Through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health FOA PS13-1308, Promoting Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV/STD Prevention and School-Based Surveillance, State Education Agencies (SEA) and Local Education Agencies (LEA) will partner with priority districts and schools, and other stakeholders, to develop a SHS referral system and associated protocols, resources, and tools that will effectively increase student access and connection to SHS.

The design of this implementation kit was informed by the Program 1308 Guidance: Supporting State and Local Education Agencies to Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors and Adverse Health Outcomes Associated with HIV, Other STD, and Teen Pregnancy, as well as evidence-based practices from the health and educational fields including key informant interviews with team members from Project Connect. Project Connect is an evidence-based health systems intervention implemented in schools and designed to increase the receipt of sexual and reproductive healthcare by at-risk youth. Please visit www.cdc.gov/std/projects/connect to access the Project Connect Implementation Guide and other related resources.