HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
Puerto Rico 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
- Collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention programs and community-based organizations in developing and conducting professional development sessions for teachers in San Juan and Caguas.
- Provide follow-up support, including technical assistance and resources to teachers attending regional trainings.
- Share School Health Profiles data with health educators on the HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention content delivered to students across the island.
Puerto Rico is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that provide parents and families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV prevention, STD prevention, and teen pregnancy prevention:
Activities
- Conduct a needs assessment of parents on communicating with youth on sexual risk behaviors in San Juan and Caguas to determine the areas of greatest need.
- Conduct two professional development trainings for parents on engaging youth in sexual risk behaviors discussions.
- Partner with local community-based organizations to provide resources to parents on how to communicate with youth on sexual risk behaviors.
Puerto Rico 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
- Collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s HIV, STD, and teen pregnancy prevention programs and community-based organizations in developing and conducting professional development sessions for teachers in San Juan and Caguas.
- Promote data from the School Health Profiles to educate key leaders and health educators on policies and practices implemented across the island.
- Provide follow-up support, including technical assistance, and resources to teachers attending regional trainings.
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