HORIZONS
Ralph J. DiClemente, Ph.D., Gina M. Wingood, Sc.D. M.P.H., Eve S. Rose, M.S.P.H., Jessica M. Sales, Ph.D., Delia L. Lang, Ph.D. M.P.H., Angela M. Caliendo, M.D. Ph.D., James W. Hardin, Ph.D., and Richard A. Crosby, Ph.D.
The program was developed to be delivered in a community-based or health clinic setting. The program was evaluated in a health clinic setting.
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The data presented on this page reflects responses from the program’s developer or distributor to a program component checklist that asked them to report on the individual components within their TPP program. The same program component checklist was sent to the developer or distributor of every active TPP program with evidence of effectiveness. The program component table provides data on seven types of program components including content, delivery mechanism, dosage, staffing, format, environment, and intended population characteristics; whether the component was present or optional in the program; whether the component is considered to be core to the program; and the lesson number or activity where the component can be found in the program. For more details, refer to the FAQ.
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The group sessions are interactive and help train teens in assertive communication skills to negotiate abstinence or safer sex. The program also teaches condom use skills, and participants must complete homework assignments involving the male partner. The program materials are targeted to motivate gender and ethnic pride.
Four follow-up booster; calls reinforce the prevention information provided in the group.
Participants are also given a $20 voucher redeemable by their male partner(s) toward the cost of STI services.
The group sessions should be facilitated by two skilled African American female health educators.
- HORIZONS User's Guide
- HORIZONS Facilitator's Manual (2 copies for each health educator)
- Journal Pages copy maters (2 packets - 1 per workshop)
- Handouts copy masters (2 packets - 1 per workshop)
- Game Pieces (2 packets - 1 per workshop)
- Poster copy masters (2 packets - 1 per workshop)
- Phone Sessions Manual
- Training Manual
- Fidelity Kit
- Local Evaluator Consultant Network Directory
- Set of Original Evaluation Instruments
- Prevention Minimum Evaluation Data Set (PMEDS)
While a free sample curriculum is not available, providers may purchase an automatic digital download of the user’s guide to review program components, core competencies for facilitators, and scientific evidence of effectiveness. If providers decide to purchase the program, the price of the download is deducted.
Evidence by Outcome Domain and Study
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Latham, T. P., Sales, J. M., Boyce, L. S., Renfro, T. L., Wingood, G. M., DiClemente, R. J., Rose, E. (2010). Application of ADAPT-ITT: Adapting an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention for incarcerated african american adolescent females. Health Promotion Practice, 11(3 Suppl), 53S-60S. |
This study did not meet the review's eligibility criteria |
DiClemente, R. J., Wingood, G. M., Rose, E. S., Sales, J. M., Lang, D. L., Caliendo, A. M., et al. (2009). Efficacy of sexually transmitted Disease/Human immunodeficiency virus sexual risk-reduction intervention for african american adolescent females seeking sexual health services: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, 163(12), 1112-1121. Sales, J. M., Lang, D. L., DiClemente, R. J., Latham, T. P., Wingood, G. M., Hardin, J. W., Rose, E. S. (2012). The mediating role of partner communication frequency on condom use among African American adolescent females participating in an HIV prevention intervention. Health Psychology, 31(1), 63-69. |
The program's evidence of effectiveness was first established in a randomized controlled trial involving sexually active African American females recruited from three health clinics in Atlanta, Georgia. Participants were randomly assigned either to a treatment group that received the HORIZONS program or to a control group that received the current standard of care, consisting of a one-hour STD/HIV prevention group session. Surveys were administered before the program began (baseline) and at six and 12 months after completion of the program. Data collection also included testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas. |