A Culturally-Based Program to Reduce HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Latino Youth.
Chosen by the CDC as a “Best-Evidence” intervention
Selected by OAH as an eligible evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Intervention

Manual to guide the implementation of the evidence-based Cuídate program, a culturally-based intervention to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among Latino youth.

An evidence-based comprehensive abstinence and safer-sex approach to teaching students about puberty, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as HIV, and pregnancy prevention.

Tanisha is confronted with life-changing consequences when she discovers she is pregnant, forcing her to reconsider her future as a high school track star. Tanisha & Shay is a short film that will trigger discussion about the impact that an unplanned pregnancy has on adolescents’ present and future goals and dreams. The DVD is a good starting point for group discussion about the consequences of sex and shared responsibilities for planning prevention.

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.” This is the current edition of Be Proud.

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

DVD to support HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Teenage Women.

HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Women in Primary Health Care Clinics

An evidence-based HIV/STD Risk Reduction Program for Women in Primary Health Care Clinic Settings.

An HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for teenage women in clinic settings, including schools and community based organizations. It is an original author adaption of Sister to Sister by Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PH.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., and John B. Jemmott III, PH.D.

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 physical and emotional aspects of puberty, sexual intercourse, AIDS, conception, masturbation, peer pressure, parenting and more.

Wrap It Up – Teen Condom Negotiation

After a visit to her local clinic, Iymani attempts to negotiate condom use for the first time with her monogamous partner, Justin. Using strategies designed to overcome Justin’s objections (“they don’t feel right”, “they don’t even work”, “I’m clean”, “why now?”), Iymani uses persistence, communication, and emphasis on mutual pleasure and safety to ensure she and Justin practice responsible sex.

9 Steps to Wrapping It Up

This short, friendly animation clearly illustrates 9 simple steps to correct condom use.

Training manual for use with Cuídate, a culturally-based program to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among Latino youth.

This dramatic film portrays an African-American teen, Nicole, as she finds out that she has contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) by having unprotected sex, on a one night stand. As the story progresses, we watch Nicole struggle to decide whether or not to abstain from sex or use condoms to protect herself from contracting STDs in the future. In the end, Nicole and her boyfriend choose to abstain from sex, while her best friend makes a choice to always practice safer sex by using condoms.

A film that explores the option of adoption for pregnant African-American teenagers. When Tanisha, a high school track star, learns that she is 17 weeks pregnant, she explores what options are available to her.

A free comic published by the Hear Me Project, Tempted to Trust is a story of relationships and HIV/AIDS awareness.

MTV2 VJ and LatiNation host Desi Sanchez explains HIV and AIDS, including how the virus is and is not transmitted. This DVD also promotes an understanding of people who are HIV positive, and offers teens strategies for negotiating abstinence as a primary means of HIV prevention.

The Subject Is: Puberty is an animated film created by acclaimed artist Flash Rosenberg. The film deals with puberty and reproductive health, and introduces viewers to the physical, emotional, and mental changes that take place during puberty. Using straightforward narration and teen-friendly animation, The Subject Is: Puberty – Change Is Normal! gives answers to the questions that adolescents may feel uncomfortable asking while sending a strong message that the process of growing up is normal.

The Subject Is: Puberty is an animated film created by acclaimed artist Flash Rosenberg. The film deals with puberty and reproductive health, and introduces viewers to the physical, emotional, and mental changes that take place during puberty. Using straightforward narration and teen-friendly animation, The Subject Is: Puberty – Change Is Normal! gives answers to the questions that adolescents may feel uncomfortable asking while sending a strong message that the process of growing up is normal.

When a player on the high school basketball team contracts an STD, his whole high school is affected. Hosted by Desi Sanchez of MTV2 and LatiNation, The Subject Is: STDs dispels common myths about STDs, explains how STDs are and are not transmitted, differentiates between bacterial and viral infections, and models negotiation skills for abstinence.

MTV2 host Desi Sanchez explains sexually transmitted diseases and infections, describes the difference between bacterial and viral STDs and illustrates how STDs are spread through social networks.

The Subject Is: STDs – Safer Sex Version clearly demonstrates the importance of using condoms to avoid getting and spreading STDs. In addition, the film emphasizes the importance of talking with your partner and models effective negotiation strategy skills as a primary means for preventing STDs.