Schools

This fact sheet shows the effectiveness of school health programs and connectedness strategies in reducing negative health behaviors among youth.

Information sheet that explains the importance of HIV testing among adolescents.

The teen-SPARC Excel tool is designed to help public health jurisdictions and other entities explore the potential impact of behavior change on reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the sexually active high-school-attending adolescent population.

Workshop that provides school staff with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to make schools safe and supportive for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students.

This video outlines CDC’s recommended approach to school health to reduce risk behaviors and improve academic performance.

IKnowUShould2 is a media campaign, started in 2012, targeted at Philadelphia youth ages 13-24. The campaign aims to improve adolescent knowledge and testing behaviors for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV

Success story of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)’s Healthy Oakland Teens Program, that implemented a successful campaign to ensure all 6th, 7th, and 9th graders in their district receive evidence-informed sexual health education.

Using data from the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth, this report updates nationally representative estimates and trends for HIV testing among the U.S. household population aged 15-44. Patterns of reported HIV testing in 2011-2013 are shown by age, race and Hispanic origin, education, and selected sexual behaviors that may be related to an elevated risk of HIV infection.