1. DO YOU RAP?
RAAPS Web Based Risk
Screening Tool

2. Rapid Assessment for
Adolescent Preventive
Services © (RAAPS) identifies
risk behaviors contributing
most to serious injury and
premature death in
adolescents.
RAAPS is an evidence based,
time efficient screening tool to
be used by professionals
working with youth in any
setting.

3. RAAPS Origin
• RAAPS was born at the University of Michigan
out of research and practical need
• RAAPS was built by software professionals and
uses a structured, secured database meeting
regulatory compliance requirements
• All questions have been scientifically
validated
• Youth were involved in the development of the
assessment and subsequent health messages

4. RAAPS Basic Facts:
21 question youth friendly, screening tool
Addressing risk behaviors in:
•Diet & Exercise
•Violence & Safety,
•Substance Use,
•Unintentional Injury,
•Depression & Suicide
•Sexual Health
Completed by youth in an average of 5 to 7 minutes
Surveys can be reviewed via computer or a hard
copy can be printed for use

5. The Problem
The primary causes of premature death and injury are
preventable in 75% of the adolescent population. These
causes are rarely screened or directly counseled during
heath care visits.
Almost 3/4 of adolescent mortality is a result of motor vehicle
crashes, homicide, suicide and unintentional injuries.
Statistics suggest that today’s adolescents are
engaging in risk behaviors at earlier ages and
with more diversity.
Risk behaviors contribute to poor health,
educational, and social outcomes

6. Barriers to Providing Risk Assessment
• Time for teens complete survey and provider
to review
• Teen honesty
• Survey fatigue
• No structure or consistency between teens
and between providers
• Provider confidence
• No system to manage population
risk behaviors

7. Why?
To prevent serious
injury, illness and
death in our teens

8. Overcome Barriers with RAAPS!
1. Web based
• No installation required
• Continually enhanced with real time updates
• Can be accessed anywhere on any device with
internet access
2. Youth Friendly
• Engaging, short format reduces survey fatigue
• Teens are more honest in identifying their risk
behaviors when using technology

9. 3. Reporting
• Databases all participants
• Allows for review of individual risk behaviors over
time and aggregate population risk
• Easy to use, no special skills or IT assistance
needed to review data
4. Health Literacy
• Addresses low reading levels and English as a
second language through text and audio
multilingual options for youth completion of the
questions

10. 5. Health Messages
• Ensures accurate, evidence based health
education is provided to teens individualized to
their identified risk behaviors
• Assists providers who don't have as much
knowledge or experience in counseling on a
particular risk behavior
6. Electronic Medical Record Option
• Allows for electronic capture of risk and
counseling provided
• Participant management system for counselors

11. 7. Standardized Tool
• Ensures that the same questions are asked
from teen to teen and from provider to
provider
• Is reimbursable as a standardized risk
assessment tool
8. Scientific Validation
• Evidence based, scientifically validated
questions
• Use study showed shorter, more
impactful assessment

12. On-line with nothing to install

17. Applications for Practice
1. Quick, time-efficient tool for assessment of risk,
allowing more time for risk behavior counseling
2. A vital part of the patient-centered medical home
model
3. Risk data on your adolescent population can be
accessed quickly and easily through the reports
section of the web-based system
4. Tailored clinic services and targeted health
messages to most common behaviors
5. Review individual and aggregate risk behavior
changes over time

18. RAAPS
www.raaps.org