Provincial youth health survey of francophone youth in the Franco-Manitoban School Division : Étude provinciale sur la santé des jeunes francophones fréquentant les écoles de la Division scolaire franco-manitobaine

Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Youth Health Survey Report Page 7 of 31 June 2009 - Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Youth Health Survey Report Page 8 of 31 June 2009 Physical Activity Levels The students of the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine were asked to self report how much hard and moderate physical activity they do each day of the week. [...] Weekdays after 5pm Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Youth Health Survey Report Page 14 of 31 June 2009 % of respondents % of respondents by PA Satisfaction with Quantity of School Sports 44% of students in the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine stated they felt that the number of sports offered at their school was just right. [...] For example, if the BMI is near the upper end of the range and nutritional and physical activity habits are poor, the teen is like ly overweight; if the BMI is near the lower end of the range and nutrition habits are restrictive and/or physical activity habits are excessive, this can be a sign of problems that affect normal growth 13. [...] Of the students with a valid BMI, 67% of the males and 76% of the females in the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine fall within the recommended healthy weight category for their age. [...] Overw eight Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Youth Health Survey Report Page 18 of 31 June 2009 % of respondents % of respondents Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Division scolaire franco-manitobaine Youth Health Survey Report Page 19 of 31 June 2009 Who Smokes in Division scolaire franco-manitobaine The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey 15 indicates that 20.1% of youth aged 15 -19 in