Positive Prevention: HIV/STD Prevention Education for America's Youth

CHL is excited to announce the offering of a training on the American Red Cross curriculum entitled Postive Prevention: HIV/STD Prevention Education for America’s Youth. Developed with input from hundreds of secondary teachers in urban, suburban and rural settings, the curriculum is composed of six teacher and student-friendly lessons, pre and post tests, Family Home Assignments, masters for overhead transparencies and student activity cards, and a CD with STD pictures, parent and student materials. The curriculum has been piloted in classrooms by trainers in Vermont. It is extremely easy to implement and very well received by students. It covers basic protective messages including abstinence and postponing sexual intercourse and abstinence from using drugs and not sharing injection drug equipment.
Topics include: – Sterotypes and Myths Regarding Persons with HIV/AIDS – The HIV/AIDS Pandemic,Effects on the Human Body, Transmission Myths and Facts – Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Recognizing and Reducing Risks, Condom Success/Fairlure Rate – Refuting Peer Pressure – HIV Antibody and STD Testing, Community Resources.