Local Agencies
Palm Beach County, Florida

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Palm Beach County's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Developing age-appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention education curricula and activities for students in grades K–11.
   
• In collaboration with community partners, implementing HIV/AIDS prevention programs for youth at greatest risk for HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy using evidence-based interventions in after school, faith-based, and community settings.
   
• Designing and implementing electronic and traditional skills-based professional development on HIV prevention education strategies for teachers, administrators, school staff and community partners.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to collect data on youth risk behaviors that are representative of Palm Beach County students in grades 7-12.
   
• Developing a YRBS executive summary to highlight key results and describe trends in health behaviors over time.
   
• Disseminating the YRBS executive summary to the superintendent and other key district staff, school board members, school nurses, Palm Beach County Department of Health, School Health Advisory Council, and other community partners and stakeholders.

For information on Palm Beach County's previous program activities, see Palm Beach County, Florida — 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 14, 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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