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1Teacher's Guide: HIV and AIDS (Grades 6 to 8)
Each year, more than 3 million people die from AIDS-related illnesses. How much do your students know about HIV and AIDS? The following discussion questions and activities will help your students learn more about HIV and AIDS, how HIV spreads, and how to protect themselves.

2HIV and AIDS
Parents who are well informed about how to prevent HIV and who talk with their kids regularly about healthy behaviors, feelings, and sexuality play an important part in HIV/AIDS prevention.

3Teacher's Guide: HIV and AIDS (Grades 9 to 12)
More than 20 years ago, doctors in the United States identified the first cases of AIDS in San Francisco and New York. Now there are an estimated 42 million people living with HIV or AIDS worldwide, and hundreds of U.S. teens are diagnosed with HIV each year. Your students need to learn about HIV and AIDS and put that learning into practice now.

4HIV and AIDS
There is no cure for AIDS, which is why prevention is so important. Get the facts on HIV/AIDS, as well as how it affects the body and is treated, in this article.

5My Friend Has HIV. How Can I Help?
People who have HIV might feel alone and frightened at times. More than anyone, they need good friends like you to lean on and trust.

6HIV Testing Resources
Often the only way to know if someone is infected with HIV is through testing. Here are the facts on what's involved in getting tested — and who should get tested for HIV and why.

7Can You Get HIV From Having Sex With Someone Who Has AIDS?
Find out what the experts have to say.

8Can Someone Get HIV Through Oral Sex?
Find out what the experts have to say.

9HIV and AIDS
Many people don't understand how HIV and AIDS are related or what they really mean, even though they hear these two words used together all the time. Get the facts on HIV and AIDS in this article just for kids.

10About Condoms
Talking to your kids about sex can be daunting. But discussing issues like abstinence, STDs, and birth control can help lower teens' risk of unintended pregnancy or contracting an STD.