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ERIC Number: EJ651389
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Programs-That-Work: CDC's Guide to Effective Programs that Reduce Health-Risk Behavior of Youth.
Collins, Janet; Robin, Leah; Wooley, Susan; Fenley, Dean; Hunt, Peter; Taylor, Julie; Haber, Deborah; Kolbe, Lloyd
Journal of School Health, v72 n3 p93-99 Mar 2002
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated "Programs-That-Work" (PTW) in 1992 to identify health education programs with credible evidence of effectiveness and disseminate them to schools and youth agencies. Two tobacco use reduction programs and eight sexual risk behavior reduction programs were identified. This paper describes project background and program identification, selection, dissemination, evaluation, and limitations). (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Sexuality, Smoking, Tobacco
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Risk Reduction; Risk Taking Behavior