State Agencies
Texas

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 117K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 111K] Selected Topics [pdf 109K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 187K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 270K] Tobacco Use [pdf 117K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   FUNDED LOCAL AGENCIES Dallas Houston   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Texas, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Texas Education Agency* Virginia Barr Youth Development and Health Promotion Specialist Texas Education Agency

Texas' Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development on HIV prevention to regional Education Service Center health specialists.
   
• Using the trained regional Education Service Center health specialists to provide HIV prevention training to instructional staff in schools in each of the state’s regions.
   
• Providing training and support to the regional Education Service Center health specialists in gathering and interpreting HIV/STD data to inform program planning.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Developing user-friendly materials and presentations tailored to diverse audiences of stakeholders to summarize the YRBS results.
   
• Disseminating the results of the YRBS to a statewide audience of school administrators, government officials, professional associations, Parent-Teacher Associations, parents, and other stakeholders.
   
• Using the survey results in collaboration with multiple partners to improve, develop, and implement programs and policies that address the risk behaviors of Texas youth.

For information on Texas' previous program activities, see Texas, 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: July 18, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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