State Agencies
Minnesota

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System YRBS data not available. School Health Profiles Profiles data not available. School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Fact sheets not available.   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Minnesota, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Minnesota Department of Education* Kathy Brothen CSHP Director Deb Loy PANT Coordinator Geri Graham HIV Prevention Education Coordinator   Minnesota Department of Health Gabriel McNeal Coordinated School Health Director

Minnesota's Program In Action

Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use Prevention (PANT)

• Developing a professional development plan, consistent with the CDC DASH Professional Development Practices, to assist school and community members in providing comprehensive school health education aligned with national standards.
   
• Creating district action plans to increase overall physical activity and healthy eating habits among K-12 students in school districts whose students experience health disparities.
   
• Piloting an interactive electronic teaching session and tools for teachers in high-need school districts to support the implementation of policies and programs to increase physical activity and healthy eating habits among students.
   
• Developing a comprehensive blueprint that is developmentally and culturally appropriate to strengthen quality coordinated school health programming for Minnesota schools and school districts.
   
• Disseminating program assessment tools, strategies for effective tobacco use prevention, a curriculum selection tool, and school policy models to schools, school districts, and district Wellness/Coordinated School Health Councils.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Developing and disseminating model HIV policies focused on HIV prevention education, confidentiality of HIV infected students and staff, infection control and universal precautions to school districts.
   
• Collaborating with nine institutions of higher education to train pre-service health education students how to address HIV/STD prevention using the HIV/AIDS Prevention through Education program.
   
• Collaborating with the Department of Health and the Minnesota AIDS Project to create an online Webinar focused on HIV programs, policies, and practices.

For information on Minnesota's previous program activities, see Minnesota, 2003–2008.

For data from other states, territories, or localities, see

• SHPPS: School Health Policies and Programs Study
• School Health Profiles
• YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
• Youth Online: Comprehensive Results

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For more information on CDC/DASH funded programs, see

• Funded State, Territorial, and Local Agencies and Tribal Governments
• Funded National Nongovernmental Organizations

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Page last reviewed: December 01, 2008
Page last modified: November 10, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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