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The US Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) has recently awarded the Guam Department of Education
(GDOE) a grant of $416,667. The grant will further strengthen GDOE’s endeavors
to educate teenagers about the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases
and the prevention of teen pregnancy. Superintendent of Education Jon Fernandez
applauded the news, noting the great importance of health education in shaping
“the lives and minds” of Guam’s youth.
GDOE’s Curriculum & Instruction
Division (C&I) prepared the successful grant proposal and submitted it to
the Office of Discretionary Grants for DHHS, Administration for Children and
Families. One of the major grant program goals, as stated by GDOE, is to
“increase the level of instruction for teachers to ensure that all targeted
students (ages 10–19, in grades 6–12) are prepared for college- and
career-readiness expectations, to make informed decisions, develop life skills,
and practice healthy behaviors now and in the future.” GDOE, through C&I,
also manages grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
the HIV Prevention Program, and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
(YRBS) program that focus on “improving the health and educational outcomes of
young people.”
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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