HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Illinois 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 targeted HIV prevention training opportunities to public middle school
teachers and staff.
- Provide regional professional development HIV education opportunities to middle
school district administrators and teachers.
- Conduct follow-up activities and evaluation with professional development
participants to aid in implementation of age appropriate middle school content.
Illinois 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
- Provide regional professional development HIV education opportunities to high
school district administrators and teachers.
- Conduct follow-up technical assistance activities and evaluation with
professional development participants to aid in implementation and, when requested,
district policy change to support activities.
- Promote the HIV Adolescent Health Toolkit and relevant resources during
professional development events.
Illinois 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
- Provide regional professional development opportunities to school district
administrators and teachers.
- Conduct follow-up technical assistance activities and evaluation with professional
development participants to aid in course implementation and when requested, district
policy change to support activities.
- Provide targeted training opportunities for Illinois public school teachers and staff who serve minority at-risk populations.
|
|
