Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) receives funds through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/DASH). These funds allow DPI to provide educational resources, technical assistance, and staff development opportunities for the development and promotion of youth (PreK-12) prevention education programs, with an emphasis on preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For example, DPI provides technical assistance to urban school districts to support staff development activities to increase the knowledge and skills of school staff in curriculum development, classroom instruction, and student assessment in the areas of HIV/STI/pregnancy prevention and human growth and development. Other projects include the development of educational resources, like Human Growth and Development: A resource packet to assist school districts in program development, implementation, and evaluation and the resource directory Youth and HIV/AIDS: Resources for Educators, Policymakers, and Parents 2006-2007, and it's 2008 addendum.
Building Skills for Health Literacy: Human Sexuality
This technical assistance document presents a step-by-step approach to teaching and assessing for the skills of the health education standards as they relate to human sexuality. Skill-based instruction and assessment are critical to helping youth build the skills necessary to access accurate information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively and succeed in managing their own health. By shifting the emphasis from knowing health facts to developing health skills, teachers are provided a more complete and authentic picture of student achievement and allow the students to play an active role in their learning. This resource is only available in hard copy; please contact Jackie Brashi at 608-266-4447 or email Jackie to request a copy.
Sexual Behavior and Wisconsin Students 2007 Fact Sheet
Sexual Behavior and Wisconsin Students is a fact sheet created by the Department of Public Instruction in collaboration with the Department of Health and Family Services. It summarizes the current state of sexual risk behaviors among youth, what is being done in school health to address these issues, and what key strategies can be used to strengthen programs. The fact sheet can be used to communicate the need for prevention programs, highlighting disparities, and offers ideas for multi-strategy approaches that address the comprehensive needs of youth.
Educators, Resource Center for Youth Sexual Risk Behavior Prevention
The DPI Educators' Resource Center provides access to resources (information, worksheets, links) that can help to facilitate effective youth sexual risk behavior prevention programming in Wisconsin's schools and communities. The site is designed to serve staff from Wisconsin schools, community-based organizations, and government agencies, as well as others in Wisconsin who are working to prevent youth sexual risk-taking and its health consequences.
School HIV/AIDS Policy Tool Kit
This 94-page document provides background information on HIV/AIDS, tools for
districts to assess current policies and procedures, and guidance for
school districts to develop or enhance policies and procedures related to
HIV/AIDS.
Wisconsin Adolescent Sexual Health (WASH) Listserv
The WASH listserv was designed to increase communication among schools, community-based agencies, and other organizations working within sexual health. The listserv is used to share
resources, current research and event announcements to professionals statewide. If interested in signing up for the listserv, please contact Jay Albertson at jalbertson@hcet.org.
National Health Education Standards
The National Health Education Standards (NHES) were developed to establish, promote, and support health-enhancing behaviors for students in all grade levels—from pre-K through Grade 12. The NHES provide a framework for teachers, administrators, and policy makers in designing or selecting curricula, allocating instructional resources, and assessing student achievement and progress. Importantly, the standards provide students, families, and communities with concrete expectations for health education.
Healthy Social and Emotional Climate Trainings
The HIV Program collaborates with Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools to provide workshops to help educators understand, assess, and improve school climate and safety for all youth,
especially those who identify as LGBTQ. These workshops will be coordinated through the 12 Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESA), please contact your WATODEN facilitator to
express interest.
Wisconsin Resources
Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program
The Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program is the lead agency in Wisconsin government responsible for coordinating the state's public health response to the AIDS/HIV epidemic. This web site contains information on surveillance and epidemiologic investigation, HIV counseling and testing services, HIV prevention education and risk reduction, life-care services, and early intervention.
The Wisconsin HIV/STD/Hepatitis C Information & Referral Center
The Wisconsin HIV, STD, and Hepatitis C Information & Referral Center (IRC) provides information on the prevention, transmission, and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted
diseases (STD), and hepatitis. The Information Center also includes a library of prevention materials. Inquiries about available resources can be made by: visiting in person at 820
N. Plankinton Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203 Mon-Thu: 10-6, Fri: 10-5; by calling (800) 359-9272; or by email at irc-wisconsin@arcw.org.
HIV/AIDS/STD Internet Web Sites
The following national and state web sites are sources of current information and technical assistance to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive HIV/STI prevention education programs for school-age youth. Some of these sites may contain
prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. The views, opinions, and statements contained in these web sites are not necessarily those of the DPI.
AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS)
AEGIS is a comprehensive HIV knowledge base which includes AIDS Daily News Summaries, reprints of articles from select national and metropolitan newspapers, a database search engine linked to the National Library of Medicine, select conference summaries and conference calendars," how-to" papers written for persons newly diagnosed or living with HIV infection, and comprehensive links to HIV-related sites.
Advocates for Youth
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. The organization provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving professionals, policy makers, youth activists, and the media.
CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health
The Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) seeks to prevent the most
serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents, and young adults, including HIV/AIDS. This web site contains information on surveillance activities, such as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and School Health Education Profile, guidance on effective school health programs, and other important information on adolescent and school health.
CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
The NCHSTP division is responsible for HIV/AIDS prevention. This site offers a range of basic information on topics ranging from prevention and vaccine research to funding opportunities.
CDC National HIV Testing Resources
This site offers basic information on HIV infection and a searchable database of HIV testing sites nationwide.
CDC National Prevention Information Network
NPIN provides information about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STI), and tuberculosis (TB) to people and organizations working in prevention, health care, research, and support services. All of NPIN's services are designed to facilitate the sharing of
information about education, prevention, published materials, and research findings and news about HIV/AIDS-, STI-, and TB-related trends.
HIV InSite
The web site includes medical information, prevention education materials, social policy information (including legislation), community and research resources, state-by-state information about HIV/AIDS, and so forth.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
(HIV/AIDS Program)
The Foundation's work in HIV/AIDS focuses on informing the national policy discussion about the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the context of a changing treatment environment and health-care delivery and financing system. Their work focuses on issues of health-care coverage, financing, access to care, and prevention, particularly for those increasingly impacted by the epidemic including women, people of color, and young people.
Know HIV/AIDS
Viacom and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation have created a media campaign to eradicate ignorance about HIV/AIDS. The multi-year initiative encompasses the creation and dissemination of information about HIV and its prevention through television, radio, outdoor, on-line and print media. This Web site contains information on the media campaign. HIV/AIDS pandemic, HIV prevention and testing, national resources, and ideas on how to get involved in HIV/AIDS related efforts.
Mother's Voice
Mother's Voice is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes parents as educators and advocates for HIV prevention as well as expanded research and better medical treatments. It is a support and advocacy group for mothers promoting resources for HIV prevention and care
and treatment programs.
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)
SIECUS is a national nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural part of every individual and advocates for the right individuals to have accurate information to make responsible sexual choices.
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