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Recruiting sex educators to evaluate innovative training program: Two successful approaches
Learning Areas:
Communication and informaticsConduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Diversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe successful strategies to “get the word out” to school educators and out-of-school community workers
Discuss the different between effective and ineffective means of educating potential study participants using materials and educational sessions
Describe the step by step process to get potential participants successfully enrolled in the study
Explain specific strategies for recruiting pairs of educators
Keyword(s): Behavioral Research, Sexual Risk Behavior
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Principal Investigator for the current NIH, NIMH FOY 24/7 Project which successfully recruited a large number of out of school sex educator particpants for a current randomized controlled trial (RCT). As PI, I just concluded a previous NIMH funded RCT where we recruited a large number of in-school sex educator participants.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.