HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Oklahoma 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 eight regional workshops on the Making Proud Choices curricula.
- Revise and distribute the Oklahoma HIV/AIDS prevention policy.
- Work with the HIV review panel to select and approve curricula and teacher
materials specifically designed for upper elementary students.
Status
 |
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
[pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
Oklahoma 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
- Facilitate new partnerships between local school districts and community organizations.
- Research and compare data on 10 counties in Oklahoma with high HIV, STD, and teen birth rates.
- Provide intense technical assistance and professional development to schools within counties with high HIV, STD, and teen birth rates.
- Develop individualized action plans for schools and communities to serve youth at high
risk for HIV, STDs, and teen pregnancy collaboratively.
Status
|
Percentage of secondary schools that deliver HIV, STD, and pregnancy
prevention programs (including after school or supplemental programs) that meet the
needs of ethnic/racial minority youth at high risk
Table [pdf 4.2M]
| Map† [ppt] |
Oklahoma 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
- Hold two webinars to provide professional development for teachers and other
school personnel on HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Develop and train a cadre of school staff that will provide professional
development for school personnel on HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Provide eight regional workshops on the Making Proud Choices curricula.
- Use Youth Risk Behavior Survey and School Health Profiles results to determine
the needs of Oklahoma schools while incorporating curriculum and best practices for
interventions.
Status
|
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] |
|
|
