State Agencies
North Carolina

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 117K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 97K] Selected Topics [pdf 99K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 177K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 270K] Tobacco Use [pdf 114K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   FUNDED LOCAL AGENCY Charlotte-Mecklenburg   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES North Carolina, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION North Carolina Department of Public Instruction* David Gardner Senior Advisor for Healthy Schools Nakisha Floyd PANT Coordinator HIV Coordinator—Position currently vacant North Carolina Division of Public Health and Human Services* Rebecca Reeve Senior Advisor for Healthy Schools

North Carolina's Program In Action

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

• Providing professional development for local School Health Advisory Councils at the Healthy Schools Institute.
   
• Providing CSHP mini-grants and technical assistance to local school districts to assist in the implementation of components of the Coordinated School Health Program model.
   
• Collaborating with state-level organizations to provide information and training to local school districts on promoting PANT and school worksite wellness.
   
• Maintaining the Leadership Assembly, which brings together local superintendents and local health directors to discuss coordinated school health.
   
• Collaborating with the NC Department of Public Instruction’s Raising Achievement and Closing the Gap staff to provide information and presentations on the relationship between health and education disparities and academic achievement.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development for a statewide cadre of trainers in HIV/STD and teenage pregnancy prevention.
   
• Providing trainings on HIV, STD, and teenage pregnancy prevention for districts located in areas of the state that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
   
• Designing and implementing a New Teacher Academy for new health education teachers.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data that are representative of North Carolina students in grades 6 − 12 through a collaborative effort between the state Department of Public Instruction and Department of Health.
   
• Distributing information collected from the YRBS to statewide agencies, members of the school health advisory councils, district staff, and community-based organizations.
   
• Placing YRBS survey results and marketing information on the Healthy Schools Web site.

For information on North Carolina's previous program activities, see North Carolina, 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

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: December 01, 2008
Page last modified: June 15, 2009
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