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46 Oregon AGSATF
Prevention Toolkit
Oregon Comprehensive Sexuality Education: STDs
Oregon’s Health Education Standards are designed to promote healthy, safe, violence-free communities for all people. This
includes
OREGON
promoting
COMPREHENSIVE
concepts and fostering
SEXUALITY
skills for healthy
EDUCATION:
individuals and healthy
STDS
relationships
AND STIS
in age-appropriate ways.
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they serve as a
useful template for all prevention efforts.
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
HS
Explain that it is important to stay away from potentially
unsafe body fluids and objects.
Describe ways to prevent communicable and noncommunicable
disease (including HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis B/C).
Recognize that abstinence is the most effective method of
protection from STD/HIV and pregnancy.
Recognize that HIV/STDs can be spread through sexual contact.
Explain how HIV and STDs can be spread through sexual contact
with someone who has HIV/STD.
Describe the importance of getting tested for HIV and other
STDs when people are sexually active.
Identify myths and facts of how STDs are transmitted and
not transmitted.
Describe medically-accurate information about STDs and HIV
transmission and prevention.
Practice effective communication skills about STD and HIV
prevention, testing and disclosure of status.
Advocate for personal health practices that prevent the spread
of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C.
Advocate for informed personal decision-making around sexual
activity related to reproduction and preventing STD/STI's.
Access medically-accurate info. about STDs/HIV transmission
and prevention, including local testing and treatment services.
Develop a plan to eliminate or reduce risk for STDs, including
HIV.
Discuss the importance of treating people with HIV or other
STDs with respect.
Describe laws related to sexual health care services, including
confidential testing/treatment; and disclosure of STD status.
Demonstrate skills to communicate decisions about whether or
when to engage in sexual behaviors, and to practice safer sex,
including STD/HIV prevention, testing, and disclosure of status.
Explain individual responsibility for testing and informing
partners about STDs and HIV status.
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