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HIV & Sexuality Education Program

Hiv STD Graphic3. HIV & Sexuality Education Program

A. Program Description
Arizona receives funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent
and School Health (DASH) to provide HIV prevention education and conduct the Youth Risk
Behavior Survey (YRBS). The HIV/STD Prevention & Sexuality Education program is committed
to providing the resources and best practices that promote positive youth development
in preparing youth to make responsible and informed decisions about their health.
CDC/DASH-funded education agencies are helping schools prevent sexual risk behaviors
that result in HIV infection, especially among youth who are at highest risk.The goals of this program are as follows:
i. Implement continuous improvement through strategic planning,
monitoring, and evaluation
ii. Sustain an informative messaging campaign that focuses on HIV/STD prevention and sexual health education and promotes coordinated school health in Arizona
iii. Provide medically accurate, evidence-based and developmentally appropriate HIV/STD prevention and sexual health education
iv. Assess and report Arizona trends in school health education and adolescents’ self-reported risk taking behaviors
v. Provide family and community members with the training needed to communicate effectively
with youth about HIV/STD, teen pregnancy prevention and other sensitive issues.
B. On-site Curriculum Trainings
The Arizona Department of Education has assembled a cadre of trainers to provide a one-day, on-site curriculum training for school personnel. Schools can arrange for educators to be trained in either Making A Difference!
(grades 6-9) or Reducing the Risk (grades 9-12). Both curricula are research-based and emphasize abstinence, personal-limit setting, and refusal skills. Curricula can be tailored to focus on sex education or HIV prevention. These trainings are designed for educators who have a basic understanding of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. There is no cost to the district for the curriculum materials and training, but trainings require a minimum of 10 participants who will implement the curriculum within a year.
i. For more information about the curricula, access the “Research-Based HIV Prevention Curricula Chart” click here PDF.
ii. To schedule an on-site curriculum training, access the Sex Education/ HIV Prevention Curriculum Training Form click here Sex Education/HIV Prevention Curriculum Training Request Form.
C. Training – Essential Skills and Practice: Developmentally Appropriate Sexual Health/HIV Prevention Education
Contact Information:
Davidson Riggs
(602) 542-8730
Program Specialist