Local Agencies
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 226K] Selected Topics [pdf 262K] School Health Policies and Programs Study SHPPS data not available. Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Obesity [pdf 226K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 127K] Tobacco Use [pdf 148K]   FUNDED STATE AGENCY Pennsylvania   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION School District of Philadelphia* Judith Peters Director of Health, Safety,  and Physical Education

Philadelphia's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development opportunities for SDP staff on developing, implementing and expanding HIV/STD/Unintended pregnancy prevention programs and policies in order to effect change in attitudes and behaviors of students.
   
• Assessing the degree to which health education teachers are providing HIV/STD/Unintended pregnancy prevention education, and assessing student knowledge and skills regarding the prevention of HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancies.
   
• Collaborating with Temple University to produce a collection of HIV prevention materials and disseminating them through the Comprehensive Health Education Resource Center and the university’s Web site.
   
• Providing technical support to the Health Education Resource Centers at each of the 13 targeted high school sites, and making them clearing houses for events and opportunities available to the schools faculties and students.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS to a representative sample of Philadelphia high schools students, and disseminating the results to a wide range of stakeholders.
   
• Using YRBS data in conjunction with other surveillance data to improve policies and programs that reduce health risk behaviors among school-age youth across the city.

For information on Philadelphia's previous program activities, see Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 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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• 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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