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HIV/AIDS Education: Preventing Infection & Promoting Health

This program educates 5th-grade students on HIV/AIDS, focusing on transmission, prevention, and dispelling myths. Lessons also cover growth and development changes during childhood and adolescence.

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HIV/AIDS Education: Preventing Infection & Promoting Health

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  1. BASD Elementary Health EducationHuman Growth and Development HIV and AIDS Education5th Grade

  2. Melissa Woodard, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer • Lucie Bergeyova, K-12 Lead Teacher (HPE & FCS ) • Mike Miltenberger, Elementary Health and P.E. teacher

  3. State Requirements • Instruction regarding the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and/or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) shall be given for primary, intermediate, middle school and high school education. • The program of instruction shall include information about the nature of the disease, treatments and cures, the ways the disease is transmitted and how infection can be prevented. • Programs shall stress abstinence as the only completely reliable means of preventing transmission, including abstinence from sexual activity, illegal drug use and other communicable activities.

  4. State Requirements Continued • A school district shall excuse a pupil from HIV/AIDS instruction when the instruction conflicts with the religious beliefs or principles of the pupil or parent and when excusal is requested in writing.

  5. PA State Standards • 10.1.6 A. Describe growth and development changes that occur between childhood and adolescence and identify factors that can influence these changes. • 10.1.6 B Identify and describe the structure and function of the major body systems. • Nervous • Muscular • Integumentary • Urinary • Endocrine • Reproductive • Immune

  6. Growth and Development lessons • Classes are split by gender • Brief discussion about what they are going to see • Watch the gender specific video, as they watch the students write down any questions they have • I collect the questions and we go through them and talk about it • If questions are not appropriate, I do not read them, if someone asks a question that is not appropriate I ask them to talk to someone at home if it is not something I can’t answer

  7. HIV/AIDS Lesson • We begin by discussing the immune system and how it works • Common illnesses and prevention • We define HIV and AIDS and the differences between them • How it is contracted • Blood to Blood contact • Bodily fluids • Sharing needles • Myths about the disease • Universal Precautions

  8. 5th Grade Videos • Growth and Development • https://www.pgschoolprograms.com/Educators • HIV/AIDS • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=04894027-89e6-430e-9645-5e620c1b0146

  9. Dates of Growth and Dev Lessons 2018/2019 Growth and Development Schedule • CES – 9/26/18 • GES – 10/10/18 • BES – 1/9/19 • EES – 1/30/19 • PFES – 2/13/19 • NHUF – 4/3/19 • WES – 4/10/19

  10. Questions?

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