Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHP) Conducted by State Education Agencies Fiscal Year 4: March 1, 2007–February 29, 2008 23 of 23 state education agencies responded; response rate = 100%. A. POLICY Percentage of CSHP Projects That Assisted Districts or Schools in Policy Development or Policy Implementation on Each of the Following Health Education Topics Requirements for K--12 health education classes: 91% Certification requirements for health education teachers: 65% Nutrition education: 96% Physical activity for students as a regular topic within health education: 91% Tobacco-use prevention: 87% Percentage of CSHP Projects That Assisted Districts or Schools in Policy Development or Policy Implementation on Each of the Following Physical Education and Physical Activity Topics Requirements for K--12 physical education: 96% Certification requirements for physical education teachers: 65% Prohibiting use of physical activity as a punishment during physical education class: 83% Daily recess or physical activity breaks for elementary school students: 83% Prohibiting denying recess as a punishment: 78% After-school physical activity and/or intramurals and/or sports clubs: 65% Percentage of CSHP Projects That Assisted Districts or Schools in Policy Development or Policy Implementation on Each of the Following Healthy Eating Topics Access to school meals for all students: 74% Nutritional quality of all foods and beverages available on school campuses: 96% Limiting student access to foods or beverages outside of the federally regulated school meals program: 91% Promoting school fundraising campaigns that consist of non-food items or healthful foods: 91% Classroom guidelines that discourage the use of food as a reward or punishment: 91% Percentage of CSHP Projects That Assisted Districts or Schools in Policy Development or Policy Implementation on Each of the Following Tobacco-Use Prevention Topics Prohibiting tobacoo advertising in school buildings, at school functions, or in school publications: 74% Tobacco-use programs or referrals for students or staff: 74% Enforcing tobacco-use prevention policies: 70% Prohibiting use of tobacco products by students, staff, parents, and visitors on school property, in school vehicles, and at school-sponsored functions away from school property: 78% B. HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACHES Percentage of CSHP projects that distributed model programs, guidance, implementation strategies, or other resource materials (excluding policies) on each of the following topics to help schools promote physical activity, healthy eating, and a tobacco-free lifestyle: Increasing physical activity opportunities during school-day breaks, recess, or in the classroom: 70%. Planning or implementing walk-to-school initiatives: 61%. Planning or implementing organized physical activity programs beyond physical education or competitive athletics: 61%. Improving the nutritional quality of school meals: 70%. Marketing healthy school meals: 65%. Improving the nutritional quality of school food and beverages outside of school meals: 78%. Marketing healthy school food and beverages outside of school meals: 70%. Conducting tobacco-use prevention programs for students: 83%. C. PROJECT PLANNING Percentage of CSHP projects that distributed materials to help districts or schools assess, plan, or coordinate school health programs through: District-level school health councils: 87%. School-level school health councils: 83%. School health coordinators: 65%. Percentage of CSHP Projects That Participated in Any of the Following Activities to Help Districts or Schools Use the School Health Index (SHI) or a Similar Tool to Assess or Plan School Health Programs Distributed the SHI or a similar tool to district or school staff: 96% Provided professional development on the SHI or a similar tool: 78% Provided individualized technical assistance on the SHI or a similar tool: 78% D. CURRICULA AND INSTRUCTION Percentage of CSHP Projects That Participated in Any of the Following Activities on Curriculum and Instruction for Physical Education Developed curricular standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance: 70% Had curricular standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance: 100% Distributed curricular standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance: 87% Provided professional development: 87% Provided individualized technical assistance on curriculum and instruction: 61% Percentage of CSHP Projects That Participated in Any of the Following Activities on Curriculum and Instruction to Address Content Areas of Physical Activity, Nutrition, or Tobacco-Use Prevention in Health Education 100% had physical activity curricula, standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance 96% distributed physical activity curricula, standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance 91% provided professional development on physical activity 74% provided individualized technical assistance on physical activity 100% had nutrition curricula, standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance 96% distributed nutrition curricula, standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance 91% provided professional development on nutrition 83% provided individualized technical assistance on nutrition 100% had tobacco curricula, standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance 83% distributed tobacco curricula, standards, frameworks, instructional strategies, or other guidance 87% provided professional development on tobacco 83% provided individualized technical assistance on tobacco E. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE Percentage of CSHP Projects That Participated in Any of the Following Activities to Help Districts or Schools Assess or Measure Students' Knowledge and Skills for Physical Education 52% developed frameworks or guidelines 83% had frameworks or guidelines 65% distributed frameworks or guidelines 70% provided professional development 57% provided individualized technical assistance Percentage of CSHP Projects That Participated in Any of the Following Activities to Help Districts or Schools Assess or Measure Students' Knowledge and Skills for Physical Activity, Nutrition, or Tobacco-Use Prevention in Health Education 70% developed frameworks or guidelines 83% had frameworks or guidelines 65% distributed frameworks or guidelines 74% provided professional development 61% provided individualized technical assistance F. EXTERNAL COLLABORATION Percentage of CSHP Projects That Reported Jointly Planning and Implementing Program Activities with Each of the Following External Partners on Each Topic Universities (Physical Activity): 96% Local education agencies (Physical Activity): 91% National nongovernmental organizations (Physical Activity): 100% Community-based organizations (Physical Activity): 83% State health coalitions or networks (Physical Activity): 96% Education organizations (Physical activity): 100% Universities (Nutrition): 91% Local education agencies (Nutrition): 91% National nongovernmental organizations (Nutrition): 91% Community-based organizations (Nutrition): 87% State health coalitions or networks (Nutrition): 100% Education organizations (Nutrition): 87% Universities (Tobacco): 74% Local education agencies (Tobacco): 83% National nongovernmental organizations (Tobacco): 74% Community-based organizations (Tobacco): 83% State health coalitions or networks (Tobacco): 83% Education organizations (Tobacco): 83% For further information or assistance, contact the Evaluation Research Team at ert@cdc.gov or via the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/index.htm.