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Check out Evidence-Based Programs if you're looking for a curriculum that has shown evidence of changing adolescent sexual risk-taking behavior. You'll find information here that can lead you to promising curricula that might "fit" your population.

Tool to Assess the Characteristics of Effective Sex and STD/HIV Education Programs (TAC) by Doug Kirby, PhD and Lori Rolleri, MSW, MPH, February 2007.
Based on the following report, this tool is designed to assess, select, improve or design a sex or STD/HIV education program. ETR and Healthy Teen Network have designed a one-day training to provide an overview of the characteristics and guidance on using the TAC. For more information about the training, contact Healthy Teen Network. A color print copy of the TAC is also available at Healthy Teen Network for $20, which covers shipping costs.

"Sex and HIV Education Programs for Youth: Their Impact and Important Characteristics" by Doug Kirby, PhD, B.A. Laris, MPH and Lori Rolleri, MSW, MPH, May 2006

The Evidence-Based Programs on the ReCAPP site are:

For each curriculum we provide: an overview of the curriculum, a discussion of unique features, a description of the theoretical framework, program costs and training information, and an evaluation fact sheet. All these curricula have been rigorously evaluated and have shown impact on sexual risk-taking behavior. We do not rank the curricula by effectiveness, but present the evaluators' findings. Not all the curricula have shown similar positive results when replicated.

ReCAPP's programming committee has established program and evaluation criteria on which to base selection of programs for the "Evidence-Based Programs" section. For more information, check out:

Evidence-Based Programs Selection Criteria (pdf)

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If you are using an Evidence-Based Program curriculum, please give us feedback on how it is working for you. If you have questions about implementation, ask us.