10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs Kurt Conklin, MPH, CHES School Health Project Coordinator, SIECUS.

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10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs Kurt Conklin, MPH, CHES School Health Project Coordinator, SIECUS

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs SIECUS Private, non-profit NGO Established 1964 Offices in NYC and DC Funding from: Foundation grants CDC-DASH cooperative agreement (HIV)

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 1.What does state law say about health education and sexual health ed? What is the local school district policy? Do your SEA/LEA/TEA partners know their own laws and policies?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 2.What do you mean when you say “evidence based”, “science based”, or “medically accurate”? How does your SEA/LEA TEA partner define these?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 3.Which media sources cover health/sex ed news in this community? How are the media relations of your SEA/LEA/TEA partner? Is it worth it to ‘go proactive’?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 4.How are you defining “abstinence”? Does your SEA/LEA/TEA partner agree with your definition? When is it okay for abstinence to “end” according to your program vs. the SEA/LEA/TEA?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 5.How are LGBTQ youth and parents addressed in your programs? How are they addressed by your SEA/LEA/TEA partner? What if the focus is “teen pregnancy prevention”?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 6.Have you reassured your LEA/SEA/TEA partner that you understand their limitations? Do they know you don’t expect schools to be the sole change agent? Do you both acknowledge ‘structural change barriers’?

Maps and data from the U.S. DOE

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 7.Are you reading “Education Week”, “Teacher Magazine”, or other on-line publications of the public school world? Are your LEA/SEA/TEA partners? How can you encourage dialogue using these resources?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 8.How are you already engaging parents of children and teens on sexual and reproductive health? Are these parents aware of your plans to work with school personnel? Where can you fit into existing outreach to parents?

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 9.Do you routinely refer to the National Health Education Standards and SIECUS K-12 Guidelines? Does your SEA/LEA/TEA partner? How can these be applied more routinely?

Comprehensive K-12 Originally issued rd Edition (2004) K-12 Guidelines for Sexuality Education

Original National Guidelines Task Force 20 experts on sexuality education/research American Medical Association National Education Association National School Boards Association American School Health Association Planned Parenthood Federation of America US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Purpose of the Guidelines A framework of the key concepts, topics, and messages that all K-12 sexuality education programs would ideally include. The primary goal of sexuality education is a sexually healthy adult.

Original National Guidelines Task Force Indiana University New Jersey Medical School New York University Local School District Representatives St. Louis, Missouri Irvington, New Jersey Westport, Connecticut

SIECUS Guidelines: 6 Key Concepts 1.Human Development 2.Relationships 3.Personal Skills 4.Sexual Behavior 5.Sexual Health 6.Society and Culture

Topics within Concepts Key Concept 1: Human Development – Topic 1 (of 6): Anatomy Key Concept 4: Sexual Behavior – Topic 4 (of 7): Abstinence Key Concept 6: Society and Culture – Topic 7 (of 7): Sexuality and the Arts

10 Questions for Health Departments When Assisting Schools and DOEs 10.Are you familiar with other SIECUS resources that may assist school personnel? How can you address reluctance to use SIECUS materials? Are your partners aware of SIECUS’s CDC-DASH funding?

Helping LEAs and SEAs navigate policy & advocacy SIECUS State Profiles

Helping LEAs and SEAs navigate policy & advocacy SIECUS Community Action Kit

Supporting schools with publications for youth and parents

Helping SEAs and LEAs identify age- appropriate classroom lessons

Sex Ed Library Align lessons with the 4 developmental levels in the SIECUS Guidelines

For more information on SIECUS: Kurt Conklin, MPH, CHES School Health Project Coordinator, SIECUS (212) x322 Thank you!