Centers for Disease Control's
Approach to Coordinated School Health Initiative

The Office of Healthy Schools at the Mississippi Department of Education has teamed up with the Bureau of School Health at the Mississippi State Department of Health in order to make a difference in the lifelong health of middle and high school students across the state. By creating the Centers for Disease Control Coordinated Approach to School Health Initiative, these departments are not only offering the needed support and resources to implement the programs, but are also providing professional development and technical assistance to school districts in high-disparity areas seeking to increase students' lifelong learning of healthy behaviors. The agencies will continue to work together as the program grows in order to monitor health-related behaviors among youth and assess the effectiveness of the school policies and programs that have been put into practice.

Focus areas of the project are:

• Coordinated School Health Programs
• Physical Activity Programs
• Nutrition Programs
• Tobacco Policy and Cessation Services
• HIV, STD and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Policies and Education
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS)
• School Health Profiles

• School Health Index (SHI)
• Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT)
• Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)

For questions or needed assistance, please call one of the following staff who will be happy to assist you:

	Amanda Williams | alwilliams@mde.k12.ms.us CSHP Director Office of Healthy Schools, Mississippi Department of Education Phone: 601-359-1813, Fax: 601-576-1417
	Mary Ann Simpkins | msimpkins@mde.k12.ms.us Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco Coordinator Office of Healthy Schools, Mississippi Department of Education Phone: 601-359-1814, Fax: 601-576-1417
	Shalonda Matthews | scmatthews@mde.k12.ms.us HIV Education Specialist Office of Healthy Schools, Mississippi Department of Education Phone: 601-359-1737, Fax: 601-576-1417
	Stephanie Robinson | snrobinson@mde.k12.ms.us Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Coordinator Office of Healthy Schools, Mississippi Department of Education Phone: 601-359-1737, Fax: 601-576-1417
	Jodi Rankin | jodi.rankin@msdh.state.ms.us Bureau Director Community and School Health, Mississippi State Department of Health Phone: 601- 576-7781, Fax: 601-576-7444
	Tiffani Grant | tiffani.grant@msdh.state.ms.us Program Manager Community and School Health, Mississippi State Department of Health Phone: 601-576-7781, Fax: 601-576-7444
	Candice Green | candice.green@msdh.state.ms.us Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Mississippi State Department of Health Phone: 601- 576-7781, Fax: 601-576-7444