HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Illinois is seeking to increase the percentage of schools
that address all of the following in a required course taught during grades 6, 7, or 8:
- The differences between HIV and AIDS.
- How HIV and other STDs are transmitted.
- How HIV and other STDs are diagnosed and treated.
- Health consequences of HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
- The benefits of being sexually abstinent.
- How to prevent HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
- How to access valid and reliable health information, products, and services
related to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
- The influences of media, family, and social and cultural norms on sexual behavior.
- Communication and negotiation skills related to eliminating or reducing risk for
HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
- Goal setting and decision making skills related to eliminating or reducing risk
for HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
- Compassion for persons living with HIV or AIDS.
Activities
- Provide targeted HIV prevention training opportunities to public middle school
teachers and staff.
- Provide regional professional development HIV education opportunities to middle
school district administrators and teachers.
- Conduct follow-up activities and evaluation with professional development
participants to aid in implementation of age appropriate middle school content.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that taught 11 key HIV, STD, and
pregnancy prevention topics in a required course during grades 6, 7, or 8
Table
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Map† [ppt] |
Illinois is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that
address all of the following in a required course taught during grades 9, 10, 11, or 12:
- Efficacy of condoms, that is, how well condoms work and do not work.
- The importance of using condoms consistently and correctly.
- How to correctly use a condom.
Activities
- Provide regional professional development HIV education opportunities to high
school district administrators and teachers.
- Conduct follow-up technical assistance activities and evaluation with
professional development participants to aid in implementation and, when requested,
district policy change to support activities.
- Promote the HIV Adolescent Health Toolkit and relevant resources during
professional development events.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that taught three key topics related
to condom use in a required course during grades 9, 10, 11, or 12
Table
[pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
Illinois is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the
lead health education teacher received professional development on at least
six of the following during the past 2 years:
- Teaching HIV prevention to students with physical, medical, or
cognitive disabilities.
- Teaching HIV prevention to students of various cultural backgrounds.
- Using interactive teaching methods for HIV prevention education,
such as role plays or cooperative group activities.
- Teaching essential skills for health behavior change related to HIV
prevention and guiding student practice of these skills.
- Teaching about health-promoting social norms and beliefs related to
HIV prevention.
- Strategies for involving parents, families, and others in student
learning of HIV prevention education.
- Assessing students’ performance in HIV prevention education.
- Implementing standards-based HIV prevention education curricula and student
assessment.
- Using technology to improve HIV prevention education instruction.
- Teaching HIV prevention to students with limited English
proficiency.
- Addressing community concerns and challenges related to HIV prevention
education.
Activities
- Provide regional professional development opportunities to school district
administrators and teachers.
- Conduct follow-up technical assistance activities and evaluation with professional
development participants to aid in course implementation and when requested, district
policy change to support activities.
- Provide targeted training opportunities for Illinois public school teachers and staff who serve minority at-risk populations.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education
teacher received professional development during the 2 years before the survey on at
least 6 of 11 key HIV prevention topics
Table
[pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
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