Local Agencies
San Diego, California

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 117K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 239K] Selected Topics [pdf 250K] School Health Policies and Programs Study SHPPS data not available. Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Obesity [pdf 226K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 127K] Tobacco Use [pdf 138K]   FUNDED STATE AGENCY California   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES San Diego, California — 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION San Diego Unified School District* Marge Kleinsmith HIV Prevention Program Director Maggie Silva HIV Central Office Resource Teacher Stephen Martin Program Coordinator/ Asthma School Nurse

San Diego's Program In Action

Asthma Management

• Providing asthma education and technical assistance to nursing staff and health assistants on asthma policy and procedures, state laws, asthma action plans, and emergency response protocols.
   
• Identifying and developing asthma education resources and training for coaches, physical education teachers, and before and after school staff.
   
• Providing orientation and training to school nurses and health assistants on the delivery of home visiting services, including asthma case management services.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Developing a resource guide and Training of Trainers workshop with follow-up support to assist educators in creating safe schools for sexual minority youth.
   
• Creating a district-wide HIV prevention education Professional Development/Training Plan based on the CDC DASH Professional Development Practices.
   
• Providing professional development events for teachers, school staff, and parents on topics including HIV-related policies and practices, and strategies for teaching the district HIV prevention lessons.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of San Diego students in grades 9–12.
   
• Disseminating YRBS results to all district high schools, the Sex Education Advisory Council, and partner agencies.
   
• Implementing an action plan in HIV prevention and revising the HIV prevention education curriculum based on YRBS data.

For information on San Diego's previous program activities, see San Diego, California — 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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