Tribal Governments
Cherokee Nation

	FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Current YRBS data not available.   FOR MORE INFORMATION Cherokee Nation Health Services* B.J. Boyd HIV Program Director Lisa K. Pivec YRBS Coordinator

Cherokee Nation's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Administering the Cherokee Nation School Health Inventory in area schools to determine student risk behaviors and track program outcomes.
   
• Selecting a school-based HIV prevention curriculum and implementing the curriculum in area schools.
   
• Distributing model HIV prevention policies, recommendations, and guidelines to area schools.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Collaborating with multiple community partners to promote and plan the YRBS.
   
• Administering the YRBS in high schools within the Tribal Jurisdictional Service Area to obtain data representative of students in grades 9-12.
   
• Collaborating with partners to develop a plan for disseminating YRBS results.

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: March 4, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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