State Agencies
Florida

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 111K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 99K] Selected Topics [pdf 98K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 182K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 273K] Tobacco Use [pdf 117K] Violence Prevention [pdf 117K]   FUNDED LOCAL AGENCIES Broward County Duval County Miami-Dade County Orange County Palm Beach County   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Florida, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Florida Department of Education* Ksena Zipperer HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Coordinator

Florida's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Collaborating with the Florida School Association to plan and coordinate an HIV prevention education track at the annual Florida School Health Conference.
   
• Providing professional development and technical assistance for members of the HIV/AIDS prevention education training cadre to prepare them to train parents, school district staff, and local health department staff on a variety of HIV prevention topics.
   
• Conducting a regional Promoting HIV/STD and Pregnancy Prevention Together workshop for teachers, school psychologists, staff from the local health department and department of juvenile justice, parents, and youth.
   

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data that are representative of Florida students in grades 9−12, through a collaborative effort between Florida’s Department of Education and Department of Health.
   
• Distributing information collected from the YRBS to statewide agencies, members of the statewide school health consortium, district staff, and community-based organizations.
   
• Developing a comprehensive YRBS data report and numerous behavior-specific fact sheets to summarize YRBS results.

For information on Florida's previous program activities, see Florida, 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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