HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
The Cherokee Nation 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
- Review key content areas required by high schools located in the
Cherokee Nation.
- Develop a set of best-practice recommendations and guidelines for
high schools located in the Cherokee Nation.
- Construct and assist with implementation of strategic action plans
for each high school located in the Cherokee Nation.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that taught eight key
HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention topics in a required course during grades
9, 10, 11, or 12
Table [pdf
4.2M]
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The Cherokee Nation 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.
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The importance of using condoms consistently and
correctly.
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How to correctly use a condom.
Activities
- Review condom education components practiced by high schools located
in the Cherokee Nation.
- Provide technical assistance and follow-up support in the
implementation of strategic action plans that includes condom use in all
high schools located in the Cherokee Nation.
- Include condom use in the strategic action plans developed for each
site.
- Assist with implementation of strategic action plans for each
school.
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] |
The Cherokee Nation 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:
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Describing how
widespread HIV and other STD infections are and the consequences of
these infections.
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Understanding the
modes of transmission and effective prevention strategies for HIV and
other STDs.
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Identifying
populations of youth who are at high risk of being infected with HIV and
other STDs.
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Implementing
health education strategies using prevention messages that are likely to
be effective in reaching youth.
Activities
- Develop a cadre of trainers among Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health
Services staff that can provide training, technical assistance, and
consultation to health education teachers.
- Recruit partner schools to participate in professional development
opportunities and identify lead health education teachers. Lead health
educators will receive targeted professional development and technical
assistance.
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
Table [pdf
4.2M] |
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