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Past Program Activities, 2003–2008
Oregon,
2003–2008
From March 2003–February 2008, the
Oregon Department of Education received funding from CDC’s Division of
Adolescent and School Health to promote coordinated school health, provide
HIV prevention education, and conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).For information on
Oregon's
current program activities, see Oregon.
Past Program Activities
Addressed Asthma
- Expanded the Asthma Friendly Schools demonstration project to five
new schools that will use a CSHP approach to address asthma.
- Provided a year-long, five-session training program for Asthma
Friendly School staff on how to use a CSHP approach to address asthma.
- Collaborated with the American Lung Association of Oregon to assess
relevant policies adopted by school districts across the state.
Promoted Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco
Use Prevention (PANT)
- Provided a year-long, five-session training program on coordinated
school health planning and implementation to increase the number of
schools that use a CSHP approach to address health risk behaviors that
lead to chronic disease.
- Evaluated schools that have adopted and sustained a CSHP approach
to address student health and
are providing technical assistance to address the identified needs.
- Implemented a standards and assessment training using Health
Education Standards in the Classroom for health education and elementary
classroom teachers.
Provided HIV
Prevention Education
- Implemented regional workshops on preventing HIV, STDs, and
unintended pregnancy to showcase effective, research-based curricula;
provided information and skill-building opportunities on elements of
effective prevention education; and promoted the adoption by school districts of
effective classroom strategies to address HIV prevention.
- Convened a working group to continue implementing the HIV
Prevention for Incarcerated Youth strategic plan, which includes
training for Oregon Youth Authority staff on culturally
specific HIV/STD prevention education.
Conducted the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Collaborated with the Department of Health Services to implement
the YRBS.
- Implemented a workshop for school administrators and School Board
Association members to share the YRBS data and
provide strategies and tools for using the data to inform decision making.
- Provided technical assistance to school districts regarding
interpretation and use of the data for program planning and evaluation.
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