HIV Content Streamlined & Integrated into Grades 7-12 Core Curriculum
2025-07-22 12:06:00 Curriculum Updates & Releases - News & Articles - Grades 7 - 8 - Grades 9 - 12
We’re excited to share an important update that will make your teaching experience more streamlined and aligned with current health education requirements.
What’s Changed?
Beginning August 1, 2025, the Grades 7–8 and 9–12 HIV Units will be fully integrated into the core curriculum licenses for their respective grade levels. This update simplifies access, reduces the need for separate licenses, and ensures every unit aligns with Michigan’s current HIV education standards.
What’s New?
The HIV units have been carefully revised and condensed to include only the lessons required to meet Michigan's HIV and STI education mandates. Content that falls outside the scope of HIV/STI prevention has been removed, making lessons more focused, and easier to implement.
Revised HIV Curriculum Overview
Grades 7–8: HIV and Other STIs Unit
- Lesson 1: The 4-1-1 on HIV and AIDS
- Lesson 2: HIV and Other STIs – Evaluating Exposures
- Lesson 3: Finding Help and Information
Grades 9–12: HIV and Other STIs Unit
- Lesson 1: Let's Hear the Facts
- Lesson 2: More About STIs
- Lesson 3: The Stakes Are High
- Lesson 4: Know the Risks!
- Lesson 5: Examining Influences, Including the Law
- Lesson 6: Testing: Who, Why and How
No Action Needed
If you currently hold an active Grades 7–8 or 9–12 curriculum license, your MMH platform account will be automatically updated on August 1, 2025, to include the new HIV and Other STIs Unit — at no additional cost.
How Your Curriculum Access Have Changed
| Previous Access | Updated Access (Effective 8/1/25) |
|---|---|
Grade 7-8 Core Curriculum (4 Units)
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Grade 7-8 Core Curriculum (5 Units)
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| Grade 7-8 Growing Up and Staying Healthy (HIV and Other STIs) | Grade 7-8 Core Curriculum (5 Units) which includes the streamlined HIV and Other STIs Unit |
Grades 9-12 Core Curriculum (6 Units)
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Grades 9-12 Core Curriculum (7 Units)
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| Grade 9-12 Healthy and Responsible Relationships (Sex Education and HIV Prevention) | Grades 9-12 Core Curriculum (7 Units) which includes the streamlined HIV and Other STIs Unit |
Our teachers and educators have looked forward to this change to help simplify planning and making the HIV/STI education more accessible and up-to-date for their students.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this announcement, contact our support team at support@michiganmodelforhealth.org.
The Model for Healthy Kids
The Michigan Model for HealthTM is a nationally recognized, research-based comprehensive and sequential Pre-K through 12th grade health education curriculum. The MMH curriculum aims to give school-aged children and youth the knowledge and skills needed to practice and maintain healthy behaviors and lifestyles. It provides age-appropriate lessons addressing the most serious health challenges facing school children and youth.
Contact Us
Email our MMH support team at support@michiganmodelforhealth.org.