University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2022 Jul;23(4):686-698. doi: 10.1177/15248399211006492. Epub 2021 Apr 23.
In 2013, the Chicago Public Schools district received funding from the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement a series of strategies aimed to reduce HIV, STIs (sexually transmitted diseases), and related risk behaviors among students. One such set of strategies included "safe and supportive environments" (SSE), aimed to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other LGBTQ+ students. SSE strategies included professional development and technical assistance provided to K-12 school staff (teachers, administrators, social workers, etc.) to implement the following practices: support for transgender and gender nonconforming students in accordance with district guidelines, use of LGBTQ+ inclusive curricula, posting of signs and symbols of support, and creation of Genders and Sexualities Alliance student clubs. To monitor progress and performance, both quantitative and qualitative process measure data were collected. Quantitative data consisted of key metrics such as number of staff trained and surveillance data collected through school health profiles in collaboration with the CDC. Qualitative data were gathered to understand barriers and facilitators to implementation of SSE practices via interviews with 55 school staff members and four focus groups with 31 high school students. Results indicated an increased uptake of all SSE activities across the 5-year funding period. Findings also reveal additional needed supports, such as increased availability and offering of professional development for all staff, support for staff in engaging parents, and ensuring the LGBTQ+ inclusive sexual health education curriculum is experienced as such by students. Current work to address these needs is described.
2013 年，芝加哥公立学校区获得了疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）青少年与学校健康分部的资金，用于实施一系列旨在减少学生中艾滋病毒、性传播感染（性病）和相关风险行为的策略。其中一组策略包括“安全和支持性环境”（SSE），旨在支持女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、疑问者和其他 LGBTQ+学生。SSE 策略包括向 K-12 学校工作人员（教师、管理员、社会工作者等）提供专业发展和技术援助，以实施以下实践：根据区指南支持跨性别和性别不一致的学生，使用 LGBTQ+包容课程，张贴支持的标志和符号，以及创建性别和性取向联盟学生俱乐部。为了监测进展和绩效，收集了定量和定性的过程测量数据。定量数据包括培训的员工人数等关键指标，以及通过与 CDC 合作的学校健康档案收集的监测数据。通过对 55 名学校工作人员的访谈和对 31 名高中生的 4 个焦点小组收集定性数据，以了解实施 SSE 实践的障碍和促进因素。结果表明，在 5 年资助期内，所有 SSE 活动的参与度都有所增加。研究结果还揭示了其他需要的支持，例如为所有员工提供更多的专业发展机会和支持，支持员工与家长接触，并确保 LGBTQ+包容的性健康教育课程被学生所体验。目前正在努力解决这些需求。
