HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (HBSC) IRELAND

World Health Organization Collaborative Cross-National Study


Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is a WHO collaborative cross-national study that monitors the health behaviours, health outcomes and social environments of school-aged children every four years. HBSC Ireland surveys school-going children aged 9-18 years. The study is conducted by the HBSC Ireland team, based at the Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway.

Work is already underway for the HBSC Ireland 2026 study.

The HBSC Ireland team will soon be inviting randomly selected schools to participate in the study.

Information videos about the study have been created to give more insight in what is invloved in  the study. 

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View the sections below for further information specific to parents, teachers or students.