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What is “Evidence-Based?”
The term “evidence-based” is reserved for programs that have been proven through rigorous evaluation to reduce:
- Teenage pregnancy;
- Behavioral risks underlying teenage pregnancy; or
- Other associated risk factors among teens age 19 and younger.
– Office of Adolescent Health, Department of Health and Human Services
What are the criteria for Evidence-Based Programs?
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Criteria for Evidence-Based Programs1 |
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Behavioral change. |
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+ Experimental design. |
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+ Intervention and comparison/control groups. |
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+ Randomly assigned participants to groups. |
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+ Collect data before and after intervention. |
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+ Significantly different behavior change. |
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+ Change is in a positive direction. |
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= EVIDENCE-BASED. |
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1According to Dr. Douglas Kirby, one of world’s leading researchers on evidence-based programs to reduce sexual risk taking, 2012 ETR video.