Evidence-Based Practices for
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010

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Health priority: High-risk sexual behavior

Objective: Adolescent sexual activity:  By 2010, 30 percent or less of Wisconsin high school youth will report ever having had sexual intercourse.

Sufficient Evidence for Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) - (augumenting a five-session human sexuality curriculum)  (PDF,19 KB)
• Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) - human sexuality and health screening  (PDF, 19 KB)
• Reach for Health Community Youth Service  (PDF, 19 KB)
• Reducing the Risk  (PDF, 21 KB)
• Seattle Social Development Project (PDF,19 KB)

Insufficient Evidence to Determine Effectiveness was found for the following interventions:

• School/community program for sexual risk reduction among teens  (PDF, 19 KB)

Mixed Evidence was found for the following interventions:
(none)

Sufficient Evidence for Ineffectiveness was found for the following interventions:
(none)

Limitations/Comments:
Studies do not use a standard definition of long-term impact.

Additional Resources:
The following two reports present excellent information about programs to reduce the initiation of adolescent sexual intercourse. These reports also include information on teen reproductive and sexual health issues, including safe sex practices, and prevention of HIV and STI infections.

Alford, S. Science and Success: Sex education and other programs that work to prevent teen pregnancy, HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections; 2003. Advocates for Youth, Washington, DC.  (exit DHS) Description of report (PDF, 19 KB) 

Emerging Answers--Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Description of report (PDF, 19 KB)

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Last Revised: June 26, 2008