Program Guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has funded Program 1807 to improve the health and well-being of our nation’s youth by working with education and health agencies and other organizations to reduce HIV, STDs, unintended teen pregnancy, and related risk behaviors among middle school and high school students. To support this work, CDC developed PS18-1807 Program Guidance. This guidance is based on scientific literature and expert input about what is most likely to be effective in reducing risk for HIV infection and other STDs among adolescents, including 3 strategies: sexual health education (SHE), sexual health services (SHS), and safe and supportive environments (SSE).

Complete Program Guidance document [PDF – 120 pages]

• Cover and Table of Contents [PDF – 5 pages]
• Chapter 1: PS18-1807 Program Guidance Introduction [PDF – 9 pages]
• Chapter 2: Strategy 2A – Sexual Health Education (SHE) [PDF – 29 pages]
• Chapter 3: Strategy 2B – Increasing Access to Sexual Health Services (SHS) [PDF – 22 pages]
• Chapter 4: Strategy 2C – Safe and Supportive Environments (SSE) [PDF – 22 pages]
• Chapter 5: Cross-Cutting Actions [PDF – 17 pages]
• Afterword and Appendices [PDF – 16 pages]