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PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Miami-Dade County, Florida — 2003–2008
 
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools*

Jacquelyn White
HIV/AIDS Education Program District Supervisor
 

 
Healthy AdolescentsMiami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida receives funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV prevention education and conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The goals of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools HIV/AIDS Education Program are to strengthen HIV prevention education in grades K–12, strengthen procedures to monitor the availability and adequacy of health education, and provide information and resources to students, parents and employees. The program is responsible for implementing state and local AIDS policies, training staff, developing and disseminating the HIV/AIDS curriculum and other support materials, and instructing students and the public concerning HIV/AIDS related matters. To achieve the goals, the program staff coordinates its activities and collaborates with a number of local agencies and universities as well as continuously evaluates programmatic activities to inform future planning.

Miami-Dade County's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

  • Integrating HIV, STD and unintended pregnancy prevention education into existing health education and other core subject areas in grades K–12.
     
  • Researching, developing and assessing district AIDS policies and procedures.
     
  • Collaborating with others from the school district, local health agency, institutions of higher education, community organizations, parents, and students, to develop, implement and evaluate HIV, STD and unintended pregnancy prevention education activities.
     
  • Providing professional development opportunities for peer educators and teachers on HIV, STD and unintended pregnancy prevention education strategies.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  • Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of Miami-Dade County students in grades 6–12.
     
  • Creating and disseminating YRBS brochures for middle and senior high schools.
     
  • Distributing the YRBS District Statistical Manual to all school administrators, school decision makers, and relevant community organizations across the district.
     
  • Providing YRBS data, brochures and reports on Miami-Dade County website.


For information on Miami-Dade County's previous program activities, see Miami-Dade County, Florida — 2003–2008.

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