Health and Fitness Classes * Sexual Health Unit Topics

Note to parents: If you’d like to preview the entire curriculum, you are welcome to visit PHS’s main office to see the entirety of the Powerpoint presentation slides located in a binder.

Presentation 1: Male and Female Reproductive Systems

· How they work, pathway of sperm and egg

· Terms of the systems

· Problems of the Reproductive System

· How to stay healthy

· Basics of the menstrual cycle

· How life begins

· How a baby develops

Presentation 2: Building Responsible Relationships

· Why Healthy Relationships Are Important

· Reasons for Dating

· Why some choose not to date

· Benefits of Dating

· Possible Problems of Dating

· Dating Violence

· Strategies for Preventing Date Rape

· Suggestions for Dating

· Appropriate Dating Behavior

Presentation 3: Benefits of Abstinence

• Avoiding Sexual Contact
• Physical, Social, and Emotional Benefits of Abstinence
• Coping with Peer Pressure
• Using Refusal Skills
• Setting Personal Limits
• Nonverbal Refusal Skills
• Protective Factors and Risky Situations
• Nonsexual ways to show someone you care

Presentation 4: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• How STDs Spread
• Mistaken Ideas
• Things you can do to protect yourself (We use an abstinence based curriculum.)
• STDs Caused by Bacteria: chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), gonorrhea, and syphilis
• STDs Caused by Viruses: human papilloma virus (HPV), genital herpes, hepatitis, human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)
• STDs Caused by Parasites: pubic lice, scabies, and trichomoniasis
• Being responsible about STDs

Presentation 5: HIV and AIDS Prevention

• Statistics
• How HIV infects the body
• The Process of HIV
• Phases of HIV and AIDS
• Preventing HIV/AIDS: Eliminating the Risks
• Testing for HIV
• Treating HIV and AIDS
• Available Resources