HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
American Samoa 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 professional development events related to HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention
to 70 percent of middle school health education teachers.
- Provide professional development events related to HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention
to 60 percent of middle school counselors and administrators.
- Provide follow-up support and technical assistance about HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention
to middle school staff.
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] |
American Samoa 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
- Provide professional development events related to HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention
to 70 percent of high school health education teachers.
- Provide professional development events related to HIV, STD, and
unintended pregnancy prevention to 60 percent of high school counselors
and administrators.
- Provide follow-up support and technical assistance about HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention
to high school staff.
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] |
American Samoa 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
- Meet with the strategic planning workgroup/stakeholders to assess the need
for HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention professional development
opportunities.
- Provide professional development events to lead health teachers related to
HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy prevention.
- Identify and use community-based organizations to provide resources for schools.
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 at
least 6 of 11 key HIV prevention topics
Table
[pdf 4.2M] |
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