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Recorded presentation

Richard C. Goldsworthy, BA, MSEd, Academic Edge, Inc., PO Box 5307, Bloomington, IN 47407-5307, 8123339543, rick@academicedge.com

WSTDtv: a multimedia-enhanced HIV/STD curriculum will be demonstrated, evaluation studies will be described, and free trial copies distributed.

Issue: Sexually active adolescents have the highest rates of STD of any age group. The project sought to develop prototype HIV/STD awareness and risk reduction classroom activities, interactive modules, and lesson plans and to evaluate the efficacy and usability of the resulting materials in a preliminary field trial.

Description: WSTDtv helps tweens and teens learn about HIV/STD; ways to handle the pressures and influences in their daily lives; the relationship of HIV/STD to other aspects of their lives; and the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to reduce their level of risk. Developed with support from the National Institutes of Health, WSTDtv has been praised by teachers and HIV/STD prevention experts for its appropriateness, usefulness, and engagement, and it is the recipient of BESSIE, All-Star, and Parent's Choice awards as well as a CODiE award finalist.

Lessons Learned: A field trial evaluation of WSTDtv found that middle school age learners who used the program demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases and showed a marked improvement in certain risk-reduction attitudes, such as recognizing and resisting peer and media pressures toward sexuality. Learners also found the media to be engaging and realistic.

Recommendations: Future efforts should incorporate more critical-thinking and skills-building oriented activities, transition toward web-based delivery while remaining mindful of remaining access limitations in many schools, and consider opportunities to empower teacher and learner self-tailoring of materials and media.

Learning Objectives:

• learn about a new multimedia NIH sponsored hiv/std educational program
• be able to consider its effectiveness based on field trials
• consider next steps for similar research and development efforts

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Health Education

Related Web page: wstd.academicedge.com

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Organization	Clinical/Research Area	Type of Relationship
Academic Edge, Inc.	education/behavioral change	Employment (includes retainer)

Any company-sponsored training?	No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?	Yes
Have you received salary support, retainer, or other monies to support your position as part of the research/clinical trials?	Yes
Have you served as the Principal Investigator) for the research/clinical trials?	Yes
Have the results of your research/clinical trials been published?	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.

Recorded presentation