State Agencies
Mississippi

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 104K] Selected Topics  [pdf 92K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Overweight [pdf 208K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 310K] Tobacco Use [pdf 117K] Violence Prevention [pdf 116K]   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Mississippi, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Healthy Schools* Amanda Williams CSHP Director Mary Ann Simpkins PANT Coordinator HIV/AIDS Coordinator—Position currently vacant   Mississippi State Department of Health CSHP Director—Position currently vacant

Mississippi's Program In Action

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

• Providing technical assistance and resources to support local school districts in implementing and sustaining school health programs based on CDC’s guidelines.
   
• Monitoring critical health-related behaviors among youth and the effectiveness of school policies and programs in promoting health-enhancing behaviors.
   
• Establishing partnerships with state agencies, institutions of higher learning, private and public entities, and organizations to further CSHP and PANT initiatives.
   
• Conducting regional trainings for school district personnel on data collection, wellness policies, physical education, and comprehensive health education.
   
• Establishing a speakers’ bureau of educators, health professionals, and health advocates who can provide professional development and technical assistance to local school districts and schools on CSHP and PANT.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing training on the development and implementation of a communicable disease policy at the local school district level.
   
• Distributing and administering mini-grant funds to school districts located in areas with elevated rates of HIV/STD infection to establish comprehensive HIV prevention programs for school-age youth.
   
• Developing a marketing plan for communicating the importance of HIV prevention education.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS in high schools throughout Mississippi to obtain data representative of students in grades 9-12.
   
• Developing an annual YRBS report with input from partner organizations.
   
• Sharing the YRBS results with stakeholders throughout the state.

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