HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Oklahoma 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 eight regional workshops on the Making Proud Choices curricula.
- Revise and distribute the Oklahoma HIV/AIDS prevention policy.
- Work with the HIV review panel to select and approve curricula and teacher
materials specifically designed for upper elementary students.
Oklahoma 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
- Facilitate new partnerships between local school districts and community organizations.
- Research and compare data on 10 counties in Oklahoma with high HIV, STD, and teen birth rates.
- Provide intense technical assistance and professional development to schools within counties with high HIV, STD, and teen birth rates.
- Develop individualized action plans for schools and communities to serve youth at high
risk for HIV, STDs, and teen pregnancy collaboratively.
Oklahoma 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
- Hold two webinars to provide professional development for teachers and other
school personnel on HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Develop and train a cadre of school staff that will provide professional
development for school personnel on HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention.
- Provide eight regional workshops on the Making Proud Choices curricula.
- Use Youth Risk Behavior Survey and School Health Profiles results to determine
the needs of Oklahoma schools while incorporating curriculum and best practices for
interventions.
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