HIV-AIDS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA By Liz Morrison Liz Morrison is the coordinator of social studies for the Parkway School District located in west St. Louis County. In 2001, Liz was selected as the National Council for the Social Studies Secondary Teacher of the Year. Liz was the featured guest on Talk of the Nation in September 2002 regarding teaching 9/11 and other hot topics in public high schools. In addition, Liz Morrison s work with controversial issues in the classroom was featured in the Annenberg program Social Studies in Action. Overview In this lesson, students will learn about the trend of AIDS in Florida by using the timeline and creating a graph of the information. After creating the graph and reading the article by Antigone Barton focusing on the work of Dr. Jean Malecki, students will participate in a Take a Side activity to increase their understanding of the role of health education in local schools and its impact on the AIDS epidemic in the United States. Curriculum Standards (McRel) Historical Understanding: Standard 1. Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns Historical Understanding: Standard 2. Understands the historical perspective Health: Standard 11. Knows health risk factors and techniques to manage and reduce those risks Time Required Two 45-50 minute class periods. Materials Articles by Antigone Barton Dr. Jean Malecki HIV/AIDS in Florida (Additional Resources) Graphing AIDS and HIV in Florida (Additional Resources) Article Analysis Questions (Additional Resources) Take a Side (Additional Resources) The Lesson Anticipatory Set 1. Distribute the assignment sheet Graphing AIDS and HIV in Florida and the HIV/AIDS in Florida timeline handout. a. Explain the instructions to the students b. Assign partners c. Students complete the assignment in a computer lab or on classroom computers d. Students return to class (or put the computers away) 2. Discuss the questions on the handout 3. Distribute Antigone Barton s article about Dr. Jean Malecki and article analysis questions as homework. 1
Procedures 1. Introduction a. Divide the students into groups of four. b. Provide each group of four a large piece of newsprint c. In their small groups, have the students discuss and respond to each of the questions from their homework assignment on the large paper. Remind the students that for question #1 they can still only have three responses. d. Post and discuss the students responses. 2. Refer to the timeline from the preceding class period. Ask, When would education regarding HIV/AIDS have had the most impact? and Why do you think that? 3. You are going to participate in an activity called Take a Side. Based on the information from the article, the HIV/AIDS timeline and your personal knowledge of HIV/AIDS education respond to the following prompts from an assigned perspective: (Distribute Handout) -- It is the role of public education to educate young people about HIV/AIDS and how to prevent it. -- The abstinence only policy is the strategy public schools should use in educating students about HIV/AIDS. 4. In your groups of four, assign each person a number from one to four. a. Number Ones you will respond to each prompt as Board of Education Member b. Number Twos you will respond to each prompt as a public health worker c. Number Threes you will respond to each prompt as a parent whose child attends a public school d. Number Fours you will respond to each prompt as a high school student 5. You have five minutes to write down your argument for each prompt. 6. Have the students sit in their groups of four each student will read his/her perspective for one prompt As a member of the Board of Education I believe a. Discuss the different perspectives b. Read the response to the second prompt c. Discuss the different perspectives 7. Writing for understanding Why is their debate over educating young people about HIV/AIDS and its prevention important? What role do you believe public education should play and why? Glossary Terms AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Extension Activities 1. My Town have students research AIDS/HIV in their town or their state. Compare what they learned to the status of AIDS/HIV in Palm Beach County. Additional Resources State Level School Health Policies http://www.nasbe.org/healthyschools/states/state_policy.asp 2
HIV/AIDS in Florida 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Cases of a deadly syndrome with symptoms that include Kaposi s Sarcoma, a skin cancer, and Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia are first reported. In June, the first case is reported in Florida. By the end of the year, 8 cases have been reported statewide. The syndrome is called AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 66 AIDS surveillance officially begins in Florida. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 236 HIV is identified as the virus that causes AIDS. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 545 The Food and Drug Administration approves the first HIV antibody test and national screening of the blood supply. In Florida, 6,155 HIV tests are carried out, and 22 percent 1,404 show HIV infection. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 1,090 A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the State of Florida concludes that mosquitoes do not transmit HIV. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 2,111 Florida becomes first state to set up voluntary HIV counseling and testing in all public health centers. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 3,748 The Florida Omnibus AIDS Act prohibits discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 6,327 Medicaid Waiver Program for AIDS care established. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 9,766 In Florida, 143,877 HIV tests are carried out, and 4.5 percent 6,540 show HIV infection. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 13,487 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 18,788 Governor Lawton Chiles commissions panel to address HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment issues. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 24,174 AIDS definition, which has included people sick with opportunistic infections, is expanded to include those with immune cell counts lower than 200. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 34,130 Giving AZT to HIV-infected pregnant women reduces mother-to-child transmission by two-thirds. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 42,159
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 In Florida, 215,296 HIV tests are carried out, and 2.2 percent 4,799 show HIV infection. With a series of anti-aids medications approved for patient use, the annual number of HIV/AIDS deaths decreases in Florida for the first time, dropping 29 percent from 4,336 in 1995 to 3,093 in 1996. Officials estimate that 90,000 Floridians are living with HIV/AIDS. HIV infection reporting begins in Florida with 2,136 HIV cases reported. Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 62,108 Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 7,542 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 67,129 A statewide Minority HIV/AIDS coordinator is appointed and eight regional minority AIDS coordinators. Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 12,547 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 72,102 The number of people dying of AIDS in Florida jumps 5.4 percent to 1,631, the first increase since 1998. Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 16,684 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 76,721 A federally funded study reveals that crucial targets, including immigrants and black residents, are being ignored in HIV prevention and care efforts. Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 20,666 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 81,354 HIV/AIDS fact sheet translated into Haitian Creole is produced. Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 25,208 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 86,112 Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 29,015 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 90,627 HIV continues to be the leading cause of death among black men and women in Florida between the ages of 25 to 44. It is the fifth leading cause of death for white men, and seventh leading cause of death for white women in that age group in Florida. Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 32,045 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 96,144 Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 35,585 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 100,784 Cumulative Florida HIV cases: 40,499 Cumulative Florida AIDS cases: 105,476 Sources: The Kaiser Family Foundation, Florida Department of Health, news reports
Graphing AIDS and HIV in Florida Objective Students will create a bar graph illustrating the spread of AIDS in Florida using the HIV/ AIDS timeline from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting website. Technology Foundation Standards for All Students Standard 5: Technology Research Tools Students use technology tools to process data and report results. Instructions: Working with a partner: 1. Open the timeline on the Pulitzer Center site 2. Open a new word document 3. Create a split screen so you can see both documents at the same time 4. Select Insert on the toolbar of the word document - Select picture - Select chart 5. Creating the chart: - Change the row labels to: Cumulative AIDS Cases Cumulative HIV Cases - Change the column heading to years (even numbered years from 1982-2006 OR odd numbered years from 1983 2005) - Using the timeline, input the data into the table (one person read the data as the other inputs the data into the table) - Resize the chart as needed 6. Add a title 7. Copy the source for the information from the timeline and place it at the bottom of your chart Questions to Consider Using the bar graph created by you and your partner, answer the following questions (be prepared to share your answers with the class). 1. Based on your graph, what are three generalizations you can make regarding AIDS and HIV in Florida? 2. What could be contributing factors to the information you recorded in the graph? 3. What questions do you have regarding AIDS and HIV in Florida?
AIDS and HIV in Florida Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation, Florida Department of Health, news reports
Article Analysis Questions 1. What are the three most important pieces of information you learned from the article? 2. What strategies have been employed to combat the AIDS epidemic in the Palm Beach area? Which strategies seem to have been the most effective? Why? 3. According to Dr. Malecki, what should the role of public education be in the fight against AIDS? 4. Do you believe your school provides a comprehensive, fact-based approach in protecting young people from becoming the next generation of HIV/AIDS patients? Explain your response.
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