A culturally-based program to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among Latino youth.

A culturally-based program to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among Latino youth.

A culturally-based program to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among Latino youth.

Strategies to Empower Youth to Reduce Their Risk for HIV/AIDS
Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “Program That Works”

Strategies to Empower Youth to Reduce Their Risk for HIV/AIDS
Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “Program That Works”

An Abstinence Approach to HIV/STDs & Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “Program That Works”

An Abstinence Approach to HIV/STDs & Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “Program That Works”

A Safer-Sex Approach to HIV/STDs and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “Program That Works”

A Safer-Sex Approach to HIV/STDs and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “Program That Works”

HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Teenage Women in Primary Health Care Clinics. Evidence-Based. Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “REP Project”

DVD to support HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Teenage Women.

HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Women in Prinary Health Care Clinics. Evidence-Based. Chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a “REP Project”

HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Women in Primary Health Care Clinics

A film based on the short story THE HARD WAY, written by 14-year-old Shawn Nabors of Brooklyn, NY, winner of the 2004/5 HEAR ME National HIV/AIDS Story-Writing Contest. Two friends, Kenrick and Miguel, share everything except their philosophy on girls. Miguel is faithful to his one and only girlfriend, Renee. Kenrick is a player with “an appetite for girls”. When Kenrick confronts Miguel about not practicing safer sex, Miguel questions Kenrick’s status as a player. After Kenrick’s father pays him a visit and advises, “You are the choices you make, son. You have to ask yourself if you’re making the right choices”, Kenrick decides to get an HIV test. When Miguel decides to support Kenrick and get tested as well, we learn about personal vulnerability to HIV through surprising results. 18 minutes

The Hear Me Project Story Writing Contest. The HEAR ME contest was launched in 2004 after a spike in HIV rates among youth was reported. The HEAR ME contest motivates young people to think about their personal vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. Since 2004, the number of entries has surpassed 10,000. A survey of this years contest participants demonstrated that 89% are now more aware of their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, while 88% said they are now more knowledgeable about HIV. For more info visit hearmeproject.org.

This five time award-winning video is recommended for use with the Be Proud! Be Responsible! curriculum and Making Proud Choices! curriculum. Host Rae Dawn Chong explains HIV and AIDS, how the virus is and is not transmitted, promotes an understanding for people who are HIV positive and offers teen strategies for negotiating abstinence as a primary means of HIV prevention. 16 minutes

The Teen Files: The Truth About Sex forces teens to face the hard-hitting realities of having sex too young, including unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Two teens discuss the struggles of becoming parents at a young age, while another couple faces the possibility that they could be pregnant. A group of teenagers tour a microbiology lab, where hundreds of cases of sexually transmitted diseases are diagnosed each year, and they participate in a mock AIDs test. Lisa, a 33-year-old heterosexual woman shares her story about having full blown AIDs. 45 minutes

This extensively researched program makes it easier to talk to students about puberty and sex. In a straightforward discussion, sex educators Bob Selverstone and Rhonda Wise offer reassuring answers to kids’ questions and correct potentially dangerous misinformation. Topics include: the physicial and emotional aaspects of puberty, sexual intercourse, AIDS, conception, masturbation, peer pressure, parenting and more. 60 minutes

These PBS award-winning classics, stresses that changing one’s behavior is the only means of protection against HIV infection. The videos give heterosexual adults direct and explicit facts about HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention and testing. Also available in Spanish called SIDA: Cambiando Las Reglas. Also available as a series. 28 minutes.

After a friend dies of AIDs, an urban teenager and her single mother are confronted by the need to become more assertive about safer sex. After a heated discussion, Aiysha heeds her mother’s advice for taking precautions. She talks to her boyfriend about their past sexual experiences and about using condoms. Aiysha’s mother, however, finds it difficult to follow her own advice and she struggles for a way to discuss the issue of condoms with her partner. Also available as a series. 17 minutes.

The videos in this series model negotiating skills for safer sex behavior and discourage substance abuse, specifically targeting audiences at increasing risk for HIV infection. Also sold separately. 6 videos.

During a family reunion, two brothers re-evaluate their sexual behavior and attitudes when they learn their oldest brother is HIV positive. The film dramatizes the impact and realities HIV/AIDS has on families and hetersexual partners. It provides a realistic model for talking about safer-sex between partners and empowers viewers to do so in their own lives. Also available as a series. 30 minutes.

The videos in this series model negotiating skills for safer sex behavior and discourage substance abuse, specifically targeting audiences at increasing risk for HIV infection. Available as a series or separately. 21 minutes

These PBS award-winning classics, stresses that changing one’s behavior is the only means of protection against HIV infection. The videos give heterosexual adults direct and explicit facts about HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention and testing. Also available in English called AIDS: Changing the Rules. Also available as a series. 28 minutes.