The Centers for Disease Control published a 2019 report from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) providing a baseline of adolescent behavioral measurements.

YRBSS Physical Activity Statistics – ( West Virginia )
Did not play on at least one sports team
 (counting any teams run by their school or community groups, during the 12 months before the survey)		48.6%
Were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days
 (doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of
the time, during the 7 days before the survey)		53.1%
Played video or computer games or used a computer 3 or more hours per day
(counting time spent playing games, watching videos, texting, or using social media on their smartphone,
computer, Xbox, PlayStation, iPad, or other tablet, for something that was not school work, on an average
school day)		41.7%
YBRSS Obesity & Overweight Statistics – ( West Virginia )
Had obesity
(students who were >= 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference
data from the 2000 CDC growth charts)		22.9%
Were overweight
(students who were >= 85th percentile but <95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-
specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts)		16.5%
Described themselves as slightly or very overweight37.3%
YRBSS Substance Use Statistics – ( West Virginia )
Currently drank alcohol
(at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)		30.0%
Currently used marijuana
(also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)		18.9%
Ever took prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription or differently than how a doctor
told them to use it
(counting drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, and Percocet, one or more times
during their life)		11.7%
Were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property
(during the 12 months before the survey)		23.9%

West Virginia had 1,017 Emergency Room visits related to overdoses in 2021 alone. (source)

In West Virginia, obesity & addiction affects all residents – regardless of age. Our goal with Proact Sports Interventions is to educate both parents & children on how to leverage sports & other physical activities to avoid becoming obese, overweight, or addicted to mind-altering substances.

Our goal is simple – to get & keep youth active through sports & physical activities to deter them from addiction, while educating parents on the dangers, warning signs & treatment of addictive substances.

Additional Information:

CDC – Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System – High School

CDC – YRBSS – 2019 – Obesity

CDC – YRBSS – 2019 – Overweight

CDC – YRBSS – 2019 – Television

CDC – YRBSS – 2019 – Fruits

CDC – YRBSS – 2019 – Vegetables