Contraception

Birth Control: Deciding

Source: Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum, Public Health – Seattle & King County

Target Audience: Level III (early adolescence, ages 12 through 15; middle school/junior high school; grades 7-8)

Duration of Lesson: 50 minutes

Date Published: 8/06

Summary: This lesson covers the basic facts about 17 methods of birth control. An optional family homework assignment is included.

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HIV/AIDS: Rights and Responsibilities

Summary: The lesson gives students the opportunity to apply knowledge, solve problems, and identify feelings around the issue of HIV by responding to hypothetical situations. Students also learn about correct condom use. An optional family homework assignment is included.

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www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/famplan/G78_L24.ashx

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Contraception, Day 2: A Closer Look

Source: Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum, Public Health – Seattle & King County

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18; high school; grades 9-10)

Duration of Lesson: 50 minutes

Date Published: 8/05

Summary: This lesson provides information about side effects, health benefits, and health risks of birth control methods.

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www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/famplan/G910_L21.ashx

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Contraception, Day 3: What’s the Best Method?

Summary: This lesson explores decision-making with regards to birth control, including the impact of ethical and emotional issues. Students practice applying factors such as effectiveness, safety, cost, emotions and ethics to hypothetical decision-making scenarios.

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www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/famplan/G910_L22.ashx

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Contraception, Day 4: Communication

Summary: In this lesson, students write and act out role plays demonstrating assertive communication regarding contraception between a parent/child, doctor/patient, customer/clerk, or partner/partner. An optional family homework assignment is included.

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www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/famplan/G910_L23.ashx

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Emergency Contraceptive Pills, Day 5: Contraception 911

Summary: This lesson provides information about emergency contraception including myths and facts, advantages and disadvantages, and availability. An optional family homework assignment is included.

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Contraception, Individuals & Society

Source: Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum, Public Health – Seattle & King County

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18; high school; grades 11 and 12 and college/university)

Duration of Lesson: One class period

Date Published: 8/05

Summary: This lesson, which assumes basic knowledge about birth control methods, provides students with the opportunity to articulate opinions (his/her own as well as those of others) about ethical issues surrounding contraception and recognize that others (even others who are thoughtful, well-meaning individuals) may hold differing opinions. An optional family homework assignment is included.

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www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/famplan/G1112_L12.ashx

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Contraceptive Options

Source: ETR RECAPP Website

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15-18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: 1 hour 20 minutes (Part I, 30 minutes; Part II, 50 minutes)

Date Published: 2002

Summary: This learning activity is designed to help youth understand the risks of unprotected sex and learn about contraceptive options. In Part I of the lesson, participants read and discuss a scenario about a sexually active couple; in Part II they learn about methods of birth control.

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http://www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=132

Contraception Commercials

Source: Advocates for Youth

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15-18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: 40 to 50 minutes

Date Published: Undated

Summary: In this interactive lesson, students form teams to create commercials for various methods of nonprescription contraceptive methods.

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http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203Itemid=129

Facts about Emergency Contraception – True or False

Source: Advocates for Youth

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15-18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: 50 minutes

Date Published: Undated

Summary: The purpose of this lesson is to educate youth about the existence, safety, and effectiveness of emergency contraception and help them increase awareness of and access to emergency contraception in their community.

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http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209Itemid=129

Emergency Contraception: Five Good Reasons to Use it for Emergencies Only

Source: ETR ReCAPP Website

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15-18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: Not specified

Date Published: 2000

Summary: In this lesson facilitators provide youth with information on emergency contraception (EC,) and why using a method of birth control is preferred over relying on emergency contraception alone.

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www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=14

The Board Meeting

Source: ETR ReCAPP Website

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18, high school)

Duration of Lesson: 60 to 75 minutes (can be broken up into 2 sessions)

Date Published: 2001

Summary: In this lesson, students are asked to role play a mock Board of Directors meeting where they debate about whether or not an organization’s education program should provide information on contraceptives to 15-18 year old students.

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www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=163

Condom Wise

Source: ETR ReCAPP Website

Target Audience: Level III (early adolescence, ages 12 through 15; middle school/junior high school) and IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: 35 to 40 minutes

Date Published: 2001

Summary: Participants engage in a variety of activities including discussing whether a case study couple should or should not use condoms and a forced choice activity and large group discussion to address condom use and STD and HIV/AIDS prevention.

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www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=166

How Do I Rate? -A Personalization Activity

Source: ETR ReCAPP Website

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15-18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: 5 to 10 minutes

Date Published: 1999

Summary: This short activity is designed to help students privately identify their pregnancy risk-taking behaviors, reflect on their comfort level with their risks of pregnancy, and identify what they can do to reduce their risk-taking behavior using a self-assessment inventory.

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www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=178

Scavenger Hunt: What's New in Contraception and Reproductive Health

Source: ETR ReCAPP Website

Target Audience: Level IV (adolescence, ages 15-18; high school)

Duration of Lesson: Total Class time is 75 minutes (Part 1: 15 minutes in class, Part 2: 60 to 120 minutes out of class, Part 3: 60 minutes in class)

Date Published: 2001

Summary: This three part lesson is designed to help participants identify resources for current reproductive health information. Students are assigned a contraceptive or reproductive health topic to research and then identify three types of information resources: community-based organizations, toll free numbers, and websites. A list of suggested topics is provided and can be easily adapted.

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www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=162