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Newark Public School District*

HIV Program Manager—Position currently vacant
 

 
Healthy KidsThe Newark Public School District receives funding from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide HIV prevention education. The goals of the Newark Public School District’s HIV prevention education program include providing high-quality, developmentally-appropriate HIV prevention instruction for all middle school students and expanding the pilot Teen Prevention Education Program (Teen PEP) to support HIV prevention education in all high schools.

Newark's Program In Action

Providing HIV Prevention Education

  • Developing HIV prevention education lessons for students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
     
  • Designing and piloting curriculum-based professional development workshops and in-school support for middle school physical education/health teachers, school support staff, and district physical education/health education supervisory staff.
     
  • Selecting Teen PEP peer educators and conducting training sessions for Teen PEP teachers and advisors.

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Page last reviewed: March 4, 2008
Page last modified: June 4, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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