Profiles Explorer Help

At a glance

  • Profiles Explorer provides visualization of School Health Profiles results. This allows public site users to view data in a simplified way.
  • This page contains information that will aid you in navigating and using the system.
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Profiles Explorer

Explore 2022 Profiles results

Profiles Explorer
This tool provides access to results of national, state, and local school health policies and practices.

This user-friendly tool uses tables and maps to display data on health education, health services, physical education and activity, school nutrition, safe and supportive environments, and more.

The Profiles Explorer home page

When you access Profiles Explorer, the system displays the home page. This is the entry point into the Profiles Explorer topics and questions.

The page displays all the available topics as buttons in the left navigation bar. The page also displays all the questions as tiles in the main panel, in random order. However, if you filter or search, the questions appear in a specific order. All the buttons and tiles are color-coded and assigned a topic icon.

On the home page, you can:

  • Click on a topic in the left navigation to view available subtopics—and see only questions for that topic.
  • Click on a question tile to view the most recent year of data for the question.
  • Click on a question to view the subquestions, if available.
  • Search for a question or subquestion by entering a keyword into the Search Questions box.
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Numerous color-coded topics and questions populate the home page.
Main sections of the home page.

Selecting topics and subtopics from the navigation bar

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An example of subtopics available beneath a general topic.
Click on a topic in the navigation bar to display the associated subtopics within the navigation bar.

The system displays the associated questions and subquestions in the main display panel. Click Reset to clear selected filters and return the page to the default view.

Selecting and viewing data for a subquestion

Whenever subquestions are available, you can select a subquestion under a main question. Then choose to view the subquestion in table or map format.

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Page showing subquestion selection, and options to select a table or map format.
You can select a subquestion (when available) under a main question.
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Page showing a subquestion.
You can also click on a main question and then select the subquestion. When viewing all locations, you can view only one subquestion at a time.
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When viewing all locations, you can view only one subquestion at a time. However, when viewing one location, you can view data for all the subquestions.

Running a search

To search for a specific topic, subtopic, question, or subquestion, enter the keyword in the Search Questions text box. As you type, the system displays all the questions matching your search term in the main panel.

You can search for whole words like smoking, exercise, sex, etc. You can also search for partial words. For example, if looking for questions relating to vaping, you can enter vap and the system will return all the questions containing that partial text like vape, vaping, etc.

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You can also search on multiple words. The system will return the results that match all the words. For example, if you search for IUD contraceptive condom, the system returns results that contain all three keywords. If a result contains IUD and contraceptive but not condom, the system will not return the result in the search results. When the system displays the matching results, simply click on the desired result to view the most recent year of data.

To clear search results or selected filters and return the page to the default view, click the Reset link.

Viewing data in table format

When you click on a question that has no subquestions on the home page, the system, by default, displays the most recent year of data for the selected question for all locations. For example, if you click on the question, Protocol for Insurance Programs, the system displays all locations' data for the question. That would include nationwide, state, and local school district data. Data are displayed in table format by default. However, you can click the Map link to view the data in map format.

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Page showing options available from the Location dropdown.
You can change the location by selecting a different location from the Location dropdown.

Notes:

  • In the Location field, you can select All Locations, Nationwide, States, or Local School Districts.
  • Some questions may have only nationwide data available.
  • The map view is available only when viewing all locations.
  • The table shown in the screenshot above has been shortened to fit the page.

Viewing data for one location

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Page showing that if a city is selected, the results are offered in table view only; map view is not an option.
If you select one location, the system displays data for only the selected location; the map view is no longer available.

Viewing data in map format

When viewing data for all locations, you can toggle between table or map format. The map allows you to view one question or subquestion across all available locations.

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A map view is shown because data were requested from all locations.
The map view is available only when viewing all locations; it's not available when viewing one location.

Note: The map view is available only when viewing all locations.

Profiles Explorer citation

Last Reviewed: March 20, 2024

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. School Health Profiles 2022. 2024. Accessed (insert date). https://profiles-explorer.cdc.gov/

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Content Source:
Division of Adolescent and School Health; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion