Supporting the Health and Education Workforce
ETR believes in the critical role of the health and education workforce to drive positive health outcomes. A skilled and informed workforce, driven by foundational scientific practices, can promote equity and combat inequities. Our work focuses on building the capacity of the health and education workforce to support prevention, care, and combat inequities in specific content areas.
Tobacco and Nicotine
Seeds of Tradition, Preserving Heritage, Promoting Health
Seeds of Tradition is a youth-led group committed to educating youth and Tribal communities about the dangers of commercial tobacco, while embracing the sacred traditions of American Indian culture. The initiative fosters circles of trust, environmental stewardship, and cultural ties to protect clean air, abundant trees, and clean water. Through ancestral wisdom and generational teachings, Seeds of Tradition inspires a smoke-free future that honors the past while nurturing the earth for generations to come.
Communities Energized for Health (CEH)
Communities Energized for Health (CEH) addresses exposure to secondhand smoke in rural communities of Northern California. Through meaningful partnerships and the support of the communities most impacted by secondhand smoke, CEH aims to increase smokefree multiunit housing, mobile home park complexes, and healthcare centers. This project works directly with decision makers to expand smokefree indoor policies and Kick It California’s free tobacco cessation referral system for community members to quit commercial tobacco use on their own terms. Learn more about CEH’s work here.
Rural Outreach and Advocacy for Resilience (ROAR)
The Rural Outreach and Advocacy for Resilience (ROAR) addresses tobacco retail availability in rural areas of Northern California. The primary objective of this project is to partner with at least 10 organizations representing or serving Rural and/or Latino populations to contribute to the project's tobacco prevention work. The secondary objective is to work toward comprehensive tobacco retail licensing in jurisdictions within Butte and Colusa Counties—such as eliminating the sale of menthol and other flavored products, decreasing the number of tobacco retail outlets, restricting discount programs for tobacco products, and more.
Tribal Community Coordinating Center (TCCC)
The Tribal Community Coordinating Center (TCCC) is California's Statewide Coordinating Center for the American Indian initiative to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disparities. TCCC is funded by the California Department of Public Health’s Tobacco Prevention Program to provide technical assistance and support to California funded Tribes and Tribal-serving organizations in their efforts to reduce the harmful impacts of the commercial tobacco industry. Learn more about their work at https://www.ca-tccc.org/ and sign up for the free TCCC’s monthly newsletter list here.
Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC)
The Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC) is a statewide technical assistance provider that supports the development and distribution of effective educational materials and social media messaging for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) funded projects at no cost. Registering on the TECC website gives you access to hundreds of FREE resources that can be quickly printed at your convenience. Their online catalog of educational materials includes posters, fact cards, brochures, a social media message library, MatBuilder, and more, in multiple languages, catering to different communities across California. View the TECC website.
Free HealthSmart lesson plan on Vaping
HealthSmart is a skills-based, K-12 curriculum that’s customizable to align with local and state standards while providing key concepts, which develop and support healthy behaviors for a lifetime. To elevate your next discussion about vaping and tobacco products, download FREE HealthSmart lesson plans on the topic. These free lesson plans cover the negative physical, psychological, and social effects of vaping and other tobacco products, as well as the negative consequences of being exposed to secondhand smoke or vaping aerosol. Download each 13+ page lesson plan here.
HIV
ETR’s HIV Retrospective
From our very beginning, ETR has been committed to delivering science-based HIV education, prevention services, and support. Learn more (pdf) about how ETR has provided leadership education, training, and research on HIV for more than 40 years.
Implementing Tailored Motivational Interviewing for HIV Prevention 3 in 30 webinar
DMotivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication to enhance people's motivation to change. However, achieving MI competence in sexual health education and HIV prevention can be difficult when it’s not tailored. Learn three actionable tips in 30 minutes on how to implement tailored MI to address HIV-related behaviors from a FREE webinar hosted by ETR. Register at this link to receive on-demand access to the recording and follow-up resources from this event.
U=U
The goal of HIV treatment is to improve the health and well-being of people living with HIV by reducing the amount of virus in a person’s blood. ART (antiretroviral therapy) is the medicine used to treat HIV by reducing viral load. When the viral load is so low it cannot be detected by a test, it is called “undetectable.” If a person’s viral load stays undetectable, then HIV cannot be transmitted to a partner during sex, which means it is untransmittable. Learn more about this topic in the Undetectable=Untransmittable pamphlet available in the ETR Store.
PrEP
PrEP, which stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is an FDA-approved way for people to prevent HIV infection by using medicine in the form of an injection or pills. When used consistently, PrEP greatly reduces the risk of HIV. PrEP is a powerful prevention tool and can help reduce anxiety and stress for people at risk of contracting HIV. View “Is PrEP for You? Using PrEP to Prevent HIV” in the ETR Store to learn more.
HIV Facts
Our top-selling HIV educational material is an essential tool for those teaching about HIV. “HIV Facts” delivers valuable information about HIV and AIDS prevention with a handy foldout chart explaining how people get HIV and how to protect yourself. It also explains what HIV and AIDS are, discusses risk assessment, emphasizes the importance of testing, and describes steps to take after a positive or negative test. This pamphlet is available for purchase in the ETR store in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Chinese (simplified), Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Sexual Health
Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs)
ETR offers a comprehensive collection of evidence-based and evidence-informed health education curricula. Our evidence-based programs have been rigorously evaluated and demonstrate effectiveness in improving health outcomes, while our evidence-informed curricula incorporate the core elements research identifies as effective in changing health and risk reduction behaviors. Whether you're building a new program or strengthening an existing one, ETR’s trusted curricula provide the tools you need to educate and empower youth.
Virtual Training Calendar
Stay up to date with ETR’s Virtual Training Calendar — your go-to source to sign up for interactive, expert-led trainings on how to effectively facilitate evidence-based interventions. Whether you're new to sexual health education or looking to deepen your skills, our virtual sessions offer practical guidance, engaging tools, and real-world strategies to support curriculum facilitation. Browse our upcoming trainings and register today!
Program Success Center
Explore ETR’s collection of evidence-based and evidence-informed health education programs designed to equip educators with the tools they need to support young people’s well-being. Grounded in research and shown to positively influence health outcomes, our curricula promote medically accurate and age-appropriate instruction. Find the right program for your setting and access training, support, and resources to implement with confidence.
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH)
ETR provides specialized MCAH training and technical assistance for the California Department of Public Health’s Adolescent Health Section, supporting two key initiatives: the Adolescent Family Life Program and Adolescent Sexual Health Education Programs. These efforts aim to reduce adolescent birth rates, repeat births, and sexually transmitted infections among youth. Through evidence-informed strategies, the programs promote healthy relationships, support access to clinical care, and strengthen statewide models for adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
MITEY
Motivational Interviewing Training for Empowering Youth (MITEY) is an online self-guided, skills-building series of modules focused on youth development and risk reduction. It provides education and resources to enhance a professional’s knowledge, skills, and confidence in using Motivational Interviewing (MI) strategies, which allows support staff to feel equipped and confident guiding youth and motivating them towards change. The MITEY Change online course is great for health educators, teachers, social workers, nurses, and physicians to add to their skillset. Read more about the benefits of this professional development offering here.
