State-Level Summaries
Credits
This publication was prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). It summarizes state-level data collected from the 50
states and the District of Columbia during the School Health Policies and
Programs Study (SHPPS) 2000. SHPPS 2000 is the most comprehensive study of
school health policies and programs ever conducted in the United States.
SHPPS is conducted periodically to monitor the extent to which school health
policies and practices are addressing the leading causes of death, illness,
and social problems among young people and adults.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H., Director
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H., Director
Division of Adolescent and School Health
Lloyd J. Kolbe, Ph.D., Director
Laura Kann, Ph.D., Chief
Surveillance and Evaluation Research Branch
Nancy D. Brener, Ph.D.,
Research Psychologist
Surveillance Research Section
Dawn C. Braswell, M.S.E.H.,
Public Health Prevention Specialist
Suggested Citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State-Level School Health
Policies and Practices: A State-by-State Summary from the School Health Policies
and Programs Study 2000. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2001.
Ordering Information
To order a copy of this publication, contact:
Division of Adolescent and School Health Mail Stop K-33
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway, NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/shpps
Telephone: 888-231-6405
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