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State Agencies Arizona
Arizona’s
Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) is a collaborative effort between
the Arizona Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Health.
Arizona receives 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). The mission of the Arizona
Safety and Prevention Unit is to enhance academic achievement for all
Arizona youth by providing resources for safe and healthy learning
environments.
Arizona's Program In Action
Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Coordinating a statewide coalition of public and private partners in
health and education to strengthen PANT efforts.
- Conducting a needs assessment to determine school district training
needs and inform CSHP activities.
- Implementing the Tools for Healthy Schools - CSHP Best Practices
Conference to provide schools with tools and strategies for promoting
CSHP and PANT activities and improving academic achievement.
- Providing data and resource information to legislators, school
districts, and the public regarding the health status of Arizona youth.
- Evaluating progress toward building capacity, conducting staff
development, implementing health and physical education standards, and
disseminating resource materials.
Providing HIV
Prevention Education
- Providing professional development events and resources for school
health educators on implementing evidence-based HIV prevention
education.
- Partnering with the Arizona Parent-Teacher Association to provide
trainings for local school districts on how to improve parent-child
communication about HIV infection and other sensitive issues.
- Maintaining the Arizona Adolescent School Health Listserv to
communicate trainings, up-to-date research, funding announcements, and
professional development opportunities.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Administering the YRBS in high schools throughout Arizona to obtain
data representative of students in grades 9−12.
- Creating a brochure and a report to communicate YRBS results.
- Disseminating the YRBS results report and brochure to stakeholders
across the state.
For information on Arizona's
previous program activities, see Arizona, 2003–2008.
For data from other states, territories, or localities, see
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