Smart Source and Healthy Kids Colorado Survey
The ColoradoSPH School & Youth Survey Team partners with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to oversee Colorado’s leading statewide surveys on youth health and school health practices: the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) and Colorado's Healthy Schools Smart Source (Smart Source). These surveys provide critical insights into the well-being of Colorado's young people and the school practices that support their health, empowering communities to make informed decisions.
We conduct surveys biennially, focusing on school recruitment and administration in odd years and data analysis, reporting, and planning in even years.
Mission & Purpose
To improve the health and well-being of young people in Colorado by leading the recruitment, administration, analysis, and reporting of Colorado's school and youth surveys by providing communities with actionable data to inform local and statewide decision-making, program planning, and evaluation.
Smart Source
More than half of Colorado K-12 schools have participated in Smart Source since it began in 2017.
Healthy Kids
120,239 students, 344 middle and high schools, and 70 districts participated in 2023.
Protective Factors
The HKCS results highlight health disparities among LGBTQ+ and youth of color while showing that access to protective factors, like trusted adults, help youth thrive.
