State Agencies
Arizona

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results (including charter schools) Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 106K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 100K] Selected Topics [pdf 110K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 182K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 287K] Tobacco Use [pdf 121K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Arizona, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Arizona Department of Education: School Effectiveness* Miranda Graves CSHP Director PANT Coordinator—Position currently vacant Jason Trujillo HIV Prevention Program Administrator   Arizona Department of Health* Cynthia Aron CSHP Director

Arizona's Program In Action

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

• Coordinating a statewide coalition of public and private partners in health and education to strengthen PANT efforts.
   
• Conducting a needs assessment to determine school district training needs and inform CSHP activities.
   
• Implementing the Tools for Healthy Schools - CSHP Best Practices Conference to provide schools with tools and strategies for promoting CSHP and PANT activities and improving academic achievement.
   
• Providing data and resource information to legislators, school districts, and the public regarding the health status of Arizona youth.
   
• Evaluating progress toward building capacity, conducting staff development, implementing health and physical education standards, and disseminating resource materials.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development events and resources for school health educators on implementing evidence-based HIV prevention education.
   
• Partnering with the Arizona Parent-Teacher Association to provide trainings for local school districts on how to improve parent-child communication about HIV infection and other sensitive issues.
   
• Maintaining the Arizona Adolescent School Health Listserv to communicate trainings, up-to-date research, funding announcements, and professional development opportunities.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS in high schools throughout Arizona to obtain data representative of students in grades 9−12.
   
• Creating a brochure and a report to communicate YRBS results.
   
• Disseminating the YRBS results report and brochure to stakeholders across the state.

For information on Arizona's previous program activities, see Arizona, 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

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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: March 4, 2008
Page last modified: July 9, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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