Improving the Health, Education, and Well-Being of Young People Through Coordinated School Health Programs

Posted by on October 4, 2002

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The funding announcement below is open to applicants from state and local education agencies – proposals are due 11/1.

Improving the Health, Education, and Well-Being of Young People Through Coordinated School Health Programs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the expected availability of fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for cooperative agreements between CDC and state education agencies (SEA) and large city local education agencies (LEA) to improve the health, education, and well-being of young people through coordinated school health programs. This program announcement (PA) supports 15 health promotion and disease prevention objectives related to school-age youth in Healthy People 2010 and Strategy two of the CDC’s HIV Prevention Strategic Plan Through 2005, and addresses at least the following specific outcome objectives:
(1) increase the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 thru 12) who abstain from sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active (with special emphasis on reaching youth of color), (2) reduce the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 thru 12) who have had multiple sex partners (with special emphasis on reaching youth of color), (3) reduce the proportion of sexually active adolescents (grades 9 thru 12) who used alcohol or drugs before last sexual intercourse (with special emphasis on reaching youth of color), (4) increase the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 thru 12) who consume at least five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, (5) increase the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 thru 12) who engage in vigorous physical activity that promotes cardiorespiratory fitness three or more days per week for 20 minutes or more per occasion, (6) reduce the proportion of adolescents who are at risk for being overweight or are overweight, (7) reduce the proportion of adolescents (grades 9 thru 12) who smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products, (8) decrease the number of school days missed for youth with persistent asthma, (9) increase the percentage of youth with persistent asthma who have asthma care plans on file at school, and (10) decrease the incidence of foodborne illnesses among youth.

This program announcement also targets the Government Performance and Reporting Act (GPRA) Performance Goals of achieving and maintaining the percentage of high school students who are taught about HIV/AIDS prevention in school at ninety percent or greater. This program announcement covers four priority areas for State education agencies (SEA) and four priority areas for local education agencies (LEA). A SEA or LEA can apply for funding to address one or any combination of priority areas for which they are eligible. The SEA Priorities include SEA Priority 1: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), SEA Priority 2-A: Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHP) and Reduction of Chronic Disease Risks, SEA Priority 2-B: State Demonstration Efforts (Asthma and Foodborne Illness), SEA Priority 3: HIV Prevention for School-Age Youth, and SEA Priority 4: National Professional Development. The LEA Priorities include: LEA Priority 1: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), LEA Priority 2: HIV Prevention For School-Age Youth, LEA Priority 3: Local Demonstration Efforts (Asthma), and LEA Priority 4: National Professional Development. (Consult the PA for individual purpose under each Priority.)

Web Page: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/03004.htm
Application Due Date: 11/01/2002
Letter of Intent Date: 10/07/2002

It is anticipated that a total of approximately $21,830,000 will be available in FY 2003 to fund up to 58 SEAs (including territorial education agencies) for Priorities 1, 2-A, 2-B, and 3. It is anticipated that a total of approximately $6,625,000 will be available in FY 2003 to fund LEA Priorities 1, 2, and 3. In addition, approximately $1,275,000
will be available for up to a total of three SEAs or LEAs for Priority 4. Access the PA at Website: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/03004.htm for more details under each Priority.

Access the PA at Website: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/03004.htm for more details under each Priority.

Application Contact Name:
Dave Wilson
E-mail: zbu1@cdc.gov
Phone: 770- 488-2692