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A path to creating exceptional lives: Adapting and implementing an evidence based intervention as a comprehensive, culturally based substance abuse and HIV prevention initiative targeting high-risk African American and Latino young men ages 18 – 24
Thus, the intervention greatly improved participants' knowledge. Additionally, in the questionnaire, a set of questions asked participants about drug use during the past 30 days. For many of the drug categories, the percentage for “Not Used” increased from baseline to follow-up. Thus, the initial results of the substance abuse component for this adaptation seem promising.
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Learning Objectives:
Describe the adaptation process of the Project Towards No Drugs curriculum for the DICE Lives project.
Discuss the implications of the adaptation of the Project Towards No Drugs program for the target population.
Keywords: HIV Interventions, Substance Abuse Prevention
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been trained as a TND training Specialist, I adapted the curriculum and I Implement the training on a weekly basis.
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.