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State Agencies Alabama
The
Alabama Department of Education receives funding from CDC’s Division of
Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV prevention education and conduct
the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This funding enables the Alabama
Department of Education to provide professional development opportunities
for educators, evaluate statewide efforts to reduce HIV infection among
youth, and involve youth in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of HIV
prevention programs.Alabama's Program In Action
Providing HIV Prevention Education
- Establishing HIV prevention education training programs in areas of
the state with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS and teenage
pregnancies.
- Providing individualized technical assistance to local education
agency staff on developing HIV prevention lesson plans and parent
education programs.
- Partnering with organizations to provide HIV prevention education
programs for students living in areas of the state disproportionately
affected by HIV/AIDS.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Collaborating with the Alabama Department of Health to disseminate
YRBS results to a wide variety of stakeholders, including through a
joint press conference.
- Comparing the most recent YRBS results with previous results and
using changes in the data to guide program decisions.
- Engaging local education agencies in discussions about how to use
YRBS data to inform policies and programs.
For information on Alabama's
previous program activities, see
Alabama, 2003–2008.
For data from other states, territories, or localities, see
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For more information on
CDC/DASH funded programs, see
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