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SHPPS 2006
In Brief
Background
The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 is the largest,
most comprehensive assessment of school health programs in the United States
ever conducted. SHPPS also was conducted in 2000 and 1994 and is planned
again for 2012.
SHPPS 2006 describes key school health policies and practices across all
eight school health program components: health education, physical education
and activity, health services, mental health and social services, nutrition
services, healthy and safe school environment, faculty and staff health
promotion, and family and community involvement.
The CDC conducted SHPPS 2006 between January and October 2006. The study
design and sample size were similar to SHPPS 2000.
Results for SHPPS 2006 are available in:
Results for SHPPS 2000 and 1994 are available from our
archive page.
Purposes of SHPPS 2006
Similar to SHPPS 2000, SHPPS 2006 was designed to answer the following
questions:
- What are the characteristics of each school health program component
at the state, district, school, and classroom (where applicable) levels
and across elementary, middle, and high schools?
- Are there persons responsible for coordinating and delivering each
school health program component and what are their qualifications and
educational backgrounds?
- What collaboration occurs among staff from each school health
program component and with staff from outside agencies and
organizations?
- How have key policies and practices changed over time?
Uses of SHPPS 2006 data
SHPPS 2006 data will be used to:
- Measure six
Healthy People 2010
objectives;
- Support public and private school health program initiatives;
- Help states and districts determine technical assistance,
professional preparation, and funding needs and priorities among their
schools;
- Help parents, school board members, school administrators, teachers,
and other community members determine how their own school health
policies and programs compare to those nationwide;
- Help understand how well school health policies and programs address
important public health issues and the priority health-risk behaviors
that occur among students;
- Help understand whether schools are implementing policies and
practices with evidence of effectiveness; and
- Assess how school health policies and programs have changed since
2000.
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