Needs Assessment

This page contains the highlights of our Needs Assessment. The entire Churchill Community Coalitions Community Needs Assessment is available on CD-ROM, and can help with grant writing, or just by providing insight into the problems youth face in Churchill County. The Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) Data for Nevada High Schools, 2011 is available for download.

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Attitude Towards Violence

	The number of youth threatened or injured with a weapon on school property decreased by 4.9% from 2001 to 2003.
	The number of youth who carried a weapon on school property decreased 2.2% from 2001 to 2003.
	The percent of students involved in a physical fight in the last 12 months is down 2.2% from 2001 to 2003.
	Students who responded that they always feel safe and secure in their neighborhoods rose 10.8% from 2001 to 2003.

Availability/Acceptability of Substance Abuse

	The percentage of youth in Churchill County who report riding with a drunk driver, during the last 30 days, is down 9.2% from 2001 to 2003.
	The percentage of students who first used alcohol in 4th grade or below decreased by 9.2% from 2001 to 2003.
	The numbers of students reporting having ever used cocaine, marijuana, or alcohol have all decreased.
	The number of students reporting daily use of alcohol in Churchill County has decreased.

Teen Sex/Pregnancy

	The birth rate of teenage females in Churchill County has decreased and is lower than the state average.
	The percent of students in Churchill County who responded they had ever had sexual intercourse decreased 6.8% from 2001 to 2003.
	The number of students reporting they had sexual intercourse with four or more partners decreased 3.4% from 2001 to 2003.

Native American/Hispanic Dropout Rate/Academic Performance

	ACT and Terra Nova Testing scores have become comparable with the national average and are increasing.
	Churchill Countys dropout rate continues to improve overall, but the number of Hispanic students dropping out has increased. However, the number of Native American students who drop out has decreased.