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State Agencies Wisconsin
The
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 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). In collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of
Health & Family Services, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
conducts programmatic activities to benefit the health and wellness of
Wisconsin’s children and youth.
Wisconsin's Program In Action
Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Providing professional development on effective curricula,
instruction, and assessment regarding physical activity, nutrition,
tobacco use prevention, and related health issues to increase the skills
and knowledge of educators.
- Sponsoring activities for students and family members to promote
physical activity that is consistent with CDC guidelines on increasing
physical activity.
- Collaborating with the Governor’s Office and the Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services to sponsor a school awards
program recognizing Wisconsin schools that develop policies, programs,
and infrastructure to create and maintain healthy school environments.
- Providing professional development to increase the knowledge and
skills of educators to address the needs of youth at greatest risk for
physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, and tobacco use.
- Collaborating and coordinating three cross-agency programs to
strengthen state and local school health programs addressing PANT.
Providing HIV
Prevention Education
- Providing professional development for schools and youth-serving
organizations to increase their capacity to provide HIV prevention
education for youth of color, runaway and homeless youth, and sexual
minority youth.
- Using a variety of media to disseminate effective HIV prevention
program policies and practices.
- Communicating, coordinating and collaborating with key stakeholders,
including parents and youth, to support school and community-based HIV
prevention programs.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Administering the YRBS to collect health risk behavior data that are
representative of Wisconsin students in grades 9–12.
- Disseminating the results of the YRBS to stakeholders statewide and
using the data to track critical health behaviors among the state’s
youth.
- Using YRBS data to strengthen and increase health programs and
resources and to identify health disparities impacting youth.
For information on Wisconsin's
previous program activities, see Wisconsin, 2003–2008.
For data from other states, territories, or localities, see
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