Phase i of this proposed sbir project will establish the feasibility of and preparation for conducting an experiment on health care cost containment affected by a program of education and motivation of the medical consumer. phase i will include the review, pre-testing and revision of a consumer… More

Recently, bantam books, pocket books and random house have each published an enormously popular series of children's books. in these books, the reader is cast as the central character in the story and is required to make a series of decisions. each decision is represented as a dichotomy and,… More

This project proposes to develop and evaluate an interactive, video-based curriculum (interactive video disk and/or tape and teacher curriculum) designed to prevent young adolescents aged 11 to 13 from using marijuana and to help them help their peers to refrain from marijuana use. the students will… More

It is the specific aim of this proposal to explore the viability of developing fotonovelas as health education tools in the prevention of adolescent substance abuse for both the hispanic and general population of adolescents. this aim will be accomplished through the completion of fiveinterrelated… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The revised Phase I feasibility study will develop and test a mentor-training CD-ROM designed to help high school juniors and seniors learn HIV prevention information and mentoring strategies in an efficient and non-threatening manner. The purpose of the… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Barriers related to time, cost, and fidelity continues to impede the adoption and effective implementation of evidence-based substance use prevention curricula. To promote effective use of evidence-based programs by educators in schools, Keneko Communications… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): When teachers have the comfort, confidence and skills to implement Keepin' It R.E.A.L (KIR), an evidence-based, 10-session drug resistance curriculum, they are more likely to implement with fidelity, therefore increasing the chances of positive student outcomes.… More