Activities, Lesson Plans & Other Resources to Prevent HIV/AIDS in Young People

Positive Prevention (Regularly Updated)
HIV/STD education for young people grades 7-12.
From Positive Prevention
HIV/AIDS Curriculum (Regularly Updated)
From New York City Department of Education
JournalNet (Regularly Updated)
An online database of over 7,000 journal articles related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
From Advocates for Youth
Talking With Kids About HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
A national initiative to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about sex and HIV/AIDS.
From Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/STD Prevention Lesson Plans (Regularly Updated)
From Advocates for Youth
Activities to Educate Young People About HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
From Avert
Do What Fred Says! (February 6, 2012)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Sex Education Gets Directly to Youths, Via Text (January 5, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tennessee: Meharry Medical College Programs Build Up Teenagers (January 4, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D.C. Students Get a Taste of "Shuga": A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (December 5, 2011)
"Love. Sex. Money. Friendships. Lies. Regrets. Drama. These are the ingredients of Shuga. And it's an addictive mix. MTV International and BET joined forces to host a live bi-coastal broadcast of the drama series Shuga on World AIDS Day."
From The Body
California: Senior Class Project -- Getting Tested for HIV (February 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Virginia: Young Artists Can Combat AIDS and Win Prizes (January 31, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011 Youth Action Institute: C2EA Youth Caucus Seeking Applications Until Feb. 1 (January 12, 2011)
From Campaign to End AIDS
Virginia: Nothing Off-Limits in "Just for Teens" Sessions (December 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Youth Blaze the Trail (Spring/Summer 2010)
Giving props to youth groups that are taking the lead in HIV treatment, prevention, education and activism.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Virginia: Youth Workshops Tackle Tough Topics (May 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Science of HIV (2008)
Assignment Discovery Program, grades 9-12.
From Discovery Channel School
Talk About Sex (PDF) (2005)
From Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
A State-by-State Portrait of Sex Education and Abstinence-Only Programs in the United States (2004)
This in-depth resource includes overviews, statistics and sex-education program listings.
From Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Early Prevention: A Lesson in AIDS in Michigan (June 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century: Talking to Youth About HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
Parent-Child Homework Assignments Designed to Increase Communication About Sexuality (May 18, 2001)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Helping Parents and Caregivers Talk About HIV/AIDS and Sexuality Issues (March 23, 2001)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Walk-Like Activity (2001)
Curriculum for middle school students, an excerpt from the book "EveryBody".
From RAD Educational Program
Pennies Activity (PDF) (2001)
Curriculum for middle school students, an excerpt from the book "EveryBody".
From RAD Educational Program
EveryBody (2001)
This downloadable book contains a research-based curriculum for 5th - 9th grade students about HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevention.
From RAD Educational Program
The Write Stuff (August 1999)
The Whitney Project -- an elementary school pen pal project.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AIDS Ed in the 'Hood: Bronx Teenagers Take Prevention to the Streets (May 19, 1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Village Voice
Right From the Start: Guidelines for Sexuality Issues -- Birth to Five Years (PDF) (1998)
From Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
National Parents & Teacher's Association (PTA) HIV/AIDS Education Planning Guide for PTA Leaders
Detailed guide providing an in-depth presentation of HIV and AIDS, addressing how and why local PTAs should make AIDS education and prevention their concern.
From National Parents & Teacher's Association