HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Iowa 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
- Determine the implementation of HIV education in Iowa high schools through human
growth and development courses.
- Assess the use of curricula and materials received during professional
development trainings, identify how the curricula is used, and provide recommendations
for improving it.
- Implement a follow-up evaluation plan to encourage, monitor, and evaluate the
execution of HIV prevention curricula following a professional development event.
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] |
Iowa 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
- Foster the advancement of HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention policies,
training, and education by participating in and supporting collaborative partnerships.
- Use existing partnerships to build new relationships with identified HIV
organizations and groups.
- Communicate consistently with new partners.
- Provide professional development training to school personnel to work with ethnic
and sexual minority youth.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that deliver HIV, STD, and pregnancy
prevention programs (including after school or supplemental programs) that meet the needs
of ethnic/racial minority youth at high risk
Table
[pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
Iowa 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
- Support and facilitate the continued development of HIV prevention professionals.
- Establish a system for working with the HIV Stakeholder Workgroup to improve communication and results.
- Develop a plan for communicating with different audiences.
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] |
Map† [ppt] |
Iowa is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that
have a policy or policies that address all of the following issues:
- Attendance of students with HIV infection.
- Procedures to protect HIV-infected students and staff from discrimination.
- Maintaining confidentiality of HIV-infected students and staff.
Activities
- Share with all district administrators a model policy and process for obtaining
technical assistance and support to revise district policy.
- Provide feedback to districts on HIV policy revisions.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools with a policy on students or staff
who have HIV infection or AIDS that addresses attendance of students with HIV infection,
protection from discrimination, and
confidentiality
Table
[pdf 4.2M] |
Map† [ppt] |
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