Week 7 Assignment
Assignment: Sexually
Transmitted Infections in High Schools
Sexually transmitted Infections (STIs) are infectious
diseases spread through sexual contact. STIs include, but are not limited to,
gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Consider that approximately 50% of
high school students in the United States have had sexual intercourse, and
approximately 14% of them have had four or more partners (U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, 2010). These high percentages of sexual intercourse
among adolescents increase the risk for STIs among this group. Therefore, the
need for accurate education, instead of what some cultures may deem
appropriate, is paramount.
The World Health Organization (WHO) created the Global
School Health Initiative, in conjunction with international organizations, to
ensure that students receive accurate information and education in an effort to
protect them and help them maintain a healthy lifestyle. The initiative not
only targets students, but also tries to educate staff, parents, and community
members to create a health-promoting school (Preventing HIV/AIDS/STDs, 1999;
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011).
Submit your Assignment by Day 7. For this Assignment, you
develop a health promotion poster to promote healthier lifestyles in an attempt
to prevent STIs among adolescents. This assignment may be used as the
foundation for your comprehensive program due in Week 10. Please review the
Week 10 Assignment for details. Please use your creativity while developing
your assignment. You may use the templates provided for your assignment or you
may create your own. These poster templates may be found in the Course
Information area.
The Assignment (2–3 pages and the health promotion poster)
Create an 8”x10” health promotion poster on your computer
directed at high school students.
Focus on either the risk factors of sexually transmitted
infections or the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
Create a 2- to 3-page narrative describing your health
promotion campaign.
Include in your descriptive narrative the risk factors of
sexually transmitted infections or the prevention of sexually transmitted
infections.
Use appropriate APA references at the bottom of your
narrative.
