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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
Hawaii, 2003–2008
From March 2003–February 2008, Hawaii received
funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to promote
coordinated school health, provide HIV prevention education, and conduct the
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).For information on Hawaii's
current program activities, see Hawaii.
Past Program Activities
Promoted Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Continued to collaborate with the Hawaii Child Nutrition Program to
implement local wellness policies as well as a statewide school
challenge initiative.
- Worked with complex-level (similar to district-level) School Health
Teams and school-level School Health Teams to identify additional
resources and continued support to demonstrate local-level
sustainability for coordinated school health.
- Provided professional development on coordinated school health and
specific health priorities, including physical activity, nutrition, and
tobacco use prevention.
Provided HIV
Prevention Education
- Conducted professional development training with school
instructional staff on how to effectively implement HIV/STD prevention
curricula.
- Produced an HIV prevention video featuring stories about two local
persons living with HIV, along with interviews of representatives from
organizations that provide HIV-related education and services.
- Developed and disseminated a community resource directory of
agencies that provide HIV prevention services for youth.
Conducted the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Collaborated with the University of Hawaii Curriculum Research and
Development Group to continue to collect YRBS data representative of
youth in grades 9−12 across the state.
- Distributed information collected from the YRBS to statewide
agencies, members of the statewide school health consortium, district
staff, and community-based organizations.
- Trained local education agency staff to administer the YRBS.
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