State Agencies
Washington

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System YRBS data not available. School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 111K] Selected Topics [pdf 109K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Fact sheets not available.   FUNDED LOCAL AGENCY Seattle   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Washington, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction* Greg Williamson Coordinated School Health Director Lisa Rakoz PANT Coordinator Lesley Eicher Health and Sexuality Education Program Supervisor Washington Department of Health* Adam Fletcher Coordinated School Health Manager

Washington's Program In Action

Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use Prevention (PANT)

• Providing training on student achievement in health and fitness and developing new measurements to assess student proficiency in physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use prevention.
   
• Providing professional development and technical assistance for the implementation of the “Cover All Kids” bill, which includes efforts to increase nutritional standards on school vending and a-la-carte sales.
   
• Creating a tool kit that includes materials related to all areas of student health and disseminating it to all school health advisory councils in each school district.
   
• Creating and disseminating a document highlighting proven effective policies and practices that will contribute to the reduction of health disparities connected to the academic achievement gap.
   
• Assisting school districts in identifying health priorities and including those priorities as part of the school improvement plans.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Maintaining a cadre of trainers to provide professional development on evidence-based HIV prevention education programs.
   
• Providing workshops, training, and technical assistance on the state’s AIDS Omnibus Act, which requires the Department of Health to review all HIV education materials for medical and scientific accuracy.
   
• Providing workshops, training, and technical assistance on the state’s Healthy Youth Act. This newly enacted legislation requires that all sexual health education is age appropriate; is medically and scientifically accurate; is appropriate for students regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, and disability status; is consistent with the 2005 guidelines for sexual health and disease prevention; and includes messages about abstinence as well as FDA approved contraceptives and disease prevention methods.

For information on Washington's previous program activities, see Washington, 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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• Funded State, Territorial, and Local Agencies and Tribal Governments
• Funded National Nongovernmental Organizations

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Page last reviewed: December 01, 2008
Page last modified: October 02, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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