Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)

AND

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

(AIDS)

West Virginia Public Schools

and

HIV/AIDS/STD Education

West Virginia school law requires public schools to incorporate health education, in grades six through twelve as deemed appropriate by county board, on the prevention, transmission and spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse and the importance of healthy eating and physical activity to maintaining a healthy weight.
Funding for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Coordinator is provided by the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Adolescent School Health(CDC-DASH).