Teen Health Surveys Get a Makeover: Easier Data for PREP Programs
Published Date: 4/17/2026
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Summary
The government wants to update how it collects data from groups running teen education programs about health and life skills. These changes will make surveys easier to fill out and better match what’s really needed, helping programs work smarter without extra hassle. If you run or work with these programs, get ready to share feedback by June 16, 2026!
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Major cut to annual reporting burden hours
The revised PREP measures are expected to cut overall annual burden hours by about 40 percent; the estimate of annual burden hours under this request is 24,552 hours. The change reflects shorter surveys and adjusted respondent counts over the next 3 years.
Ongoing data submission with simpler measures
PREP grant recipients (states, tribes, community organizations, subrecipients) must continue collecting and submitting performance measures but the measures will be simplified — examples include simpler wording, fewer response categories, fewer skip patterns, and removal of some measures. The revisions were cognitively tested and aim to reduce confusion and data-quality issues.
Shorter youth entry and exit surveys
If your child or a youth in your program takes PREP surveys, the participant entry survey is being shortened from 8 minutes to 5 minutes and the exit survey from 7 minutes to 5 minutes. These changes aim to make surveys easier to finish for youth participants.
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