Minnesota 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
- Provide professional development and technical assistance for up to 14
selected school communities whose youth are disproportionately affected by
health disparities to implement evidence-based programs and strategies.
- Engage alternative high school youth in a sexual health course and subsequent
service learning experience.
- Provide technical assistance and leadership to state-level, community-based
coalitions, task forces, or advisory groups to strengthen HIV programming for
school-aged youth in and out of school.
Minnesota is seeking to increase the percentage of schools
that provide parents and families health information to increase parent and family
knowledge of HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
Activities
- Distribute resources to parents in 14 selected school communities whose
youth are disproportionately affected by health disparities.
- Work with up to 200 communities to provide health information to parents
through school newsletters, parent-teacher associations, and Web sites.
- Provide professional development and technical assistance for school educators
on parental awareness and engagement regarding HIV.
Minnesota 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
- Train pre-service teachers at institutions of higher education in “HIV/STI
Prevention through Education” workshops.
- Deliver workshops on skills-based instruction in health education.
- Deliver HIV prevention curricula trainings.
- Maintain the knowledge and skills of the training cadre members through regular
professional development events.
