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Miami-Dade County, Florida

FACTS & FIGURES 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 97K] School Health Policies and Programs Study SHPPS data not available. Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 185K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 270K] Tobacco Use [pdf 117K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   FUNDED STATE AGENCY Florida   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Miami-Dade County, Florida — 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Miami-Dade County Public Schools* Jacquelyn White HIV/AIDS Education Program District Supervisor

Miami-Dade County's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Integrating HIV, STD and unintended pregnancy prevention education into existing health education and other core subject areas in grades K–12.
   
• Researching, developing and assessing district AIDS policies and procedures.
   
• Collaborating with others from the school district, local health agency, institutions of higher education, community organizations, parents, and students, to develop, implement and evaluate HIV, STD and unintended pregnancy prevention education activities.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of Miami-Dade County students in grades 9–12.
   
• Creating a YRBS District Statistical Manual that uses graphs to depict youth risk behaviors in the county across time.
   
• Distributing the YRBS District Statistical Manual to all school administrators, school decision makers, and relevant community organizations across the district.

For information on Miami-Dade County's previous program activities, see Miami-Dade County, Florida — 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: June 4, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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