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Comprehensive risk reduction (CRR) promotes behaviors that prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These interventions may suggest a hierarchy of recommended behaviors that identifies abstinence as the best, or preferred method but also provides information about sexual risk reduction strategies; promote abstinence and sexual risk reduction without placing one approach above another; or, promote sexual risk reduction strategies. Comprehensive risk reduction (CRR) promotes behaviors that prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These interventions may suggest a hierarchy of recommended behaviors that identifies abstinence as the best, or preferred method but also provides information about sexual risk reduction strategies; promote abstinence and sexual risk reduction without placing one approach above another; or, promote sexual risk reduction strategies.

Session Objectives: 1. Describe barriers that can prevent sexually experienced adolescent females interested in practicing secondary abstinence. 2. Discuss how a social ecological approach can facilitate understanding adolescent sexual health and behavior. 3. Demonstrate how mobile technology and social media provide a unique channels for delivering targeted public health messages 4. Discuss the benefits and challenges to implementing an HIV prevention school based program

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)