Whether you are designing a new, innovative program or service from scratch or implementing an existing program or service, it’s important to use effective methods—or evidence-based approaches (or, science-based, research-based)—to ensure you reach your desired outcomes. A step-by-step systematic framework can help you no matter what stage you are in, be it design, planning, development, research, implementation, evaluation, or sustaining. For Healthy Teen Network, an important component of this step-by-step framework is also to apply a human-centered approach.
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Texas Takes a Trauma-Informed Approach to Preventing Pregnancy Among Disconnected Youth
March 10, 2016
When Cardea Services set out to launch a teen pregnancy prevention program for disconnected youth in Texas, they soon realized participants were at increased risk for sexual assault and other traumatic experiences. The Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program (C-PREP) grantee decided to adopt a trauma-informed approach in its Connections Project, which delivers evidence-based programming to…
Read moreWeaving Life Skills into PREP Programming
February 29, 2016
To prevent teen pregnancy and protect young people from relationship violence, Alaska needed an approach that covered a lot of ground. Alaska’s Personal Responsibility Education Program (Alaska PREP) was the solution. Alaska PREP goes into state schools and offers The Fourth R, an evidence-based curriculum that focuses on healthy relationships, positive adolescent development, and life skills.…
Read moreHIV Trends among High School Students and Young Adults
January 29, 2016
Significant health disparities among racial and ethnic groups persist. Adolescents and young adults who are African American, American Indian, or Latino—especially those living in poverty—experience greater health disparities when compared to their White peers.[1] Most often, the leading causes of illness and death for young people are preventable: adolescent and young adult health outcomes, grounded in…
Read moreStaying On Tracking Using Getting to Outcomes® (Elearning Module)
December 4, 2015
GTO Toolbox: Webinar #5: GTO Step 9
July 29, 2015
This recorded webinar is one of a five-part series: GTO Toolbox. These webinars were designed as an introduction to Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). Step 9 addresses continuous quality improvement (CQI). Download the slides (below), and view the Webinar Recording and Prezi slides.
Read moreGTO Toolbox: Webinar #4: GTO Step 7 and Step 8
This recorded webinar is one of a five-part series: GTO Toolbox. These webinars were designed as an introduction to Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). Steps 7 and 8 address process and outcome evaluation, including fidelity monitoring. View the Webinar Recording, and download the slides (below).
Read moreGTO Toolbox: Webinar #3: GTO Step 5 and Step 6
This recorded webinar is one of a five-part series: GTO Toolbox. These webinars were designed as an introduction to Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). Steps 5 and 6 cover assessing organizational capacities and planning for implementation. View the Webinar Recording, and download the slides (below).
Read moreGTO Toolbox: Webinar #2: GTO Step 3 and Step 4
This recorded webinar is one of a five-part series: GTO Toolbox. These webinars were designed as an introduction to Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). Steps 3 and 4 cover reviewing best practices and evidence-based programs, as well as selecting for fit for the priority population. View the Webinar Recording, and download the slides (below).
Read moreGTO Toolbox Webinar #1: GTO Step 1 and Step 2
This recorded webinar is one of a five-part series: GTO Toolbox. These webinars were designed as an introduction to Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). Steps 1 and 2 cover assessment, goal setting, objectives, and logic models. View the Webinar Recording, and download the slides (below).
Read moreHECAT Module 5: Using Topic-Based Modules to Review Curricula
July 28, 2015
Access the fifth of 6 recorded mini-webinars here. These mini-webinars were designed as an introduction to (or refresher) to the HECAT, or Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT). Get the other 5 mini-webinars and handouts here.
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