HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Newark 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 sexually transmitted diseases (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
- Implement revised science-based HIV prevention lessons to middle school students
in grades 6, 7, and 8.
- Provide quality professional development to middle school teachers to ensure
that students receive high quality, developmentally appropriate HIV prevention
instruction.
- Organize community outreach activities and events that provide service-learning
opportunities for students to meet individuals affected by HIV/AIDS and learn
about the health consequences of HIV.
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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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Newark 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
- Implement Teen Prevention Education Program (Teen PEP), a peer-led program
that enables high school students to participate in a yearlong course in sexual
health education.
- Partner with community health agencies to share health information, products,
services, and community activities related to HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention.
- Collaborate with the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools’ student assistance
coordinators to ensure students receive quality instruction on the relationship
between alcohol, drug use, and the risk for HIV, STDs, and pregnancy.
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
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Newark 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.
- The importance of using condoms consistently and correctly.
- How to correctly use a condom.
Activities
- Implement Teen Prevention Education Program (Teen PEP), a peer-led program
that enables high school students to participate in a yearlong course in sexual
health education.
- Provide Teen PEP advisors with professional development training to ensure
the delivery of quality HIV prevention education.
- Provide community outreach opportunities for students to become familiar
with essential community resources, including where to obtain condoms.
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
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Newark 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 two 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
- Provide professional development, training, and technical assistance to
educators providing sexual health instruction to students with disabilities.
- Provide technical assistance and follow-up support after trainings to ensure
that staff needs are addressed.
- Convene stakeholder meetings with external and internal partners to share local
and national data as it relates to HIV prevention education.
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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 at
least 6 of 11 key HIV prevention topics
Table [pdf 4.2M]
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