection 41
0 100
Family Attachment: If children are attached to their parents and
want to please them, they will be less likely to threaten that
Unhealthy Healthy
connection by doing things that their parents
strongly disapprove of. 37
66
Family Rewards for Pro-social Involvement: When family members 0 100
reward their children for positive participation in activities, it further Unhealthy Healthy
strengthens the bonds the children feel to their families, and helps
promote clear standards for behavior.
57

This check-up represents a snap-shot of protective factor data as reported by Anytown School District
students in grades 6, 8, 10, & 12.
 
 Anytown School District
Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS)
Anytown Average
School and Community Health Check-up  

Pennsylvania Average
 

Risk Factors  

  RISK FACTOR PERCENTAGES

Lower scores are better
 

0  
100
Healthy Unhealthy

Community & School Risk

41
Laws & Norms Favorable to Drug Use: Students’ perceptions of the 0 100
rules and regulations concerning alcohol, tobacco and other drug use Healthy Unhealthy
that exist in their neighborhoods are also associated with problem
behaviors in adolescence.
37

Lack of School Commitment: Lack of commitment to school means 0 66 100

the child has ceased to see the role of student as a positive one. Healthy Unhealthy
Young people who have lost this commitment to school are at higher
risk for a variety of problem behaviors. 57

Family Risk
0 41 100
Family Conflict: Bonding between family members, especially
between children and their parents or guardians, is a key component
Healthy Unhealthy
in the development of positive social norms. High levels of family
conflict interfere with the development of these bonds, and increase
the likelihood that young people will engage in illegal drug use and 37
other forms of delinquent behavior.
66
Poor Family Management: Children who experience poor family 0 100
supervision and poor family discipline are at higher risk of developing
Healthy Unhealthy
problems with drug use, delinquency, violence and school dropout.

57

Individual & Peer Risk

0 41 100
Early Initiation of Drug Use: If children are attached to their parents
and want to please them, they will be less likely to threaten that Healthy Unhealthy
connection by doing things that their parents
strongly disapprove of. 37
66
Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior: Students’ perceptions of their 0 100
peer groups’ social norms are an important predictor of involvement in
problem behavior. When young people believe that their peer groups are
Healthy Unhealthy
involved in antisocial behaviors, they are more likely to become involved
themselves. 57

This check-up represents a snap-shot of protective factor data as reported by Anytown School District
students in grades 6, 8, 10, & 12.