New York

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that provide parents and families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.

Activities

• Disseminate monthly newsletter to school health professionals on health information and resources to increase parents and families knowledge of HIV, STDs, and teen pregnancy prevention.
• Collaborate with community-based organizations regionally to facilitate linkages with schools to improve and increase parents, families, and students access to HIV, STDs, and teen pregnancy prevention services.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools that provide parents and families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV, STD, or teen pregnancy prevention Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the past 2 years on all of the following:

• Describing how widespread HIV and other STD infections are and the consequences of these infections.
• Understanding the modes of transmission and effective prevention strategies for HIV and other STDs.
• Identifying populations of youth who are at high risk of being infected with HIV and other STDs.
• Implementing health education strategies using prevention messages that are likely to be effective in reaching youth.

Activities

• Offer HIV/AIDS online course to school health professionals and administrators focusing on the prevention of HIV infection within the context of a supportive learning environment and a coordinated school health approach.
• Provide professional development to school health professionals and administrators on the development and implementation of school health policies that support standards-based practices in school health education.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development recent on four key HIV prevention topics Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development on at least six of the following during the past 2 years:

• Teaching HIV prevention to students with physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities.
• Teaching HIV prevention to students of various cultural backgrounds.
• Using interactive teaching methods for HIV prevention education, such as role plays or cooperative group activities.
• Teaching essential skills for health behavior change related to HIV prevention and guiding student practice of these skills.
• Teaching about health-promoting social norms and beliefs related to HIV prevention.
• Strategies for involving parents, families, and others in student learning of HIV prevention education.
• Assessing students’ performance in HIV prevention education.
• Implementing standards-based HIV prevention education curricula and student assessment.
• Using technology to improve HIV prevention education instruction.
• Teaching HIV prevention to students with limited English proficiency.
• Addressing community concerns and challenges related to HIV prevention education.

Activities

• Provide professional development to school health professionals and administrators in selected high-risk targeted regions on linking student achievement and success to a coordinated school health approach focused on HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy awareness and prevention.
• Develop standards-based resources for school health professionals and administrators on teaching essential skills for positive health behavior change by decreasing students’ risky behaviors.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the 2 years before the survey on at least 6 of 11 key HIV prevention topics Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

Physical Activity

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that teach about all of the following in a required course:

• Physical, psychological, or social benefits of physical activity.
• Health-related fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition).
• Phases of a workout (i.e., warm-up, workout, cool down).
• How much physical activity is enough (i.e., determining frequency, intensity, time, and type of physical activity).
• Developing an individualized physical activity plan.
• Monitoring progress toward reaching goals in an individualized physical activity plan.
• Overcoming barriers to physical activity.
• Decreasing sedentary activities such as television viewing.
• Opportunities for physical activity in the community.
• Preventing injury during physical activity.
• Weather-related safety (e.g., avoiding heat stroke, hypothermia, and sunburn while physically active).
• Dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids.

Activities

• Collaborate with the New York City Department of Education on the creation and promotion of a School Leader Manual for promoting excellence in health and physical education programs.
• Partner with Onondaga - Cortland - Madison Counties BOCES (OCM BOCES) to compile information and provide tools to support what school districts are teaching related to benefits of physical activity, individual goal setting, and individual physical activity plans.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools that taught 12 key physical activity topics in a required course Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

Nutrition

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development on nutrition education and dietary behavior during the past 2 years.

Activities

• Collaborate with New York City Department of Education staff to develop an online professional development for health educators to insure quality standards-based nutrition education.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the 2 years before the survey on nutrition and dietary behavior Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

Tobacco

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development on tobacco-use prevention education during the past 2 years.

• Partner with the regional NYS AHPERD and regional Boards of Cooperative Educational Services to provide professional development on physical education, nutrition, and tobacco prevention education to health teachers.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the 2 years before the survey on tobacco-use prevention Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have a group (e.g., school health team) that helps plan and implement school health programs, with representation from 10 or more of the following:

• School administrators.
• Health education teachers.
• Physical education teachers.
• Mental health or social services staff.
• Nutrition or food service staff.
• Health services staff (e.g., school nurse).
• Maintenance and transportation staff.
• Student body.
• Parents or families of students.
• Community.
• Local health departments, agencies, or organizations.
• Faith-based organizations.
• Businesses.
• Local government.

Activities

• Provide in-depth technical assistance to build broad-based district-level school health councils and school-based teams in districts with high health and academic needs.
• Partner with the New York City Department of Education to enhance and expand support of coordinated school health in New York City Schools.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools that had one or more than one group (e.g., a school health council, committee, or team) that offers guidance on the development of policies or coordinates activities on health topics with representation from at least 10 of 14 groups Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have ever assessed their policies, activities, and programs by using the School Health Index or a similar self-assessment tool in any of the following areas:  

• Physical activity.
• Nutrition.
• Tobacco-use prevention.

Activities

• Provide professional development to school health coordinators and school health teams on how to conduct the School Health Index in regions throughout New York State.
• Worked with local schools to implement school health improvements based on findings from the School Health Index.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools that ever used the School Health Index or other self-assessment tool to assess their policies, activities, and programs in physical activity, nutrition, or tobacco-use prevention Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]

New York is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that provide parents and families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of any of the following health issues:

• Tobacco-use prevention.
• Physical activity.
• Nutrition and healthy eating.

Activities

• Disseminate information via a monthly newsletter to school administrators on best-practice approaches to engage parents and families in healthy school change.

Status

Percentage of secondary schools that provided parents and families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of tobacco-use prevention, physical activity, or nutrition and healthy eating Table [pdf 4.2M] | Map† [ppt]