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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
Washington,
2003–2008
From March 2003–February 2008, the
Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction received
funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to promote
coordinated school health and provide HIV prevention education.For information on
Washington's
current program activities, see Washington.
Past
Program Activities
Promoted Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Provided professional development to teachers to assist in the
identification of programs, best practices, resources, and strategies
that provide evidence of effective instruction related to physical
activity, nutrition, and tobacco use prevention.
- Developed new measurements for student achievement in health and
fitness to assess student proficiency in physical activity, nutrition,
and tobacco use prevention.
- Partnered with STEPS to a Healthier Washington communities to
support the implementation of a healthy schools leadership project.
Provided HIV
Prevention Education
- Maintained a cadre of trainers to provide professional development
on evidence-based HIV prevention education programs.
- Provided workshops, training, and technical assistance on the
inclusion of the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction-developed Guidelines for Sexuality Education in local
decision making.
- Provided training for teachers and district staff on effective
programs to reach youth at high risk for HIV infection, particularly
youth with special needs; immigrant youth; youth with limited English
proficiency; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning
youth.
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