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Minnesota

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System YRBS data not available. School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 226K] Selected Topics [pdf 236K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Fact sheets not available.   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Minnesota, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Minnesota Department of Education* Kathy Brothen CSHP Director Deb Loy PANT Coordinator HIV Prevention Education Coordinator— Position currently vacant Minnesota Department of Health Gabriel McNeal Coordinated School Health Director

Minnesota's Program In Action

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

• Developing a professional development plan, consistent with the CDC DASH Professional Development Practices, to assist school and community members in providing comprehensive school health education aligned with national standards.
   
• Providing state and local decision makers with public evidence-based tools and resources to understand and communicate the link between health and learning.
   
• Providing technical assistance and resources to four state professional education associations to promote school employee wellness programs that focus on PANT.
   
• Creating district action plans to increase overall physical activity and healthy eating habits among K-12 students in school districts whose students experience health disparities.
   
• Disseminating program assessment tools, strategies for effective tobacco use prevention, a curriculum selection tool, and school policy models to schools, school districts, and district Wellness/Coordinated School Health Councils.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Collaborating with the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting and city and county public health agencies to provide intensive technical assistance, resources, and training to schools within their jurisdictions to help them implement science-based, comprehensive sexuality programs.
   
• Providing nine institutions of higher education training for pre-service health education students about how to address HIV/STD prevention using the HIV/AIDS Prevention through Education program.
   
• Collaborating with the Minnesota Department of Health and a county public health outreach organization to produce a 30 minute video, using students and medical experts, on STDs, to target15-19 year old youth. The video will be translated into 4 languages (Somali, Spanish, Hmong, and English) and disseminated statewide through cable television networks. The video and an accompanying teacher’s guide will be disseminated to all senior high schools and higher learning institutions.

For information on Minnesota's previous program activities, see Minnesota, 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: May 13, 2009
Page last modified: October 22, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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