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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
New York,
2003–2008
From March 2003–February 2008, New
York State received 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).For information on
New York's
current program activities, see New York.
Past
Program Activities
Promoted Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Maintained a school health infrastructure team to enable state
government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to provide input
and guidance on improving CSHPs and promoting positive youth
development.
- Promoted statewide initiatives supporting physical activity,
nutrition, and tobacco use prevention in schools with such programs as
the “Ready-Set-Go” tool kit, the Healthy Heart Program, and Healthy
School Teams Achieving Results Successfully (STARS).
- Provided professional development to teachers,
including those serving incarcerated youth, to increase their knowledge
of the New York State Guidance Document to Achieve the Health
Education Standards.
Provided HIV
Prevention Education
- Conducted collaborative meetings with the New York State Education
Department and other State agencies and nongovernmental organizations
to coordinate statewide efforts and resources that address the
prevention of youth risk
behaviors on a statewide level.
- Developed and implementing an online professional development
course on HIV prevention that specifically targets teachers of
incarcerated youth.
- Conducted professional development workshops for school-based
personnel that address needs for HIV prevention among sexual minority youth.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Collected data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of
students across the state in grades 9−12.
- Created a document to summarize YRBS data.
- Posted the document summarizing YRBS data online and distributed hard
copies to key stakeholders and decision makers throughout the state.
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