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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina — 2003–2008

From March 2003–February 2008, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) in North Carolina received funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to develop and implement an asthma prevention program and conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

For information on Charlotte-Mecklenburg's current program activities, see Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

Past Program Activities

Addressed Asthma

  • Increased the number of schools with a school health team.
     
  • Developed a sustainable, cost-free program through Respiratory Consulting Therapists, Inc., to provide respiratory therapists as a resource for students with asthma.
     
  • Developed an Asthma Action/Emergency Plan for three-quarters of the high-risk student population for the current school year.

Conducted the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  • Collaborated with the Mecklenburg County Health Department to collect data that are representative of Charlotte-Mecklenburg youth in grades 9 –12.
     
  • Distributed information collected from the YRBS to members of the school health consortium, appropriate school staff, the Mecklenburg Health Department, and community-based organizations to develop timely goals and priorities for improving the health of adolescents.
     
  • Maked YRBS surveys and related marketing information available on the school Web site.
     

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