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Local Agencies Palm Beach County,
Florida
The
School District of Palm Beach County in Florida receives funding from CDC’s
Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV prevention education
and conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The goals of the Palm
Beach County Public Schools HIV/AIDS Prevention Program are to increase the
number of youth in grades 6–12 who receive HIV/AIDS prevention education,
enhance HIV prevention through community collaborations, ensure that all
school district staff receive training in HIV prevention, and continuously
assess the program’s strengths and weaknesses to inform future program
planning.
Palm Beach County's Program In Action
Providing HIV
Prevention Education
- Developing age-appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention education activities
for students in grades K–11.
- Implementing HIV/AIDS prevention programs for youth at greatest risk
for HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy.
- Designing and implementing professional development on HIV
prevention education strategies for teachers and partners.
Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that
are representative of Palm Beach County students in middle and high
school.
- Developing a YRBS brochure to summarize key results and describe
trends in health behaviors over time.
- Disseminating the YRBS brochure to the superintendent and other key
district staff, school board members, Palm Beach County Department of
Health, School Health Advisory Council, other community partners, and
school nurses.
For information on Palm Beach County's
previous program activities, see
Palm Beach County, Florida
— 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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