State Agencies
Kentucky

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 116K] School Health Profiles Profiles data not available. School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Fact sheets not available.   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Kentucky, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Kentucky Department of Education* Barbara Donica CSHP Director PANT Coordinator—Position currently vacant Renee White HIV Program Consultant Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services* Victoria Greenwell Coordinated School Health Administrator

Kentucky's Program In Action

Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use Prevention (PANT)

• Partnering with the Barren River District Health Department to develop a well-coordinated school health program in four school districts.
   
• Providing professional development that addresses CDC’s six youth health risk behaviors to key stakeholders to build support for coordinated school health programs.
   
• Conducting quarterly meetings of the Physical Activity Advisory Council to address physical activity policies and programs.
   
• Conducting regional Youth Tobacco Conferences with the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program to address prevention strategies within schools and local communities.
   
• Participating in the Southern States Collaborative to address common training needs in the areas of physical activity, nutrition and tobacco.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development for teachers and school staff on HIV/AIDS and adapted teaching strategies for providing HIV prevention education to special education students.
   
• Working with a Youth Action Group to provide HIV prevention education to high school students.
   
• Providing professional development on how to implement effective HIV prevention education for teachers in areas of the state affected most by HIV/AIDS.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data representative of Kentucky students in grades 9-12.
   
• Developing an action plan for distributing the YRBS data to state and local stakeholders.
   
• Collaborating with statewide agencies and researchers to share and use YRBS data.

For information on Kentucky's previous program activities, see Kentucky, 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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Page last reviewed: March 2, 2008
Page last modified: June 4, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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