HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Houston 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
- Promote the use of the Houston Independent School
District-approved HIV prevention curricula.
- Provide professional development for middle school teachers to enhance and strengthen HIV prevention education in grades 6–8.
- Sponsor activities that engage students in HIV/AIDS prevention opportunities such as an HIV/AIDS art contest and a digital public service announcement (PSA) video for grades 6–8.
- Sponsor an annual HIV/AIDS Prevention Parent/Teen Health Summit.
Houston 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
- Promote the use of the Houston Independent School District-approved HIV prevention curricula.
- Provide professional development for teachers to enhance and strengthen HIV prevention education in grades 9–12.
- Sponsor activities that allow for student involvement such as an HIV/AIDS art contest and digital PSA video for grades 9–12.
- Sponsor an annual HIV Prevention Parent/Teen Health Summit.
Houston is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health education teacher received professional development during the past 2 years on at least six of the following:
- 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
- Offer ongoing training and leadership development for a health education cadre who provide training and professional development for middle and secondary school teachers.
- Plan, conduct, and evaluate workshops for Health and Physical Education teachers on health-related issues, including HIV/AIDS, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Pilot the Parent Matters Program in at least two middle schools.
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