Outline of the state of Iowa
State
Iowa
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Violence Prevention—ES

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Violence Prevention—ES

State law addresses violence prevention

Iowa Code 279.50 Human Growth and Development Instruction.

. Each school board shall provide age-appropriate and research-based instruction in human growth and development including instruction regarding human sexuality, self-esteem, stress management, interpersonal relationships, domesticabuse, HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome as required in section 256.11, in grades one through twelve.

Policy Type
Statute

Iowa Code 280.9B Violence Prevention Curriculum.

he department of education shall develop a statewide violence prevention program based on law-related education. The department shall contract with a law-related education agency that serves the state and provides a comprehensive planto develop violence prevention curricula for grades kindergarten through twelve, provide training to teachers and school administrators on violence prevention, and develop school-community partnerships for violence prevention.

Policy Type
Statute

National Education Standard: Achieving Excellence

The acquisition of basic health concepts and functional health knowledge provides a foundation for promoting health-enhancing behaviors among youth. This standard includes essential concepts that are based on established health behavior theories and models. Concepts that focus on both health promotion and risk reduction are included in the performance indicators

Policy Type
Non-codified