Nevada
The Nevada Department of Education receives funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to
- Conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
- Implement effective policies, programs, and practices to avoid, prevent, and reduce
sexual risk behaviors among students that contribute to HIV infection,
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy.
Facts and Figures for Nevada
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Youth Online: Interactive Data for Nevada
School Health Profiles
School Health Policies and Practices Study
HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Nevada 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
- Develop HIV prevention and sexual health articles for dissemination to parents
and families in school newsletters and on district Web sites.
- Encourage parental support for students to receive sex education instruction
offered in local schools during an established course of study.
- Partner with the Southern Nevada Area Health Education Center to disseminate
resources addressing the role of parents in talking with their children about sex
education.
Status
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Percentage of secondary schools that provide parents and families health information
to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV, STD, or teen pregnancy prevention
Table [pdf 4.2M]
| Map† [ppt] |
Nevada is seeking to increase the percentage of schools in which the lead health
education teacher received professional development during the past two years on all
of the following:
- Describing how widespread HIV and other STDs 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
- Build the capacity of local education agencies to deliver skill-based HIV
prevention and sexual health instruction.
- Offer Web-based opportunities for district health education teachers to
increase knowledge and skills in delivering comprehensive sexuality education.
- Provide follow-up resources and ongoing technical assistance to health
education teachers in targeted districts as identified by state and local health data.
Status
|
Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education
teacher received professional development during the two years before the survey on
four key HIV prevention topics
Table [pdf 4.2M]
| Map† [ppt] |
Nevada 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
- Conduct a Leadership Symposium for district supervisors and school nurses
in collaboration with the State Health Division and the Public Health Foundation.
- Heighten awareness of HIV policies and compliance practices as identified
by School Health Profiles.
- Establish local plans for periodic review and monitoring of policy content,
implementation, and evaluation as it applies to state mandates, regulations, and
revised health standards.
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, protection from discrimination,
and confidentiality
Table [pdf 4.2M]
| Map† [ppt] |
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† The complete PowerPoint and PDF documents are found
here. The PowerPoint documents range in size from 200-230K.
