HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Prevention |
The Cherokee Nation 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
- Review key content areas required by high schools located in the
Cherokee Nation.
- Develop a set of best-practice recommendations and guidelines for
high schools located in the Cherokee Nation.
- Construct and assist with implementation of strategic action plans
for each high school located in the Cherokee Nation.
The Cherokee Nation 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:
- Efficacy of condoms, that is, how well condoms
work and do not work.
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The importance of using condoms consistently and
correctly.
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How to correctly use a condom.
Activities
- Review condom education components practiced by high schools located
in the Cherokee Nation.
- Provide technical assistance and follow-up support in the
implementation of strategic action plans that includes condom use in all
high schools located in the Cherokee Nation.
- Include condom use in the strategic action plans developed for each
site.
- Assist with implementation of strategic action plans for each
school.
The Cherokee Nation 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:
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Describing how
widespread HIV and other STD infections are and the consequences of
these infections.
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Understanding the
modes of transmission and effective prevention strategies for HIV and
other STDs.
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Identifying
populations of youth who are at high risk of being infected with HIV and
other STDs.
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Implementing
health education strategies using prevention messages that are likely to
be effective in reaching youth.
Activities
- Develop a cadre of trainers among Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health
Services staff that can provide training, technical assistance, and
consultation to health education teachers.
- Recruit partner schools to participate in professional development
opportunities and identify lead health education teachers. Lead health
educators will receive targeted professional development and technical
assistance.
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