HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Indiana 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 focused professional development and continued technical assistance for
middle school faculty and staff in the areas of HIV/AIDS, standards- and skill-based
instruction, cultural competency, HIV policy development, and the development of
HIV/AIDS-Coordinated School Health Advisory Councils.
- Provide resources and professional development opportunities related to health
education standards, skills-based instruction, and appropriate student assessment to
middle school faculty and staff and community partners across the state.
- Expand the capacity of the HIV cadre to provide effective and timely professional
development for middle school faculty and staff.
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
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Indiana is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead
health education teacher received professional development during the past 2
years on all of the following:
- Describing how widespread HIV and other STD infections 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
- Provide focused professional development and continued technical assistance in
the areas of HIV/AIDS 101, standards- and skill-based instruction, cultural
competency, HIV policy development, and the development of HIV/AIDS-Coordinated School
Health Advisory Councils to staff of selected school corporations that serve youth
disproportionately affected by HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancies.
- Provide resources and professional development opportunities related to health education
standards, skills-based instruction, and appropriate student assessment to educators and
community partners across the state.
- Integrate professional development elements of HIV transmission and effective prevention
strategies into the HIV cadre development plan.
- Invite youth-serving organizations to attend professional development events.
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 four key HIV prevention topics
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Indiana is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have a
policy or policies that address all of the following issues:
- Attendance of students with HIV infection.
- Procedures to protect HIV-infected students and staff from discrimination.
- Maintaining confidentiality of HIV-infected students and staff.
Activities
- Communicate state and federal policy information to schools and corporations
regarding HIV/AIDS and sexuality education instruction, HIV/AIDS-Coordinated School
Health Advisory Councils, and other HIV-related policy requirements through the
dissemination of an information packet and policy guidance document.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools with a policy on students or staff who
have HIV infection or AIDS that addresses attendance of students with HIV infection, procedures
to protect HIV-infected students and staff from discrimination, and maintaining confidentiality
of HIV-infected students and staff
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