State Agencies
Georgia

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 111K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 99K] Selected Topics [pdf 99K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 184K] Tobacco Use [pdf 116K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Georgia, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Georgia Department of Education* Belinda Jones HIV Program Specialist   Georgia Department of Health* Leah Bryan YRBS Coordinator

Georgia's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development opportunities to update classroom health educators on current best practices in HIV prevention, epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and other STDs, and media influences on youth sexual behavior.
   
• Establishing a cadre of trainers to market, host, and facilitate professional development events in each region, and provide technical assistance to local education agencies on their HIV prevention programs.
   
• Conducting parent awareness workshops to educate parents on HIV and other STD and media influences on adolescent sexual behavior.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Collaborating with Georgia’s Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health to administer the YRBS to collect data representative of Georgia students in grades 6-12.
   
• Distributing results of the YRBS to local education agencies, local health departments, youth-serving community-based organizations, and other key partners.

For information on Georgia's previous program activities, see Georgia, 2003–2008.

For data from other states, territories, or localities, see

• SHPPS: School Health Policies and Programs Study
• School Health Profiles
• YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
• Youth Online: Comprehensive Results

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For more information on CDC/DASH funded programs, see

• Funded State, Territorial, and Local Agencies and Tribal Governments
• Funded National Nongovernmental Organizations

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Page last reviewed: March 2, 2008
Page last modified: September 24, 2008
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