Local Agencies
Memphis, Tennessee

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 117K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 102K] Selected Topics [pdf 97K] School Health Policies and Programs Study SHPPS data not available. Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 173K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 354K] Tobacco Use [pdf 117K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   FUNDED STATE AGENCY Tennessee   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Memphis, Tennessee — 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Memphis City Schools* Patricia Bafford Project Director

Memphis' Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Using a training cadre to provide professional development on HIV prevention for teachers, school nurses, alternative school staff, and staff of community-based organizations.
   
• Providing training for parents on positive parenting practices and for peer educators on youth refusal skills.
   
• Training middle school teachers on interventions to reach high-risk African-American youth and creating an advisory committee to develop a plan for delivering prevention services to Hispanic students and their families.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of Memphis City students in grades 9–12 and compiling trend and comparison reports of the data.
   
• Providing trainings for local education agencies and community partners on how to use YRBS data.
   
• Disseminating YRBS data on the Memphis City Schools web site and in resource kits provided to community agencies that serve students in Memphis City Schools.

For information on Memphis' previous program activities, see Memphis, Tennessee — 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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Page last reviewed: December 01, 2008
Page last modified: June 4, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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