NCJ Number
161199
Date Published
1995
Length
239 pages
Annotation
Intended for use with the children and youth in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, this manual presents a curriculum for AIDS prevention among youth in three age groups: 6-9 years, 10-13 years, and 14-17 years.
Abstract
The curriculum is designed for delivery by a prevention team that consists of a staff facilitator certified as an American Red Cross HIV/AIDS instructor, youth peer leaders, and community volunteers as assistants. The program includes age-appropriate participatory learning activities. It emphasizes sexual abstinence, not using drugs, and not sharing needles as the most effective ways to prevent HIV infection. The program provides youth people with information on the benefits of postponing sexual intercourse and not using drugs along with opportunities to practice the skills needed to say no to risk-taking behaviors. The units are designed to increase participants' knowledge about the transmission and prevention of HIV and AIDS, help participants examine personal risk behaviors and choices of behavior related to health, help participants develop the skills needed to practice and maintain healthy behaviors that will eliminate or reduce the risk of contracting HIV, and increasing participants' comfort in being around people infected with HIV or AIDS. Guidelines for each unit; group and individual activities; activity sheets; and appended background information, glossary, and related materials