Teaching Tools

School health educators and health-care providers have identified a need for more information to effectively deliver human papillomavirus (HPV) education. In this section, you will find information, tools and resources to help plan and implement an information session based on HPV. For more helpful teaching resources on other STIs, check out the Teaching Tools on sexualityandu.ca.

The resources you will find in this section include:

Lesson Plans

These lesson plans introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) and advise on protecting against it within the health promotion section and can be included either in the physical education curriculum or the health curriculum (depending on the province). The students will gain knowledge on HPV and the information will raise their awareness on the consequences of certain types of HPV.

 

Classroom Presentations

HPVinfo.ca offers free pdf and Powerpoint slide presentations as a resource for teaching sexual health in the classroom.

Take the HPV Challenge (Available in Flash, and for download on PC and Mac)

Test your students' knowledge of HPV with this fun and educational Kung-fu inspired game.

HPV Powerpoint presentation (PPT)

This brief presentation provides a clear and concise overview of HPV, ideal for delivering the facts to groups who have never heard of HPV or who want to learn more.

Support Materials

Download the HPV brochure (PDF)

View the PDF of popular brochure for youths, or order online to receive free printed copies.

 

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Did You Know?
There are about 1,500 Canadian women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and the prevalence of anal cancer has doubled in the past 25 years. Both these cancers are caused by high risk types of the HPV virus.