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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
Kansas, 2003–2008
From March 2003–February 2008, Kansas 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 Kansas'
current program activities, see Kansas.
Past Program Activities
Promoted Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Awarded grants and providing technical assistance to schools and
districts to implement CSHPs.
- Provided training to school personnel on establishing school health
councils, using the School Health Index, and implementing the CSHP
model.
- Developed a CSHP marketing plan focusing on physical activity,
nutrition, and tobacco use prevention that identifies target audiences,
key messages, and strategies.
Provided HIV
Prevention Education
- Established and maintained a collaborative relationship with
personnel from state and local health departments, local school
districts, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, and
other partners to ensure that effective HIV/AIDS prevention education is
provided to Kansas’s youth.
- Provided training to staff working with students with special
education needs and with out-of-school youth on strengthening and expanding
HIV prevention programs.
- Disseminated information on HIV/STD prevention and human sexuality
education to Kansas teachers and school nurses.
Conducted the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Educated and trained school districts on the importance of the
YRBS survey and the data it provides.
- Distributed letters, flyers, and a YRBS report about the statewide
results of the YRBS to all Kansas school districts.
- Collaborated with the Kansas Safe and Drug Free Schools program to
provide trainings to school districts on how to interpret and use state
data to address youth risk behaviors.
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