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State Agencies Georgia
Georgia’s
HIV Prevention Program works closely with schools, local education agencies,
state and local health departments, youth-serving community-based
organizations, and other key partners to improve the health and academic
achievement of Georgia’s youth. Georgia receives funding from CDC’s Division
of Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV prevention education and
conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
Georgia's Program In Action
Providing HIV
Prevention Education
- Providing professional development opportunities to update classroom
health educators on current best practices in HIV prevention,
epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and other STDs, and media influences on youth
sexual behavior.
- Establishing a cadre of trainers to market, host, and facilitate
professional development events in each region, and provide technical
assistance to local education agencies on their HIV prevention programs.
- Conducting parent awareness workshops to educate parents on HIV and
other STD and media influences on adolescent sexual behavior.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Collaborating with Georgia’s Department of Human Resources, Division
of Public Health to administer the YRBS to collect data representative
of Georgia students in grades 6-12.
- Distributing results of the YRBS to local education agencies, local
health departments, youth-serving community-based organizations, and
other key partners.
For information on Georgia's
previous program activities, see Georgia, 2003–2008.
For data from other states, territories, or localities, see
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For more information on
CDC/DASH funded programs, see
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