HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Palm Beach County 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
- Collaborate with the Palm Beach County Science Department to infuse activities
into the Human Growth and Development curriculum that focus on having compassion
for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
- Assess and revise lessons as needed based on evaluation findings and outcomes.
- Distribute health lessons to middle school science teachers by placing the
lessons on LEARNING VILLAGE, a Web-based instructional site that contains
all the Human Growth and Development lessons by grade level.
Palm Beach County is seeking to increase the percentage of
schools that deliver HIV, STD, or pregnancy prevention programs (including after
school or supplemental programs) that meet the needs of ethnic/racial minority youth
at high risk (e.g., black, Hispanic, or American Indian youth) by doing all of the following:
- Providing curricula or supplementary materials that include pictures, information,
and learning experiences that reflect the life experiences of these youth in
their communities.
- Providing curricula or supplementary materials in the primary languages of the
youth and families.
- Facilitating access to direct health services or arrangements with providers not
on school property who have experience in serving these youth in the community.
- Facilitating access to direct social services and psychological services or
arrangements with providers not on school property who have experience in serving these
youth in the community.
- Requiring professional development for school staff on HIV, STD, and pregnancy
prevention issues and resources for these youth.
Activities
- Develop a Memorandum of Agreement with the local health agency to support the
implementation of HIV/AIDS programs for at-risk youth in western Palm Beach County.
- Collaborate with the local health agency to provide HIV/AIDS and health risk
prevention education activities from Making Proud Choices to middle school youth in
western Palm Beach County.
- Develop a youth advisory board, made up of 20 middle school students in the
western area of the county, who will give input on the HIV lessons in the Human Growth and Development
curriculum.
Palm Beach County is seeking to increase the percentage of
schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development
during the past two years on all of the following:
- Describing how widespread HIV and other STDs are and the consequences of these infections.
- Understanding the modes of transmission and effective prevention strategies for HIV and other STDs.
- Identifying populations of youth who are at high risk of being infected with HIV and other STDs.
- Implementing health education strategies using prevention messages that are likely to be effective in reaching youth.
Activities
- Design and deliver electronic and traditional professional development and
technical assistance for teachers of the Human Growth and Development curriculum.
- Market the professional development offerings on the district training
registration site.
- Develop and deliver eight in-person staff development sessions for K–9 teachers.
Palm Beach County 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 two 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
- Implement and evaluate eight in-person staff development presentations
on the Human Growth and Development curriculum for K–9 teachers.
- Provide technical assistance to all participants who register for online courses.
- Evaluate the outcomes, design, and delivery of professional development
offerings to inform future events.
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