HIV/AIDS fact sheets for education policymakers.
HIV/AIDS fact sheets for education policymakers.
• What Education Leaders Should Know About HIV and AIDS - Describes the basic facts of HIV; background, differences between HIV and AIDS, HIV transmission and the impact of HIV/AIDS among school-aged youth.
• What Education Leaders Should Know About HIV and AIDS And School-Aged Youth Provides information on why school-aged youth are at risk for HIV/AIDS, lists school-based prevention strategies, and describes potential roles of family and community partners in addressing school-based prevention.
• What Education Leaders Should Know About Forming Partnerships to Prevent Sexual-Risk Behaviors in School-Aged Youth - Describes the collaboration process, examples of potential partners and how top level education officials can support and improve interagency partnerships.
The fact sheets can be downloaded at: Council of Chief State School Officers website. These fact sheets were developed as part of CCSSO's cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For additional information please contact Nora Howley (202) 336-7033 norah@ccsso.org or Stephanie Yun at (202) 336-7038 stephaniey@ccsso.org
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