ERIC Number: ED582013
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Second Edition. Executive Summary
Alford, Sue
Advocates for Youth
Until recently, teen pregnancy and birth rates had declined in the United States. Despite these declines, U.S. teen birth and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates remain among the highest in the industrialized world. Given the need to focus limited prevention resources on effective programs, Advocates for Youth undertook exhaustive reviews of existing research to compile a list of those programs proven effective by rigorous evaluation. Nineteen programs appeared in "Science and Success" when it was first published in 2003; seven additional programs are included in "Science and Success, Second Edition." Advocates for Youth established a set of stringent criteria for determining program effectiveness. Staff then conducted an exhaustive literature review. This executive summary provides a brief description of the 26 programs that meet the rigorous criteria. [For the full report, "Science and Success: Sex Education and Other Programs That Work to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Second Edition," see ED582011.]
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Pregnancy, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, At Risk Persons, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Comprehensive School Health Education, Screening Tests, Community Health Services, Risk Management, Decision Making, Social Development, Outreach Programs, Safety, Responsibility, Siblings, Low Income Groups, Hispanic Americans, Clinics, African Americans, Females, Family Planning, Health Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups
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Publication Type: Guides - General; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Community
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Advocates for Youth
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