Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Education receives funding from CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health to
- Conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
- Implement effective policies, programs, and practices to avoid, prevent, and reduce
sexual risk behaviors among students that contribute to HIV infection,
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy.
- Promote coordinated school health policies, programs, and practices with an emphasis on physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use prevention.
Facts and Figures for Kentucky
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Youth Online: Interactive Data for Kentucky
School Health Profiles
School Health Policies and Practices Study
HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Kentucky 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
- Provide medically accurate HIV prevention information to school Family Resource Youth Service Centers to share with families.
- Develop a resource for schools on family and community involvement in HIV programs and policies.
- Leverage the reach of the North Central Area Health Education Center’s use of
health promotores (promoters) to provide information on preventing HIV, STD, and
unintended pregnancy to a minimum of 100 Hispanic youth and parents.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that provided parents and families
with health information to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV, STD, or teen
pregnancy prevention
Table [pdf 4.2M]
| Map† [ppt] |
Kentucky is seeking to increase the percentage of schools
in which students’ family or community members have helped develop or implement HIV, STD,
or teen pregnancy prevention policies and programs.
Activities
- Provide professional development, technical assistance, and/or resources to a minimum of 30 schools on involving families and community members in HIV prevention programs and policies through Coordinated School Health committees.
- Develop a resource for schools on family and community involvement in HIV programs and policies.
- Develop strategies to address teen pregnancy prevention in collaboration
with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and the Kentucky Teen Pregnancy Coalition that could include opportunities for parent and family involvement.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools in which students’ family or
community members helped develop or implement HIV, STD, or teen pregnancy prevention
policies and programs
Table [pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
Kentucky is seeking to increase the percentage of schools
in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the
past two 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
- Provide professional development to at least 75 teachers on HIV prevention, teaching strategies, and the newly implemented Practical Living/Career Studies Program Review.
- Provide professional development to 50 middle and high school teachers on evidence-based curricula for HIV and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Maintain strong partnerships with district health coordinators, the Division of Program Standards at the Kentucky Department of Education, and the Health Education
Assessment Project to provide resources to health teachers.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education
teacher received professional development during the two years before the survey on
4 key HIV prevention topics
Table [pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
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Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco (PANT) |
Physical Activity
Kentucky is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that
offer intramural activities or physical activity clubs for all students, including
those with disabilities.
Activities
- Partner with the Kentucky Out of School Alliance to develop and distribute at least two resources for schools on creating physical activity clubs and intramurals for students.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that offered opportunities for all students to
participate in intramural activities or physical activity clubs
Table [pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
Nutrition
Kentucky 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 two years.
Activities
- Provide professional development to at least 75 secondary health education
teachers on nutrition education, how to use the National Health Education Standards,
and resources for student assessment.
- Provide professional development to a minimum of 100 teachers on the new Practical Living/Career Studies Program Review that will include nutrition education.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher received
professional development during the two years before the survey on nutrition and
dietary behavior
Table [pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
Tobacco
Kentucky is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that
follow a policy that mandates a tobacco-free environment. A tobacco-free environment is
one that prohibits tobacco use by students, staff, and visitors in school buildings,
at school functions, in school vehicles, on school grounds, and at off-site school
events, applicable 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Activities
- Leverage partnerships to assist at least 10 schools in the implementation of 24/7 tobacco-free school campuses through skills-building meetings and follow-up support.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that prohibited all tobacco use at all times in all locations
Table [pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
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Coordinated School Health |
Kentucky 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 professional development for at least 80 district health coordinators to assist
them in expanding a well-coordinated school health system, including a school
health team.
- Develop a Coordinated School Health 101 online training that includes
information about developing a representative group, such as a school health
team, to help plan and implement school health programs.
- Plan the Safe and Healthy School Conference with the Kentucky School Board Association.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that had one or more
than one group 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] |
Kentucky 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
- Expand the Physical Activity, Nutrition, Tobacco and Asthma Guide for schools
to include school environment assessment information.
- Provide professional development, technical assistance, and/or resources to a minimum of 30 schools on Coordinated School Health Committees and the School Health Index.
- Ensure that youth in at least 40 schools will assess their schools’ policies
or environments in physical activity or nutrition using the Students Taking
Charge program developed by Action for Healthy Kids.
Status
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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] |
Kentucky 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
- Establish a new subcommittee in coordinated school health to focus on community collaboration with school health activities.
- Provide Family Resource and Youth Service Centers with at least two
new resources to assist them in working with the community to provide programs,
services, and referrals to students and their families across a variety of learning
and health issues.
- Provide technical assistance, professional development, and resources to four school districts in counties with the greatest health disparities to assist schools in implementing coordinated school health programs.
Status
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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] |
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† The complete PowerPoint and PDF documents are found
here. The PowerPoint documents range in size from 200-230K.
