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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
Alabama, 2003–2008
From March 2003–February 2008, the Alabama Department of Education received
funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV
prevention education and conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).For information on Alabama's
current program activities, see Alabama.
Past Program Activities
Provided HIV Prevention Education
- Used a new reading initiative, Health Connections: AIDS Education
Lessons to Supplement Literature-Based Instruction for Grades 6−12, to
integrate HIV prevention education into English classes in the
Birmingham City Public Schools.
- Provided opportunities for classroom teachers, school
administrators, counselors, and nurses to obtain professional
development, resources, and consultation in developing effective HIV
prevention education programs and policies.
- Provided peer education workshops in areas of the state with the
greatest prevalence of adolescent HIV/STD infections and unintended
pregnancies.
Conducted the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Collaborated with the Alabama Department of Health to disseminate
the results of the YRBS to a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Collaborated with Alabama Public Television and other media outlets
to develop youth-centered, youth-delivered messages relevant to the YRBS
results.
- Used YRBS results to facilitate policy and programmatic changes
statewide.
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