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State Agencies Maryland
The
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) receives funding from CDC’s
Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV prevention education
and conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The goal of the Maryland
HIV prevention education program is to assist local education agencies in
implementing effective HIV prevention education policies and programs for
students
Maryland's Program In Action
Providing HIV
Prevention Education
- Providing professional development on using the Maryland Voluntary
State Curriculum (VSC) in Health Education which incorporates the
National Health Education Standards and provides a framework for
curriculum development, instruction, and assessment of student knowledge
and performance.
- Expanding HIV prevention efforts to reach student services staff,
including school-based health center staff, school health services
staff, counselors, psychologists, and social workers.
- Collaborating with the Maryland Leadership Workshop to increase
youth involvement in HIV prevention efforts through leadership training
and outreach.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that
are representative of Maryland students in grades 9-12.
- Disseminating YRBS results to school districts, the Maryland State
School Health Council, and other key stakeholders through printed
reports and oral presentations.
- Encouraging stakeholders to use the YRBS and School Health Profiles
data for program planning and improvement.
For information on Maryland's
previous program activities, see Maryland, 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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