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Instructional and Professional Resources

Proven Effective Curricula

Tool to Assess the Characteristics of Effective Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs (PDF) - Douglas Kirby, Lori Rolleri, and Mary Martha Wilson (2007)
Copy That: Guidelines for Replicating Programs to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2006, (PDF) The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

The following is a list of curricula shown to have strong evidence of positive impact (some have "Proven Effective" status). All of these resources may be borrowed from the Coordinated School Health Resource Center. Order numbers appear next to the titles. Visit the Resource Center at http://doehealthlibraries.cites.fsu.edu, or e-mail cshp@fldoe.org.

  • #H2858 Becoming A Responsible Teen **
  • #310628 Focus on Kids **
  • #310019.A-Z Get Real About AIDS (Word, 24KB)
    (This document contains a link to a list of schools in Florida with access to Discovery Health Connection.)
  • #312455 Making a Difference: An Abstinence Based Approach to Prevention of STDs, HIV and Teen Pregnancy
  • #312611 Making Proud Choices: A Safer-Sex Approach to HIV/AIDS and Teen Pregnancy Prevention (Be Proud! Be Responsible! Series) **
  • #H2711 Reducing the Risk
  • #H3013 Safer Choices
** Primary focus is on minority youth

District-Developed Human Sexuality Curricula

Reports

Definitions of Abstinence-Based, Abstinence-Only, Abstinence-Only Until Marriage, and Comprehensive Human Sexuality Programs (Word, 41KB)

Emerging Answers (2007): Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Douglas Kirby (2007)
Emerging Answers is a comprehensive review of evaluation research that offers practitioners and policymakers information concerning programs that work to prevent teen pregnancy. A summary of the report and purchasing information is available online.

Sexual Risk & Protective Factors: Factors Affecting Teen Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, Childbearing and Sexually Transmitted Disease – Which Are Important? Which Can You Change? Doug Kirby, PhD (2007).

School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth (PDF)

Reports from the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of HIV/AIDS:

  • Organizing to Survive: The HIV/AIDS Crisis Among Florida’s Women
  • Out in the Open: The Continuing Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Florida’s Men Who Have Sex with Men
  • Silence is Death: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS in Florida’s Black Communities

Prevention Education for Special Populations

Prevention Resources for Parents

Free Poster

Everybody's Not Doin' It: Sex is Risky (Warehouse #312415 (ENG) or #312415.B (SP))
  • Target Population: 6-12
  • Content Area: HIV/sexuality

Free of charge within the state of Florida. Please contact the Coordinated School Health Program Office at .

We will need your name, mailing address, phone number, and the quantity requested. This poster sends the message that sensible young people can abstain from sexual activity because of the many risk factors involved.

  • English Version (#312415.A)
  • Spanish Version (#312415.B)

Bookmark on Teen Pregnancy (Ten Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy):

Loan Materials for K-12 Instruction

For a listing of all sex education materials in our resource center, visit the website http://doehealthlibraries.cites.fsu.edu

  1. Click on “Coordinated School Health”
  2. Click on “Advanced Search”
  3. Scroll to “Subject” window
  4. Highlight “Sex Education”
  5. Click on “Search”
  6. Review the titles (click on “View Full Record” to see a complete description)
  7. To print a list of titles, check the boxes of the items you want on your list, then click the “Print” icon.
  8. To print a list of titles with complete descriptions:
    1. Check the boxes of the items you want
    2. Click the “Save to File” icon
    3. Click the “Download Type” arrow and highlight “Detailed View”
    4. Click on “Download” and open or save to the file on your desktop
    5. Print the file from there.
  9. To order materials, please go the “Home” page and login