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AIDS/HIV

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's HIV/AIDS Program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control to support local school districts in providing effective K-12 HIV, STD and pregnancy prevention in the context of comprehensive sexuality education. The HIV/AIDS Program provides training and technical assistance to health coordinators, teachers, nurses, counselors and administrators on a wide range of HIV- and sexuality-related topics. Some of these include: HIV education policies; confidentiality; parental notification; condom availability; how to support HIV-infected students and staff; HIV treatment and prevention updates; targeting students at high risk; program planning, implementation and evaluation; curriculum development; classroom strategies; and building support for HIV and sexuality education programs.

The Program oversees a number of contracts aimed at developing strategies for reaching students at high risk for HIV and to bring HIV-infected speakers into classrooms to share their personal experiences. The Youth AIDS Advisory Panel and AIDS Program Advisory Panel (made up of school personnel, youth and experts in the field of HIV prevention) give input into the Program's planning and activities.

Contact:

Joy Robinson-Lynch, HIV Coordinator
781-338-6331
jrobinson-lynch@doe.mass.edu

HIV/AIDS Related Resources:

CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health
CDC National Prevention Information Network




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