HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Pennsylvania 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
- Develop or acquire three guidance tools or resources to support implementation
of effective HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention efforts.
- Disseminate guidance tools and resources for HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention
programs in 501 local education agencies.
- Provide professional development opportunities for at least 250 health educators
on HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention topics, including skills-based instruction,
assessment, and effective teaching strategies.
- Provide technical assistance and follow-up support to health educators and local
education agency staff attending HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention professional
development events.
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 [pdf 4.2M]
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Pennsylvania 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:
- The relationship among HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
- The relationship between alcohol and other drug use and risk for 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.
Activities
- Develop or acquire three guidance tools or resources to support implementation
of effective HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention efforts.
- Disseminate guidance tools and resources for HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention
programs in 501 local education agencies.
- Provide professional development opportunities for at least 250 health educators
on HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention topics, including skills-based instruction,
assessment, and effective teaching strategies.
- Provide technical assistance to health educators and local education agency
staff attending HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention professional development
events.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that taught 8 key HIV, STD,
and pregnancy prevention topics in a required course during grades 9, 10, 11, or 12
Table [pdf 4.2M]
| Map† [ppt] |
Pennsylvania 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
- Award mini-grants to local education agencies and community-based organizations
to address youth at highest risk for HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy.
- Incorporate selected school level impact measures into local school improvement
plans to address nonacademic barriers to learning.
- Distribute documents highlighting the link between nonacademic barriers to
learning, attendance, and graduation rates.
Status
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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] |
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