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Promoting Parent Engagement in Schools to Prevent HIV and other STDs Among Teens: Information for State and Local Education Agencies

This information sheet discusses parent engagement in schools, which it defines as parents and school staff working together to support and improve the learning, development, and health of children and adolescents. It also discusses ways in way engagement can occur, what research shows, and types of engagement.

HIV Among U.S. Youth 2016

This infographic illustrates the status of HIV among American youth. It states that youth make up six percent of the people living with HIV in the United States. It also states that schools have direct contact with 50 million youth and that they play an important role in guiding youth to make healthy choices.

Effective HIV and STD Prevention Programs for Youth: A Summary of Scientific Evidence

This information sheet discusses the importance of bringing HIV and STD prevention programs into schools so adolescents can make healthy choices. It also provides information on CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). Topics include: Effective HIV/STD Prevention Education Programs; Youth Asset-Development Programs; CDC's Ongoing Efforts to Identify and Implement Effective HIV/STD Prevention Programs for Youth.

Bringing High-Quality HIV and STD Prevention to Youth in Schools: CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health

This information sheet discusses the importance of bringing HIV and STD prevention programs into schools so adolescents can make healthy choices. It also provides information on CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). Topics include: schools play a critical role in HIV and STD prevention; prevention programs can reduce risk behaviors; DASH promotes effective prevention through schools; National HIV/AIDS Strategy; and Dash's programs are data driven and evidence based.

Sexually Transmitted Infections among Young Americans

This infographic, in the form of an information sheet, highlights the impact, causes, and consequences of STDs among young people – and what they can do to protect themselves. While STDs affect individuals of all ages, STDs take a particularly heavy toll on young people. CDC estimates that youth ages 15-24 make up just more than 25 percent of the sexually active population, but account for half of the 20 million new STIs that occur in the United States each year. The infographic provides statistics on gonorrhea, chlamydia, HPV, genital herpes, HIV, and syphilis.