South Dakota

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that address all of the following in a required course taught during grades 9, 10, 11, or 12:

• The relationship among HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
• The relationship between alcohol and other drug use and risk for HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
• The benefits of being sexually abstinent.
• How to prevent HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
• How to access valid and reliable health information, products, and services related to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
• The influences of media, family, and social and cultural norms on sexual behavior.
• Communication and negotiation skills related to eliminating or reducing risk for HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
• Goal setting and decision making skills related to eliminating or reducing risk for HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.

Activities

• Provide training to 60 educators on effective health education curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the development and implementation of a regional-based training plan.
• Provide parent education events to five communities on how to increase parent-child communication regarding decreasing risky behaviors practiced by youth.
• Provide training to 20 school districts, technical assistance to 15 school districts, and resources to 30 schools regarding the implementation of model HIV policy.

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the past 2 years on all of the following:

• Describing how widespread HIV and other STD infections are and the consequences of these infections.
• Understanding the modes of transmission and effective prevention strategies for HIV and other STDs.
• Identifying populations of youth who are at high risk of being infected with HIV and other STDs.
• Implementing health education strategies using prevention messages that are likely to be effective in reaching youth.

Activities

• Provide an HIV prevention Web-based professional development course to 15 participants.
• Distribute information and resources to 40 school personnel and key stakeholders at Native American-focused meetings and events to increase awareness and foster collaboration about coordinated school health (CSH) and HIV prevention education.
• Present CSH and HIV prevention education strategies to15 school personnel and key stakeholders at Native American-focused meetings and events to increase awareness and foster collaboration.
• Offer training, technical assistance, and resources on best practices for implementing CSH within HIV prevention programs to 45 schools that serve youth at risk for HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancies.

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have a policy or policies that address all of the following issues:

• Attendance of students with HIV infection.
• Procedures to protect HIV-infected students and staff from discrimination.
• Maintaining confidentiality of HIV-infected students and staff.

Activities

• Provide training to 20 school districts, technical assistance to 15 school districts, and resources to 30 schools regarding the implementation of model HIV policy.
• Provide training to 60 educators on effective health education curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the development and implementation of a regional-based training plan.

Physical Activity

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that teach about all of the following in a required course:

• Physical, psychological, or social benefits of physical activity.
• Health-related fitness (i.e., cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition).
• Phases of a workout (i.e., warm-up, workout, cool down).
• How much physical activity is enough (i.e., determining frequency, intensity, time, and type of physical activity).
• Developing an individualized physical activity plan.
• Monitoring progress toward reaching goals in an individualized physical activity plan.
• Overcoming barriers to physical activity.
• Decreasing sedentary activities such as television viewing.
• Opportunities for physical activity in the community.
• Preventing injury during physical activity.
• Weather-related safety (e.g., avoiding heat stroke, hypothermia, and sunburn while physically active).
• Dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids.

Activities

• Distribute the revised South Dakota Health Education Standards to 1,000 school staff, including health education teachers, physical education teachers, school administrators, and external partners.
• Work with physical education professionals to review and update the South Dakota Physical Education Standards.
• Provide training to 60 educators on effective health and physical education curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the development and implementation of a regional-based training plan.

Nutrition

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that do not sell the following foods and beverages anywhere at school outside the school food service program:

• Baked goods that are not low in fat (e.g., cookies, crackers, cakes, pastries).
• Salty snacks that are not low in fat (e.g., regular potato chips).
• Candy (i.e., chocolate or non-chocolate candy).
• Soda pop or fruit drinks that are not 100% juice.

Activities

• Train 20 school districts, provide technical assistance to 15 school districts, and offer resources to 30 schools regarding the implementation of model physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco-use prevention (PANT) policies.
• Provide resources to 100 schools and 20 out-of-school-time programs to promote PANT.
• Offer training, technical assistance, and/or resources regarding implementation of the CSH approach and PANT and HIV programs and practices to 45 schools that serve youth at risk for HIV and chronic diseases.

Tobacco

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that follow a policy that mandates a “tobacco-free environment.” “A tobacco-free environment” is one that prohibits tobacco use by students, staff, and visitors in school buildings, at school functions, in school vehicles, on school grounds, and at off-site school events, applicable 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Activities

• Develop and disseminate the 2010 School Health Profiles report to share progress in implementing best practices and policies at the local school building level.
• Train 20 school districts, provide technical assistance to 15 school districts, and offer resources to 30 schools regarding the implementation of model physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco-use prevention policies.
• Offer training, technical assistance, and/or resources regarding implementation of the CSH approach within PANT and HIV programs and practices to 45 schools that serve youth at risk for HIV and chronic diseases.

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have a group (e.g., school health team) that helps plan and implement school health programs, with representation from 10 or more of the following:

• School administrators.
• Health education teachers.
• Physical education teachers.
• Mental health or social services staff.
• Nutrition or food service staff.
• Health services staff (e.g., school nurse).
• Maintenance and transportation staff.
• Student body.
• Parents or families of students.
• Community.
• Local health departments, agencies, or organizations.
• Faith-based organizations.
• Businesses.
• Local government.

Activities

• Select five schools or school districts to receive intensive training and technical assistance on building an effective CSH council and developing an implementation and sustainability plan.
• Work with physical education professionals to review and update the South Dakota Physical Education Standards.
• Offer training to 60 educators on effective health and physical education curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the development and implementation of a regional-based training plan.
• Provide training to 20 school districts, technical assistance to 15 school districts, and resources to 30 schools regarding the implementation of model CSH policies.

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have ever assessed their policies, activities, and programs by using the School Health Index or a similar self-assessment tool in any of the following areas:

• Physical activity.
• Nutrition.
• Tobacco-use prevention.

Activities

• Distribute information and resources on effective school heath programs and their effect on health and educational outcomes to all 847 public, private, and Bureau of Indian Education schools and 100 key stakeholders in South Dakota.
• Train 20 school districts, provide technical assistance to 15 school districts, and offer resources to 30 schools regarding the implementation of model PANT policies.

South Dakota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that follow a written health education curriculum that addresses all the following:  

• Comprehending concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
• Analyzing the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
• Accessing valid information and products and services to enhance health.
• Using interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
• Using decision-making skills to enhance health.
• Using goal-setting skills to enhance health.
• Practicing health-enhancing behaviors to avoid or reduce risks.
• Advocating for personal, family, and community health.

Activities

• Distribute the revised South Dakota Health Education Standards to 1,000 school staff, including health education teachers, physical education teachers, school administrators, and external partners.
• Select five schools or school districts to receive intensive training and technical assistance on building an effective CSH council and developing an implementation and sustainability plan.
• Provide training to 60 educators on effective health and physical education curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the development and implementation of a regional-based training plan.