CDC’s Adolescent and School Health Program Protecting our Nation’s Youth from HIV, STDs and Pregnancy

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School Health Programs are Effective

CDC’s Youth HIV, STD & Pregnancy Prevention Program:
  • Develops linkages between education and public health
  • Delivers Quality Health Education
  • Creates systems to link students to Health Services
  • Establishes Safe and Supportive School Environments
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U.S. Map showing locations of CDC funded Local Education Agencies, which are: Albuquerque Public Schools (NM), Boston Public Schools (MA), Chicago Board of Education (IL), Cleveland, Municipal School District (OH), District of Columbia Public Schools (DC), District School Board of Pasco County (FL), Duval County Public Schools (FL), Eaton Regional Education Service Agency (MI), Fort Worth Independent School District (TX), Gaston County Schools (NC), Genesee Intermediate School District (MI), Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL), Houston Independent School District (TX), Los Angeles Unified School District (CA), Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (TN), Newark Public Schools (NJ), New York City Department of Education (NY), Oakland Unified School District (CA), Portland Public Schools (OR), San Diego Unified School District (CA), San Francisco Unified School District (CA), School Board of Broward County (FL), School Board of Orange County (FL), School Board of Palm Beach County (FL), School District of Philadelphia (PA), Seattle Public Schools (WA), Shelby County Board of Education (TN), Spartanburg County School District No. 7 (SC)
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For less than $10 per student, CDC programs demonstrate improvements in behaviors and experiences that put students at risk for HIV, STD and pregnancy.

CDC Support Increases Implementation of Effective Interventions

From 2014 to 2018, CDC funded school districts reported:

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Increased implementation of quality Sexual Health Education to 88% of middle schools and 93% of high schools

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Increased access to key youth friendly Health Services referring over 65,000 students

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Increased Safe and Supportive Environments by expanding student-led inclusive clubs to 76% of schools

Together, increased implementation of these strategies led to reductions in population level sexual risk behaviors

From 2015 to 2017, CDC funded school districts saw statistically significant declines in the percentage of students who:

every had sex
were currently sexually active
had four or more lifetime sexual partners

CDC’s Approach Improves Protective Factors and Health Outcomes

Well-implemented school connectedness strategies impact more than just sexual behaviors.

From 2014 to 2018, CDC funded districts implemented four key school connectedness strategies that led to declines in negative health behaviors and experiences among students.

School connectedness interventions:
  • Family/community mentoring programs
  • Service learning opportunities
  • Student-led clubs to provide safe spaces
  • Professional development for educators on classroom management
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Most Students Do Not Have Access to Effective School-based interventions

CDC Support only reaches about 8% of the 26 million middle and high school students nationwide.

Most schools are not teaching 11 key HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention topics in a required course during middle and high school

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Most schools do not provide students with on-site services or referrals to health care providers for 7 key sexual health services

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Most schools do not have a student-led inclusive club

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Page last reviewed: June 4, 2019
Content source: Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention