State Agencies
Maryland

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 127K] School Health Profiles Profiles data not available. School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Fact sheets not available.   FUNDED LOCAL AGENCY Baltimore   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Maryland, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Maryland State Department of Education* Alicia Mezu Specialist, HIV Prevention Education

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

• SHPPS: School Health Policies and Programs Study
• School Health Profiles
• YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
• Youth Online: Comprehensive Results

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For more information on CDC/DASH funded programs, see

• Funded State, Territorial, and Local Agencies and Tribal Governments
• Funded National Nongovernmental Organizations

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