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 Cdc-pdf[pdf 1.4M].
Asthma
Key Partnerships Drive School Asthma Initiatives Cdc-pdf[pdf 177K]
(Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, 2010–2011)
Working to Achieve Asthma Control Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Los Angeles, California, 2009)
Evaluating Elementary School Asthma Program Yields Valuable Lessons Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009)
Creating an Asthma-Friendly School Environment Cdc-pdf[pdf 51K]
(Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 2008)
Creating Asthma-Friendly Schools: Lessons Learned for Managing Asthma and Decreasing Student Absenteeism Cdc-pdf[pdf 93K]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007)
Coordinated School Health
Building Healthier Schools to Cultivate Healthier Students Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Wisconsin, 2009)
Promoting School Health Achievement Through Partnership Cdc-pdf[pdf 43K]
(National Organizations, 2009)
Building from the Ground Up – Collaborating to Create Healthy Kids Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Mississippi, 2009)
Measuring the Impact of School Health Coordinators Cdc-pdf[pdf 43K]
(Maine, 2009)
Tennessee: Blazing the Trail Toward Statewide Coordinated School Health Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(Tennessee, 2008)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: New Partnerships Underscore South Carolina’s Focus on Improving Youth Health Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(South Carolina, 2008)
North Carolina’s School Health Leadership Assemblies: Building Support for Coordinated School Health Programs Among Local Superintendents and Health Directors Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(North Carolina, 2008)
Expanding Coordinated School Health Programs Across Michigan and Indiana Cdc-pdf[pdf 45K]
(Michigan/Indiana, 2008)
California’s Investment in Training for School Leaders Yields Huge Benefits for Students Cdc-pdf[pdf 39K]
(California, 2008)
Interventions and Strategies to Improve Health and Increase Academic Performance Among Groups Experiencing Health Disparities Cdc-pdf[pdf 39K]
(Gadsden County, Florida, 2007)
Investing in School Staff Health: Protecting the Workforce of today to Nurture Our Youth for Tomorrow Cdc-pdf[pdf 38K]
(Directors of Health Promotion and Education, 2007)
Evaluation
Evaluating Elementary School Asthma Program Yields Valuable Lessons Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009)
Nutrition
Stepping up to the Challenge to Change School Food Policies Cdc-pdf[pdf 170K]
(Michigan, 2010–2011)
Students Taking Charge to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Cdc-pdf[pdf 131K]
(Kentucky, 2010–2011)
Using School Food Environment Policies to Promote Healthy Eating Cdc-pdf[pdf 162K]
(Connecticut, 2010–2011)
Building from the Ground Up – Collaborating to Create Healthy Kids Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Mississippi, 2009)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: New Partnerships Underscore South Carolina’s Focus on Improving Youth Health Cdc-pdf[pdf 41K]
(South Carolina, 2008)
Helping Rhode Island Students Thrive: Moving from State Law to Local Action Cdc-pdf[pdf 42K]
(Rhode Island, 2008)
NASBE Issue Brief: State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008)
Physical Activity/Education
Students Taking Charge to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Cdc-pdf[pdf 131K]
(Kentucky, 2010–2011)
Strengthening Statewide Physical Education Standards to Promote Student Health Cdc-pdf[pdf 193K]
(Arizona, 2010-2011)
Stepping Up to Promote Healthy Students Cdc-pdf[pdf 43K]
(New York, 2009)
Building from the Ground Up – Collaborating to Create Healthy Kids Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Mississippi, 2009)
Expanding the Knowledge Base for Using Effective Physical Education Curricula Cdc-pdf[pdf 44K]
(Michigan, 2009)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: New Partnerships Underscore South Carolina’s Focus on Improving Youth Health Cdc-pdf[pdf 41K]
(South Carolina, 2008)
NASBE Issue Brief: State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008)
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: Collaborations to Improve the Health of Youth Through Physical Activity Cdc-pdf[pdf 38K]
(West Virginia, 2007)
Tobacco
Joining Forces to Improve Tobacco Prevention Efforts Cdc-pdf[pdf 159K]
(West Virginia, 2010–2011)
Using Community Roundtables to Promote 100% Tobacco-free School Policies Cdc-pdf[pdf 148K]
(South Carolina, 2010–2011)
Making Tobacco-Free Schools a Reality in a Tobacco-Growing State Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(North Carolina, 2009)
Massachusetts’ Mini-grants: Empowering Students to Inspire Peers to Stop Smoking Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(Massachusetts, 2008)
Public Smoking Policies—Youth Can Make a Difference Cdc-pdf[pdf 36K]
(Pike County, Kentucky, 2007)
Wellness
NASBE Issue Brief: State Strategies to Support Local Wellness Policies Cdc-pdf[pdf 40K]
(National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008)
Success Story Booklets (PDFs, Multiple Years)
- 2012 Success Stories Cdc-pdf[pdf 3.8M]
- 2010-2011 Success Stories Cdc-pdf[pdf 1.5M]
- 2009 Success Stories Cdc-pdf[pdf 1.5M]
- 2008 Success Stories Cdc-pdf[pdf 1.7M]
- 2007 Success Stories Cdc-pdf[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.
