Health Education

• schools
• community-based organizations
• health and human service agencies
• government

These are behavioral science-based trainings in the areas of comprehensive school health programs, adolescent sexuality education, HIV/AIDS prevention, program evaluation and community planning.

Online training

The following are self-study courses, taken at your own schedule, related to HIV prevention.

HIV: Basic Facts for Wisconsin School Staff

HIV: Basic Facts for Wisconsin School Staff is a new online self-study course. The course is designed to provide you with basic information about HIV and the epidemic in Wisconsin – information that we think you will find useful in your professional work with students, as well as personally in your role as a member of a family and your network of friends.

By the end of the 9 unit course we expect you will be able to:

• Explain basic facts about HIV, including biology of HIV, modes of transmission, prevention, testing, diagnosis, and disease progression
• Describe the epidemiology of HIV in Wisconsin with a focus on populations at highest risk
• Describe Wisconsin data on youth risk behaviors and sexual health outcomes
• Access accurate and reliable information about HIV infection.

HIV Prevention Education in Wisconsin Schools

This online self-study course explores HIV prevention education in the context of coordinated school health programs in Wisconsin schools. It encourages cirriculum planners to use data as a basis for decisions about HIV, other STD and pregnancy prevention curricula. In addition. the course encourages use of evidence-based programs and development of skill-based units of instruction for middle-and high-school students.

By the end of the 5 unit course we expect you will be able to:

• Use data to determine goals related to sexual health outcomes and risk behaviors for youth in the community or school.
• Describe opportunities for HIV prevention education within the context of a coordinated school health program.
• Describe characteristics of effective school-based HIV, other STD, and pregnancy prevention programs.
• Describe development of skills/standards based units of instruction.
• Gain experience analyzing a unit of instruction and recommending ways the curriculum and instruction could be enhanced to support the healthy development of middle-and high-school students.

Cost: $60
CEUs: 0.8
To register: Call 608-262-7942 or register online

Also of interest:

• Wisconsin HIV/AIDS Training System
• Wisconsin HIV Community Planning Network
• Cox, Narra Smith, (2006). Human Growth and Development: A Resource Packet to Assist School Districts in Program Development, Implementation, and Assessment; 4th Edition, 2006
• Cox, Narra Smith, (2003). School HIV/AIDS Policy Toolkit
• Tell a friend: Tell a friend or colleague about these programs.

Consultation services:

Available in the following areas. Contact Narra Smith Cox 608-262-2730 or visit our page on on-site training and consultations for more information.

• Community planning for HIV/AIDS prevention
• Comprehensive school health programs
• Comprehensive sexuality education

Related programs of interest:

• See Mental Health section
• See Diversity Issues section
• The Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse

Contact:

Narra Smith Cox 608-262-2730 or 800-442-4617, e-mail: nscox@wisc.edu.