Teaching STIs and HIV

Effective STI and HIV education goes beyond facts—it helps young people develop the knowledge, confidence, and communication skills to care for their sexual health without fear, shame, or judgment. This course builds your understanding of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV while preparing you to facilitate medically accurate, inclusive, and age-appropriate conversations that reduce stigma and promote informed decision-making.

Explore the most common STIs in the United States, including how they are transmitted, prevented, tested for, and treated. You’ll examine current trends in STI and HIV prevalence, the social and structural factors that contribute to health disparities, and the impact stigma has on prevention, testing, treatment, and overall well-being. Through interactive learning, practical teaching strategies, self-assessments, and real-world classroom examples, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to answer students’ questions while fostering conversations that normalize sexual health as a routine part of overall health and self-care.

Designed in flexible 25–30 minute modules, this self-paced course provides practical tools you can immediately apply to create engaging, evidence-informed, and shame-free learning experiences.