Sunday, May 28, 2023
5/28/2023
Component 1 The proposed Davidson County Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (DC YRBSS) and School Health Profile (DC SHP) cycle project seeks to implement approaches to obtain expanded, weighted sample responses to three (3) YRBSS cycles during the five-year performance period. The local analysis of weighted sample responses for each survey cycle and the subsequent dissemination of data reports will be used to increase the knowledge of risk-behaviors (particularly sexual risk-behaviors) of Davidson County youth (9th -12th graders) and current public school policies, practices and processes that support healthy adolescent sexuality development. It is reasonably anticipated that identified trends of risk behaviors and public school policies will be used to further target school-based and community-supported approaches that will improve adolescent sexual health as evidenced by distal declines in the incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and H.I.V. among youth, 13 to 18 years of age. Component 2 The proposed Supportive and Equitable Environments for Urban Students (SEE US) Nashville project seeks to implement evidence-based adolescent sexual health approaches related to sexual health education, sexual health services (including referral system); and safe and supportive environments to increase educator and staff competencies, comfort and accountability for supporting holistic adolescent sexuality development. Using a pilot, spread and scale approach,18 priority high schools reaching more than 22,000 high school students (grades 9 – 12) will be the initial focus of project activities. Middle schools and the feeder elementary schools will be added in subsequent project years to allow ample time to utilize continuous quality improvement cycles to maximize spread and scale of effective approaches. Ultimately, MNPS plans to demonstrate a change in educator knowledge and awareness of risk-behaviors (particularly sexual risk-behaviors) of Davidson County youth (9th -12th graders) and current public school policies, practices and processes that support healthy adolescent sexuality development. It is reasonably anticipated that identified trends of risk behaviors and public school policies will be used to further target school-based and community-supported approaches that will improve adolescent sexual health as evidenced by distal declines in the incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and H.I.V. among youth, 13 to 18 years of age. Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) proposes to contract with the Metro Public Health Department to implement Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey and School Health Profiles survey cycles during the project performance period. It is reasonably anticipated that the long term outcomes (greater than five years) to be achieved by implementing and sustaining school- based surveillance of youth risk behaviors include: 1). increase in delayed onset of sexual activity; 2). decrease in STI/HIV incidence for youth 14 to 16 years of age; 3). increase in condom and contraceptive usage among youth 13 to 17 years of age; 4). Overall decrease in risk taking behaviors related to adverse sexual health outcomes; 5). Overall decrease in risk taking behaviors related to overall adverse health outcomes including substance use and violence; and 6). Sustained positive school connectedness that fosters academic success. The knowledge gained from the analysis and interpretation of the YRBSS cycles bi-annually will result in: increased usage of survey results to plan and modify subsequent survey implementation among health and education partners within the public education system; Increased usage of survey results to plan for and demonstrate success in modified school-based practices, policies and procedures among health and education partners; Increased visibility (education, health and community partners) of adolescent health needs in Davidson County.
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