HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Florida 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
- Identify resources that have been shown to be effective in meeting the needs
of minority youth and make them available to educators, health professionals, parents,
and students through the Office of Healthy Schools Web site and Resource Center.
- Develop a marketing plan for the Education and Advocacy Tool Kit to promote effective
policies and programs.
- Promote and deliver information sessions and professional development to teachers,
district level staff, and health professionals.
- Provide intensive technical assistance to one school district with high STD rates among
minority students in an effort to reduce their rates.
Florida is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that provide parents and
families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV prevention, STD
prevention, and teen pregnancy prevention.
Activities
- Develop, identify, and distribute resources for educators, health professionals, and parents, regarding the role of parents in prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy.
- Develop a marketing plan for the Education and Advocacy Tool Kit to encourage parent participation in collaborating with school districts to develop evidence-based policies and programs.
- Promote and deliver information sessions and professional development opportunities to teachers, district-level staff, and health professionals regarding the vital role parents play in preventing STDs and teen pregnancy.
- Train and coordinate HIV/AIDS training cadre to provide parent trainings on the use of the
Education and Advocacy Tool Kit.
- Provide intensive technical assistance to one school district with high STD rates among 10- to 14-year-old and 15- to 19-year-old students in an effort to reduce their rates and increase parent education.
Florida 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, identify, and distribute resources for educators, health professionals,
parents, and students through the Office of Healthy Schools Web site and Resource Center.
- Develop and deliver onsite and online information sessions and professional
development workshops to teachers, district-level staff, and health professionals on
content related to HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Train HIV/AIDS training cadre to provide effective professional development and
follow-up support for teachers attending events.
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