Local Agencies
San Francisco, California

FACTS & FIGURES for San Francisco Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 116K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 102K] Selected Topics  [pdf 98K] School Health Policies and Programs Study See State Agency. Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 201K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 273K] Tobacco Use [pdf 115K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   FUNDED STATE AGENCY California   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES San Francisco, California — 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION San Francisco Unified School District* Rosalia Lopez TSA-HIV Prevention Kim Coates NPD Program Supervisor

San Francisco's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Recruiting African-American and Latino youth at all secondary schools to serve as youth outreach workers to implement a culturally competent Positive Peer Norms campaign focusing on HIV prevention education, wellness, and alcohol/substance use prevention at their school.
   
• Providing research-based HIV prevention education to all students in secondary schools using the Positive Prevention curriculum.
   
• Disseminating copies of the 2008 San Francisco Family Action Guide, which includes information about HIV/AIDS prevention and the prevention of youth health risk behaviors that contribute to HIV/AIDS infection, to parents and caregivers.

Providing National Professional Development

• Working with the Massachusetts Department of Education to develop a 5-year National Professional Development Plan based on the CDC DASH Professional Development Practices.
   
• Collaborating with the CDC and the Massachusetts Department of Education to provide national professional development events to DASH-funded state, local, and territorial education agencies and tribal governments.
   
• Working with the Massachusetts Department of Education to plan, implement, and evaluate professional development events aimed at building the capacity of state, local, territorial, and tribal education agency staff to prevent HIV infection, reduce asthma episodes, and promote physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use prevention within the context of a coordinated school health program.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of middle school and high school students in San Francisco.
   
• Using data from the middle and high school YRBS surveys to monitor the health-related behaviors of San Francisco’s youth, guide program planning, and evaluate the district’s school-based health programs.
   
• Disseminating YRBS results through a report, executive summaries, and brochures to schools, district staff, community agencies, decision makers, and relevant youth groups.

For information on San Francisco's previous program activities, see San Francisco, California — 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 4, 2008
Page last modified: September 24, 2008
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