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Ohio HIV Prevention & Coordinated School Health
HIV Prevention Guidelines for Ohio Schools
The Ohio Department of Education is working with the University of Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center to create HIV Prevention Guidelines for Ohio Schools. The Guidelines will address HIV prevention through the coordinated school health lens and include an implementation toolkit to help school districts plan and implement evidence-based curricula, programs and services that are age appropriate, cultural relevant and sustainable.
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
In 2002, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD)
adopted a Comprehensive Health Plan based on two national
models – the Surgeon General’s Healthy People 2010 and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Comprehensive School Health Program. Developed
with broad community support and involvement, the plan was intended to “improve the health and
well-being of the District’s students, families, and staff” (CMSD, 2006). It includes four goals focused on
responsible sexual behavior among students:
1. Prevention of school-age parenthood;
2. Support for pregnant and parenting school-age students;
3. Prevention of the transmission of STDs, including HIV/AIDS, to students; and
4. Support for students living with STDs, including HIV/AIDS.
The Responsible Sexual Behavior Initiative, which was implemented in the Cleveland
Metropolitan School District (CMSD) beginning in the Fall of 2006, aims to provide comprehensive sexuality education to all students from kindergarten through twelfth grade within the school district.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Bridget L. DeCrane, MLIS
Education Consultant, Wellness Programs
Ohio Department of Education
Office (614) 466-9271 Bridget.DeCrane@ode.state.oh.us
