Program Success Stories
CDC supports state, territorial, and local agencies and tribal governments to help strengthen their capacity to improve child and adolescent health. Collectively,
the programs CDC supports are making
a difference in the
lives of our nation’s youth. The stories on this page illustrate the exemplary work conducted by CDC’s funded partners.
Learn more about creating your own success stories. Check
out this partner guidance document: How to Develop a
Success Story [pdf 1.4M].
Asthma
Creating Asthma-Friendly Schools: Lessons Learned for Managing Asthma and Decreasing Student Absenteeism [pdf 93K] (Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007)
Creating an Asthma-Friendly School Environment [pdf 51K]
(Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 2008)
Evaluating Elementary School Asthma Program Yields Valuable Lessons [pdf 44K]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009)
Working to Achieve Asthma Control [pdf 44K]
(Los Angeles, California, 2009)
Key Partnerships Drive School Asthma Initiatives [pdf 177K]
(Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, 2010–2011)
Coordinated School Health
Investing in School Staff Health: Protecting the Workforce of today to Nurture Our Youth for Tomorrow [pdf 38K] (Directors of Health Promotion and Education, 2007)
Interventions and Strategies to Improve Health and Increase Academic Performance Among Groups Experiencing Health Disparities [pdf 39K]
(Gadsden County, Florida, 2007)
California’s Investment in Training for School Leaders Yields Huge Benefits for Students [pdf 39K] (California, 2008)
Expanding Coordinated School Health Programs Across Michigan and Indiana [pdf 45K]
(Michigan/Indiana, 2008)
North Carolina’s School Health Leadership Assemblies: Building Support for Coordinated School Health Programs Among Local Superintendents and Health Directors [pdf 40K]
(North Carolina, 2008)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: New Partnerships Underscore South Carolina’s Focus on Improving Youth Health [pdf 40K]
(South Carolina, 2008)
Tennessee: Blazing the Trail Toward Statewide Coordinated School Health [pdf 40K]
(Tennessee, 2008)
Measuring the Impact of School Health Coordinators [pdf 43K]
(Maine, 2009)
Building from the Ground Up – Collaborating to Create Healthy Kids [pdf 44K]
(Mississippi, 2009)
Promoting School Health Achievement Through Partnership [pdf 43K]
(National Organizations, 2009)
Building Healthier Schools to Cultivate Healthier Students [pdf 44K]
(Wisconsin, 2009)
Evaluation
Evaluating Elementary School Asthma Program Yields Valuable Lessons [pdf 44K]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009)
Health Disparities
Interventions and Strategies to Improve Health and Increase Academic Performance Among Groups Experiencing Health Disparities [pdf 39K]
(Gadsden County, Florida, 2007)
Health Education
Reviving Health Education: Innovative Coalition Plays Key Role [pdf 171K]
(Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2010–2011)
Strengthening Health Education Through State Graduation Requirements [pdf 146K]
(New Mexico, 2010–2011)
HIV/STD/Teen Pregnancy
Project BEAT—Collaborating to Address HIV Education and Attitudes in Teens [pdf 37K]
(Broward County, Florida, 2007)
New York City: Bringing HIV/AIDS Prevention Education into the Spotlight [pdf 40K]
(New York City, New York, 2008)
Raising the Bar for High-Quality Prevention Education [pdf 58K]
(Washington, 2009)
Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in High Schools [pdf 156K]
(Chicago, Illinois, 2010–2011)
Training Juvenile Justice Professionals to Deliver HIV Prevention to Incarcerated Youth [pdf 175K]
(Education, Training and Research (ETR) Associates, 2010–2011)
Nutrition
NASBE Issue Brief: State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies [pdf 40K]
(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008)
Helping Rhode Island Students Thrive: Moving from State Law to Local Action [pdf 42K]
(Rhode Island, 2008)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: New Partnerships Underscore South Carolina’s Focus on Improving Youth Health [pdf 41K]
(South Carolina, 2008)
Building from the Ground Up – Collaborating to Create Healthy Kids [pdf 44K]
(Mississippi, 2009)
Using School Food Environment Policies to Promote Healthy Eating [pdf 162K]
(Connecticut, 2010–2011)
Students Taking Charge to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [pdf 131K]
(Kentucky, 2010–2011)
Stepping up to the Challenge to Change School Food Policies [pdf 170K]
(Michigan, 2010–2011)
Physical Activity/Education
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: Collaborations to Improve the Health of Youth Through Physical Activity [pdf 38K] (West Virginia, 2007)
NASBE Issue Brief: State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies [pdf 40K]
(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: New Partnerships Underscore South Carolina’s Focus on Improving Youth Health [pdf 41K]
(South Carolina, 2008)
Expanding the Knowledge Base for Using Effective Physical Education Curricula [PDF 44K]
(Michigan, 2009)
Building from the Ground Up – Collaborating to Create Healthy Kids [pdf 44K]
(Mississippi, 2009)
Stepping Up to Promote Healthy Students [pdf 43K]
(New York, 2009)
Strengthening Statewide Physical Education Standards to Promote Student Health [pdf 193K]
(Arizona, 2010-2011)
Students Taking Charge to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity [pdf 131K]
(Kentucky, 2010–2011)
Sexuality Education
Improving Sexuality Education Training to Better Equip Classroom Teachers [pdf 176K]
(Orange County, Florida, 2010–2011)
Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself: Increasing Condom Use Among Sexually Active Teens [pdf 148K] (San Diego, California, 2010–2011)
Supportive School Environment
Focusing Efforts on Youth Disproportionately Affected by HIV/AIDS [pdf 18K]
(Los Angeles, California, 2010–2011)
Tobacco
Public Smoking Policies—Youth Can Make a Difference [pdf 36K]
(Pike County, Kentucky, 2007)
Massachusetts’ Mini-grants: Empowering Students to Inspire Peers to Stop Smoking [pdf 40K]
(Massachusetts, 2008)
Making Tobacco-Free Schools a Reality in a Tobacco-Growing State [pdf 40K]
(North Carolina, 2009)
Using Community Roundtables to Promote 100% Tobacco-free School Policies [pdf 148K]
(South Carolina, 2010–2011)
Joining Forces to Improve Tobacco Prevention Efforts [pdf 159K]
(West Virginia, 2010–2011)
Wellness
NASBE Issue Brief: State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies [pdf 40K]
(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008)
Success Story Booklets (PDFs, Multiple Years)
- 2010-2011 Success Stories [pdf 1.5M]
- 2009 Success Stories [pdf 1.5M]
- 2008 Success Stories [pdf 1.7M]
- 2007 Success Stories [pdf 1.5M]
NOTE: Success stories, including background data and outcomes, reflect information as reported by participating programs. The stories are in PDF format and range in size from 35K — 200K.
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