April 5, 2010 (FinancialWire) — ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI), a provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, said has been awarded a new contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, to conduct the School Health Policies and Practices Study 2012.

The contract’s term is for 32 months and has a value of $7.2 million, according to ICF.

Under terms of the contract, ICF International will collect data on eight elements of a comprehensive school health program from state agencies in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and from a nationally representative sample of school districts, schools, and classrooms.

ICF International previously conducted SHPPS in 1994 and 2006. Conducted every six years, SHPPS is the largest assessment of school health programs in the United States, collecting information on healthy and safe school environment, health education, physical education and activity, health services, mental health and social services, nutrition services, faculty and staff health promotion, and family and community involvement.

SHPPS 2012 will be conducted using a combination of Web-based data collection and computer-assisted personal interviewing survey technologies.

Virginia-based ICF International offers professional services and technology solutions in the energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm has more than 3,500 employees.

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