State Agencies
North Dakota

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 116K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 98K] Selected Topics [pdf 98K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 137K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 270K] Tobacco Use [pdf 116K] Violence Prevention [pdf 115K]   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES North Dakota, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION North Dakota Department of Public Instruction* Valerie Fischer CSHP Director Nita Wirtz CSH Project Director Drinda Olsen PANT Coordinator Elizabeth Miller HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Coordinator North Dakota Department of Health* Becky Bailey CSH Director

North Dakota's Program In Action

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

• Providing leadership to a school health interagency workgroup to facilitate collaboration among state agencies to improve physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use prevention and support educational achievement for students.
   
• Providing statewide CSHP professional development by sponsoring an annual health promotion conference, summer credit classes, and training events.
   
• Working with CSHP demonstration sites on local policy changes and initiatives.
   
• Establishing youth-based partnerships to address the needs of youth at greatest risk for inactivity, unhealthy eating, and tobacco use.
   
• Evaluating program activities to assess progress towards meeting stated objectives and implementing CSHPs.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development for the members of the HIV/AIDS training cadre on HIV prevention education curricula and teaching strategies.
   
• Providing leadership trainings in delivering HIV/STD prevention education.
   
• Developing programs and policies geared toward youth disproportionately affected and at greatest risk for HIV and other STDs.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Collecting YRBS data that are representative of students in grades 7−12 across the state.
   
• Collaborating with the Department of Public Instruction, Department of Health, and other state agency partners to fund, administer, analyze, and market the YRBS.
   
• Distributing YRBS state and regional reports to partner agencies, district staff, and community-based organizations via the Internet.

For information on North Dakota's previous program activities, see North Dakota, 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: December 15, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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