AIDS IS A
DISEASE

AIDS IS PREVENTABLE

AIDS AFFECTS
US ALL

AIDS HELP
IS AVAILABLE

KINDER-
GARTEN

• Describe the difference between being sick and being well.
• Understand that some diseases are "caught" and some are not "caught."

• Identify and practice healthy behaviors that reduce the chance of becoming sick

• Recognize that people need friends both when they are well and when they are sick.

• Identify health helpers.

FIRST
GRADE

• Identify common infectious and non-infectious diseases.
• Describe how common communicable diseases are usually spread.

• Identify and practice healthy behaviors that reduce the spread of infectious diseases.

• Describe how family members show care and help one another during times of illness.

• Explain why immunizations are given before entering school.

SECOND
GRADE

• Understand that communicable diseases are spread from one person to another in a chain effect.

• Explain how good health habits prevent disease.
• Understand personal responsibility in the prevention and control of disease.

• Recognize death as a natural step in the life of animals and humans.
• Recognize the need to express emotions about death and loss to friends and family.

• List local health resources including the health department and licensed professionals.

THIRD
GRADE

• Understand that some diseases are caused by microorganisms including viruses and bacteria.
• Understand that the immune system helps protect the body from disease.

• Identify infectious diseases that have been controlled.
• Identify personal actions necessary for continued control of these diseases.

• Understand the effect of an epidemic on a community.

• Understand that scientists all over the world are trying to find new treatments for diseases caused by microorganisms.

FOURTH
GRADE

• Identify AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) as a disease that is difficult to get.
• Explain how the AIDS virus infects key parts of the body’s immune system.

• Understand personal responsibility in seeking accurate health information.
• Discuss the routes of transmission of the AIDS virus.

• Discuss how lack of accurate information leads to anxiety, uncertainty, and fear.

• Identify local resources which provide accurate information about AIDS.

FIFTH
GRADE

• Explain the structure and function of the reproductive system.

• Discuss the importance of making responsible decisions that promote good health.

• Explain the importance of taking responsibility for oneself and others.
• Explain the importance of self-respect.

• Discuss state resources which provide accurate information about AIDS.

SIXTH
GRADE

• Understand the modes of transmission of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases).

• Review and practice decision making skills.

• Discuss the abuse of alcohol and drugs as it affects behavior.

• Understand the role of the local and state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control in health promotion and disease control

SEVENTH
GRADE

• Review in detail the immune system and the effects of HIV on it.

• Explain the routes of transmission of HIV.
• Discuss those behaviors which put individuals at high risk for getting HIV infection.

• Examine the consequences that acquiring HIV has on an individual, family, and community.

• Review local resources available for AIDS information.

EIGHTH
GRADE

• Compare infectious and non-infectious diseases.
• Analyze the routes of infection of common infections including HIV.

• Analyze risk behaviors and relate them to the chain of infection.
• Discuss ways the HIV chain of infection can be broken.

• Analyze public reaction to persons with AIDS and identify reasonable and unreasonable reactions.
• Examine the consequences of choosing unhealthy behaviors on the individual, family and community.

• Discuss the responsibility of the media in giving accurate information about AIDS.

NINTH
THROUGH
TWELFTH

• Identify and list the causes, routes of transmission, and symptoms of AIDS and other STDs.
• Describe the phases of HIV infection.
• Explain how a healthy immune system functions and what happens when the immune system is infected by HIV.
• Apply information concerning HIV and AIDS to the communicable disease chain.

• Understand the importance of abstaining from sexual activity until a mutually monogamous relationship is established.
• Understand the importance of abstaining from drug use.
• Identify behaviors that reduce the risk of HIV infection.
• Review and practice decision-making skills.

• Distinguish facts, myths, opinions, and unknowns relating to HIV and AIDS.
• Examine ethical issues related to AIDS:
  1. right to know vs. confidentiality
  2. testing
  3. discrimination.
     
• Examine the physical, emotional, and family needs of people with AIDS and the financial costs of caring for them.
• Demonstrate ways to show caring for a person with AIDS.

• Compare health and health-related organizations which provide AIDS information for individuals and groups.
  1. health department
  2. family physician
  3. Counseling services
  4. self-help groups
  5. social service support
  6. testing programs
  7. substance abuse treatment programs
  8. mental health services
  9. Religious organizations
  10. hot lines
  11. hospital
      
• Consider how each AIDS related resource fulfills a responsibility, where there are omissions or overlaps and what remains to be done.
• Discuss the issues related to the financial impact of AIDS on individuals, families, and societies.

PRINCIPLE

LESSONS

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #1

• Identify reasons that AIDS is an epidemic
• Identify ways HIV can/cannot be transmitted
• Identify ways-such as abstinence-to reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV
• Describe the difference between HIV & AIDS
  

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #2

• Identify helping resources:
  • Within the school
  • Within the state
  • Within the community
  • National level

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #3

• Identify potentially troublesome situations in which they'd want to exercise self-control
• Understand vulnerability to HIV infection
• Assess their own vulnerability for becoming infected
• Learn/practice Negotiation, Refusal, & Assertive Communication Skills

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #4

• Attitudes & Beliefs about HIV/AIDS
• Identify social issues relating to AIDS in the community
• Understanding your values

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #5

• Use Assertive Communication Skills to stick to their limits, have fun, & keep their friends
• Use Negotiation & Refusal Skills to stick to their limits, have fun, & keep their friends
• Determine effective content & format of messages about AIDS to other students
• Communicate effective messages to students in school about ways to avoid HIV infection.

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #6

• Apply the knowledge they've learned about HIV/AIDS in a practical situation
• Implement a plan to continue using refusal/negotiation/assertive communication skills.
• Use refusal/negotiation/assertive communication skills to stick to their limits, have fun, & keep their friends.

HEALTH EDUCATION PRINCIPLE #7

• Communicate effective messages to family & others about ways to avoid HIV infection
• Empathize with people with AIDS
• Identify social issues relating to AIDS & the community
• Commit to help others to reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV