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AIDS PREVENTION TRAINING FOR MINORITY PARENTS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 11176
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2807 W 4th St
Wilmington, DE 19805
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
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Abstract

BECAUSE THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE FOR AIDS, NOR ANY CURES CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED, THE MOST EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THIS INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIC MUST BE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. UNFORTUNATELY, OVER A THIRD OF U.S. YOUTHS IN LARGE CITIES HAVE ABANDONED SCHOOL AND, IN CONDUCTING THEIR LIVES IN THE CONTEXT OF STREET CULTURE, ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR CONTRACTING AIDS. PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP AND TO REFINE A TRAINING PACKAGE FOR DELIVERY TO PARENTS OF INNER-CITY MINORITY YOUTH IN THE 9- TO 12-YEAR-OLD AGE RANGE, USING ESTABLISHED CHURCH-RELATED CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY IN DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONCERNING THE RELATED PROBLEMS OF DRUG USE AND TEEN-AGE PREGNANCY. A PROTOTYPE CURRICULUM, WITH TRAINING MANUAL AND SUPPORTING VIDEOTAPE MATERIAL, WILL BE THE END PRODUCT OF THE PHASE I FEASIBILITY STUDY. EVALUATION WILL FOCUS UPON MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, STATISTICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL VALIDITY ISSUES, AND UPON THE GENERALIZABILITY OF THE PRODUCT TO A WIDER TARGET POPULATION. PHASE II WILL FOCUS UPON DEVELOPING A MARKETABLE PROGRAM PACKAGE FOR WIDE DISSEMINATION TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

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