State Agencies
Wisconsin

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 116K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 246K]  Selected Topics [pdf 236K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Obesity [pdf 227K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 128K] Tobacco Use [pdf 134K]   FUNDED LOCAL AGENCY Milwaukee   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Wisconsin, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction* Brian Weaver CSHP Director Jon Hisgen Health and Physical Activity Consultant Emily Holder Consultant, HIV/STD Prevention Program Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services* Claude Gilmore CSHP Director

Wisconsin's Program In Action

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

• Providing professional development on effective curricula, instruction, and assessment regarding physical activity, nutrition, tobacco use prevention, and related health issues to increase the skills and knowledge of educators.
   
• Collaborating with the Governor’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services to sponsor a school awards program recognizing Wisconsin schools that develop policies, programs, and infrastructure to create and maintain healthy school environments.
   
• Providing technical assistance and professional development to increase the number of professionally trained health education coordinators in Wisconsin schools.
   
• Collaborating and coordinating cross-agency programs to strengthen state and local school health programs addressing PANT.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing technical assistance to schools and youth-serving organizations to increase their capacity to provide HIV prevention education for youth of color, runaway and homeless youth, and sexual minority youth.
   
• Providing professional development to community-based agencies serving disparate populations to increase their capacity to provide parents with the knowledge and skills to communicate with their children about sexual health.
   
• Providing professional development to schools on skill-based instruction and assessment in human sexuality and HIV prevention through blended and online courses.
   
• Using a variety of media to disseminate effective HIV prevention program policies and practices.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect health risk behavior data that are representative of Wisconsin students in grades 9–12.
   
• Disseminating the results of the YRBS to stakeholders statewide and using the data to track critical health behaviors among the state’s youth.
   
• Using YRBS data to strengthen and increase health programs and resources and to identify health disparities impacting youth.

For information on Wisconsin's previous program activities, see Wisconsin, 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: November 09, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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