State Agencies
Connecticut

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 142K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 98K] Selected Topics [pdf 98K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 188K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 275K] Tobacco Use [pdf 121K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Connecticut, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Connecticut State Department of Education* CSHP Coordinator—Position currently vacant PANT Coordinator—Position currently vacant Bonnie J. Edmondson HIV/STD Prevention Education Coordinator, Comprehensive School Health Education Consultant   Connecticut Department of Public Health CSHP Coordinator—Position currently vacant YRBS Coordinator—Position currently vacant

Connecticut's Program In Action

Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use Prevention (PANT)

• Planning and conducting the first Annual Coordinators’ Meeting for district-level education and health supervisors.
   
• Creating a summary of Connecticut school health tools, a quick-reference guide detailing the state’s existing guidance tools.
   
• Drafting model state- and local-level policies to promote healthy eating and physical activity.
   
• Creating an award program to recognize local schools that implement model coordinated school health programs.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Revising the current HIV/STD cadre training modules and resource packets.
   
• Conducting a Training of Trainers (TOT) for all HIV/STD cadres on addressing prevention needs of youth that are disproportionately affected by HIV, including persons of color, sexual minority youth, and women.
   
• Conducting professional development for school district and community-based personnel on research-based programs through the cadre of trainers programs.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS in high schools throughout Connecticut to obtain data representative of students in grades 9-12.
   
• Partnering with the Department of Public Health to administer the YRBS.
   
• Conducting an awareness campaign to educate school officials and interested parties about the YRBS, its contents and the 2009 implementation plans.

For information on Connecticut's previous program activities, see Connecticut, 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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