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Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2003. Walking the plain talk : A guide for trainers. Baltimore, MD: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 136 pp.

Annotation: This guide is designed for community-based organizations and policy makers interested in developing programs similar to Plain Talk, a neighborhood-based initiative aimed at helping adults, parents, and community leaders develop the skills and tools they need to communicate effectively with young people about reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking. It is a companion piece to the Plain Talk Starter Kit. This guide provides the following: (1) an overview of Plain Talk; (2) a description of the Plain Talk components (community mapping, walkers and talkers, and home health parties); (3) sample performance measures; and (4) a list of other resources. An appendix gives a set of Plain Talk survey forms for adults, adolescents, service sites, physicians, and sources for nonprescription contraceptives. A section of handouts includes sample pledge forms, fact sheets, self-evaluation tools, listening skills inventory, discussion and communications tips and scripts, and checklists.

Contact: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410) 547-6600 Fax: (410) 547-6624 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aecf.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health programs, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Community participation, Community programs, Contraception, Local initiatives, Plain Talk program, Planning, Prevention programs, Sexuality education, Sexually transmitted diseases

Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2002. Plain Talk implementation guide: Tools for developing community programs to reduce teen pregnancy, STDs, and HIV/AIDS. Baltimore, MD: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 115 pp.

Annotation: This guide is designed for community-based organizations and policy makers interested in developing programs similar to Plain Talk, a neighborhood-based initiative aimed at helping adults, parents, and community leaders develop the skills and tools they need to communicate effectively with young people about reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking. It is a companion piece to the Plain Talk Starter Kit. This guide provides the following: (1) an overview of Plain Talk; (2) a description of the Plain Talk components (community mapping, walkers and talkers, and home health parties); (3) sample performance measures; and (4) a list of other resources. An appendix gives a set of Plain Talk survey forms for adults, adolescents, service sites, physicians, and sources for nonprescription contraceptives.

Contact: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410) 547-6600 Fax: (410) 547-6624 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aecf.org Available at no charge; also available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Community participation, Community programs, Contraception, Local initiatives, Plain Talk program, Planning, Prevention programs, Sexually transmitted diseases

Walker KE, Kotloff LJ. 1999. Plain talk: Addressing adolescent sexuality through a community initiative—A final evaluation report. Baltimore, MD: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 127 pp., exec. summ. (12 pp.).

Annotation: This report covers the 3-year implementation period of Plain Talk, an approach to to adolescent pregnancy and STD prevention, in five neighborhoods in Atlanta, Hartford, New Orleans, San Diego, and Seattle. The report also refers to the 1-year planning period. The report answers questions about the sites' ability to create promising structures or processes, the effectiveness of the sites' community-education strategies, and the methods sites used to link with other institutions. The report also examines challenges and opportunities in the areas of (1) resident recruitment, consensus building, mobilization, and outreach; (2) institutional collaboration and outreach; and (3) community education. Three appendices include a literature review, a discussion of technical assistance provided, and a discussion of the use of ethnography. The report also includes a list of references.

Contact: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410) 547-6600 Fax: (410) 547-6624 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aecf.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Community participation, Community programs, Contraception, Local initiatives, Plain Talk program, Prevention programs, Program evaluation
   

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