Local Education Agencies and Consortia

Purpose

To fund agencies to improve the health and well-being of youth by supporting local education agencies in implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.

School-based prevention

CDC funding helps districts and schools implement the What Works in Schools program. This primary prevention approach aims to improve the behaviors and experiences of middle and high school students and reduce disparities in sexual risk behavior, substance use, experience of violence, poor mental health, and suicidality by supporting schools to:

Deliver high-quality health education
Increase access to needed health services, including behavioral and mental health services
Create safe and supportive school environments

This approach also emphasizes:

Reducing disparities in adolescent risk behaviors and experiences
Fostering engagement with youth, families, and communities

School-based surveillance

Funding supports the collection and use of surveillance data at the school district level. Recipients will conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and School Health Profiles in their jurisdictions.

Map of funded local education agencies and consortia

Agency information

The following local education agencies receive funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health for the What Works in Schools program and school-based surveillance.

These local education agencies are required to reach 40,000+ students and complete the following 4 strategies: health education, health services, safe and supportive environments, and family, school, and community engagement.

Albuquerque Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Website: http://www.aps.edu/

Boston Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Boston, MA
Website: https://www.bostonpublicschools.org

Chicago Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Chicago, IL
Website: https://cps.edu

The District of Columbia Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Washington, DC
Website: https://dcps.dc.gov

Fort Worth Independent School District focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program.
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Website: https://www.fwisd.org

*Not collecting school-based surveillance data in Year 1.

Los Angeles Unified School District focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: https://achieve.lausd.net

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Nashville, TN
Website: https://www.mnps.org

Montgomery County Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Rockville, MD
Website: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/

New York City Department of Education focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: New York, NY
Website: https://www.schools.nyc.gov

Newark Public School focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Newark, NJ
Website: http://www.nps.k12.nj.us

Oakland Unified School District focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Oakland, CA
Website: https://www.ousd.org

Portland Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Portland, OR
Website: https://www.pps.net

Prince George’s County Public Schools focus on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Upper Marlboro, MD
Website: https://www.pgcps.org/

San Diego Unified School District focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: San Diego, CA
Website: https://www.sandiegounified.org

San Francisco Unified School District focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: http://sfusd.edu

School District of Philadelphia focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website: https://www.philasd.org

Seattle Schools District No. 1 focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Seattle, WA
Website: http://seattleschools.org

Shelby County Board of Education focuses on improving the health and well-being of middle and high school students by implementing CDC’s What Works in Schools program, and collecting and using school-based surveillance data.
Location: Shelby County, TN
Website: http://scsk12.org

Consortia

The following organizations receive funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to support the What Works in Schools program in consortium members school districts and conduct school-based surveillance.

Location: Cleveland, OH
Website: https://case.edu/

Location: Charlotte, MI
Website: https://www.eatonresa.org/

Location: Flint, MI
Website: https://www.geneseeisd.org/