HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Broward 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
- Design training and support materials for seventh- and eighth-grade instructional
staff that will increase the implementation of HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention
content delivered to all seventh and eighth grade students.
- Market training and support materials on the Broward Virtual University Web site.
- Develop, produce, and market three culturally competent podcasts on HIV, STD,
and teen pregnancy prevention content that should be delivered by all seventh and
eighth grade teachers.
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] |
Map†
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Broward 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
- Assess the needs of training participants through various data systems.
- Provide online courses, webinars, and face-to-face professional development
events to address the HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention content that should be
delivered by all high school teachers.
- Measure the effectiveness of professional development events, including the
use of Broward County’s BRITE system, that allow participants to provide feedback
to strengthen training components.
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] |
Map†
[ppt] |
Broward 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
- Develop a Bridging Education & Attitudes with Teens training cadre that will
include 10 instructional staff to serve as training leaders for the district.
- Identify 10 new schools annually to be trained in the Bridging Education &
Attitudes with Teens program, with each new participating school creating a portfolio
and electronic data system.
- Identify 14 schools that will deliver the Project U Turn Wait Training
peer-to-peer education program.
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]
| Map†
[ppt] |
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