Description:
The Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s’ Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) and with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of the GSHS is to gather epidemiological data from students to support school health and youth health programs as well as youth-relevant policies nationally and globally. The survey is done systematically across multiple different countries to generate comparable estimates.