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Local Agencies San Diego, California
The
San Diego Unified School District in California receives funding from CDC’s
Division of Adolescent and School Health to implement an asthma management
program, provide HIV prevention education, and conduct the Youth Risk
Behavior Survey (YRBS). The Asthma Management Program’s goal is to help
schools reduce asthma episodes and asthma-related absences. The goal of the
HIV/AIDS Prevention Program is to prevent HIV infection by providing
information and resources to students, parents, and employees.
San Diego's Program In Action
Asthma Management
- Providing asthma education and technical assistance to nursing staff
and health assistants on asthma policy and procedures, state laws,
asthma action plans, and emergency response protocols.
- Identifying and developing asthma education resources and training
for coaches, physical education teachers, and before and after school
staff.
- Providing orientation and training to school nurses and health
assistants on the delivery of home visiting services, including asthma
case management services.
Providing HIV
Prevention Education
- Developing a resource guide and Training of Trainers workshop with
follow-up support to assist educators in creating safe schools for
sexual minority youth.
- Creating a district-wide HIV prevention education Professional
Development/Training Plan based on the CDC DASH Professional
Development Practices.
- Providing professional development events for teachers, school
staff, and parents on topics including HIV-related policies and
practices, and strategies for teaching the district HIV prevention
lessons.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that
are representative of San Diego students in grades 9–12.
- Disseminating YRBS results to all district high schools, the Sex
Education Advisory Council, and partner agencies.
- Implementing an action plan in HIV prevention and revising the HIV
prevention education curriculum based on YRBS data.
For information on San Diego's
previous program activities, see
San Diego, California — 2003–2008.
For data from other states, territories, or localities, see
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CDC/DASH funded programs, see
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