Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)

AND

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 

(AIDS)

 

 

West Virginia Public Schools

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HIV/AIDS/STD Education

West Virginia school law requires public schools to incorporate health education, in grades six through twelve as deemed appropriate by county board, on the prevention, transmission and spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse and the importance of healthy eating and physical activity to maintaining a healthy weight. 

 

Policy 2520.5-Next Generation Health Education 5-12 Content Standards and Objectives iincorporates health education throughout grades five through twelve with emphasis on HIV/AIDS starting in grade six and continuing through grade twelve.

 

Introducing Greater Than AIDSSM, a national movement to mobilize Black Americans in response to AIDS and promote specific calls-to-action to prevent and reduce the further spread of HIV.  Greater Than AIDSSM inspires hope and promotes the possibility of change in the AIDS epidemic facing Black America through the united actions of individuals, families and communities. The campaign stresses six specific actions: being informed; using condoms; getting tested--and treated, as needed; speaking openly; acting with respect; and getting involved.   “We have a stake in one another... what binds us together is GREATER THAN what drives us apart...   if enough people believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every      problem, but we can get something meaningful done...” Barack Obama, December 1, 2006 (World AIDS Day)

 

Evidence-Based Programs:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness to respond to prevention service providers, planners, and others who request science-based interventions that work to prevent HIV transmission.  There are 8 youth scientific-based intervention programs with descriptions of each program listed on the CDC web site.  Please click on the title above to view these programs.  Please visit the Registries of Programs Effective in Reducing Youth Risk Behaviors at http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/AdolescentHealth/registries.htm.

 

National World AIDS Day:

The CDC recognizes December 1st of every year as National World AIDS Day.  Please help bring awareness along with prevention and transmission education to this devestating disease.  In the United States, women in racial/ethnic minority populations are especially vulnerable. In 2003, black and Hispanic women accounted for 25% of all U.S. women but 83% of women with diagnosed AIDS .  Black women were 25 times more likely and Hispanic women six times more likely than white women to have diagnosed AIDS (CDC).

 

National HIV Testing Day is June 27th:

The CDC has named June 27th of every year as National HIV Testing Day(NHTD).

Approximately 1 million persons in the United States are HIV positive, and nearly one quarter of those infected are not aware of their infections.

National HIV Testing Day(NHTD) is an annual campaign coordinated by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage people of all ages to "Take the Test, Take Control."  The purpose of the day is simple: to encourage all people to know their HIV status by getting tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. To find out about testing events around the country, click on the following link… http://www.hivtest.org/press_files/default.cfm. 

Power Points:

HIV/AIDS Training for School Personnel

2011 KidStrong Conferece Session: "Collaborative Approach to Reproductive Health" - Power Point

 

 

 

Funding for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Coordinator is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent School Health(CDC-DASH).