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HEALTH
INITIATIVES FOR YOUTH
A program funded by the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration as a Special Project of National Significance
HIFY is an integrated set of modular, youth-oriented services, resources, and skill-building program that address the need for innovative social and practical HIV services to complement comprehensive healthcare services.
Project Director: Gary Page, HIFY, 1242 Market Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102, Phone 415.487.5777, Fax 415.487.5771, Email: gpage@hify.com. The HIFY web site is located at: http://www.hify.com.
Project Resources
Health Action Research Team
(HART)
Steven Tierney, Ed.D. Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY), San Francisco, CA.
Health Initiatives for Youth
Project Summary
This presentation is an introduction to the program elements of HIFY, a youth-based HIV
prevention model. The Health Action Research Team model places the primary responsibility
for programs in the hands of young people through national and local speaker bureaus and
youth advocacy teams. The local evaluation is conducted by The Measurement Group.
Presented in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 1997.
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Health Action Research Team
Project Summary
This presentation is an introduction to the program elements of HART, a youth based HIV
education and prevention model. The Health Action Research Team model places the primary
responsibility for programs in the hands of young people through national and local
speaker bureaus and youth advocacy teams. The local evaluation is conducted by The
Measurement Group.
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Health Action Research
Team: Health Initiatives for Youth Brochure
The Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY) Health Action Research Team was designed to
improve the quality of life for HIV-infected and affected youths through peer-based skills
building, education, training and support. This brochure is a brief introduction to the
services and resources provided by the HIFY HART program.
Reality: A Zine By and For Young
People with HIV
Reality magazine contains articles, interviews and artistic
contributions by HIV positive youth. Each issue is produced and published by Health
Initiatives for Youth (HIFY), located in San Francisco, California.
Health
Initiatives for Youth (HIFY) Fact Sheets
Fact sheets include: Unity Jam 1997, Speakers Bureau Training, Young Women's Health
Program, Reality Magazine, National Leaders Internship Program, Ryan White Youth
Conference Coping with Overexposure, Ryan White Youth Conference Empowered Youth
Evaluation, and Ryan White Youth Conference Just Say It! Kewl Tools.
Project Web Flyer
Health Initiatives for Youth [PDF]
Adolescent Project SPNS/Fax
Supplement Features HRSA/HAB's SPNS Adolescent Care Projects
Project Material(s) Presented at Professional Conferences
Keep Your Hands off My Risk!
S Tierney. Health Initiatives for Youth. (National AIDS Update Conference)
Project Evaluation Instruments
Speakers Bureau Training
Feedback Questionnaire
This form is for an evaluation of a three-day intensive training on public speaking
skills, the process of transforming a personal story into a public testimony, HIV
knowledge, and the ability of the trainers. In addition to demographic information on
participants, the questionnaire asks for information such as three new things learned in
the training, and comfort in leading a speaking engagement after the training.
Speakers Bureau Self-Evaluation
[N/A]
The self-evaluation form was developed by the Speakers Bureau Team for completion by its
members. It is used to rate the effectiveness of their speaking engagement. The form asks
about feelings that came up for the speaker, how they responded to the feelings, the
common denominator with this audience, whether the speaker made a connection with the
audience, and how well the speaker interacted/related with their speaking partner.
Speakers Bureau HIV
Knowledge Test
This is a test given to Speakers Bureau members about their knowledge of HIV disease. This
test is administered after completion of the HIV knowledge session as part of the
three-day intensive Speakers Bureau training.
Communication Team
"Get A Job" Workshop
Evaluation form for a one-day training for HIV-positive youth or at risk youth ages 16-22
designed to increase their employability. Participants use the form to rate the usefulness
of the workshop, how well the workshop increased their knowledge of resume writing, the
current job market, interviewing skills, and job searching.
Young Women’s
Health Team Initial Assessment Questionnaire
Initial assessment questionnaire on health issues unique to young women, 12-18 years of
age in the Bay Area, administered at the start of 10-week work groups. The purpose of the
work groups is to discuss health issues unique to women in a supportive environment.
Information asked for includes rating the importance of workshop topics (e.g. learning
writing and communication skills, learning about drugs and alcohol, learning about STDs or
HIV/AIDS, etc.), HIV knowledge, job skills knowledge, self-esteem, and utilization of
medical and mental health services.
Young Women’s
Health Team Improvements and Skills Test Questionnaire
Administered at the end of the 10-week work groups to determine increase in
participants’ knowledge around health issues, how well participants learned specific
topics, ability to access healthcare, and increases in self-esteem.
Young Women’s Health
Team Program Evaluation Form
Anonymous evaluation form administered after each work group session to document what each
participant was able to obtain from the work group, including what they liked best and
least about the specific session.
Young Women’s
Health Team Short Feedback Form
Feedback questionnaire for the Young Women’s Health Team to document daily
proceedings in their work group.
National Leaders Internship Program
Evaluation forms administered to the participants of the National Leaders Internship
Program, HIV-positive youth ages 19-25 from the various HRSA/HAB's SPNS Adolescent Care
Projects, after participation in the trainings on
public speaking,
public policy, and advocacy.
Unity
Jam
Evaluation of a one-day HIV education and advocacy event. Evaluation of the individual
workshops is also available. Demographic information, HIV knowledge, and usefulness to
participant are rated.
Ryan White Youth Conference
HIFY staff conducted three one-hour workshops on
"Coping with Overexposure",
"Empowered Youth Evaluation",
and "Kewl Tools to Get Your Message
Out" for youth under the age of 26 living with HIV and providers.
Reality Response
Card
This one-page questionnaire is mailed out with each subscription to HIFY’s Reality
magazine for youth to access what the readers think about specific issues, including the
writing style, topics discussed, and usefulness to reader.
Project Report
Health
Initiatives for Youth: A Model for Youth as a Resource in Program Evaluation
HIFY used an Empowered Youth Evaluation (EYE) Model (developed in collaboration between
The Measurement Group and the HIFY-YHI team) in which youth are empowered to help other
youth through skill building, shared activities, and effective communication. Evaluation
forms from the cross-cutting evaluation of HRSA/HAB's SPNS Adolescent Care Projects
were used to document client characteristics and services provided. Project specific
evaluation tools were developed in collaboration between The Measurement Group and the
HIFY-HYI team and were used to evaluated specific events and activities conducted by the
HIFY-YHI team.
Cross-Cutting Presentations and Abstracts
Overview of HRSA/HAB's SPNS
Adolescent Care Grantees, January 1997
This presentation is an introduction to the nine Adolescent HRSA/HAB's SPNS Adolescent
Care Grantees. In addition, Major Program Objectives and Selected Program Outcomes are
outlined.
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Outreach Activities in 10
Adolescent-Targeted Projects for HIV/AIDS Services
This presentation is an introduction to the outreach strategies and models of the 10
adolescent-targeted projects. Examined are perceived outreach successes, challenges and
agency achievements.
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Enrolled Clients in 10
Adolescent-Targeted Projects for HIV/AIDS Services
This presentation is an overview of targeted youth enrolled in the 10 adolescent-targeted
projects. In addition, summaries of enrollment successes, challenges and lessons learned
are included.
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Interventions Provided in 10
Adolescent-Targeted Projects for HIV/AIDS Services
This presentation is a summary of interventions provided to targeted youth. Included are
perceived successes, challenges and lessons learned about providing individual youth
services.
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Poster by the 10 Adolescent
Care Projects: Alcohol Use In A Sample of Adolescents at High Risk for HIV
The following poster was given at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Research Society on
Alcoholism (July 19-24, 1997 in San Francisco, California).
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Outreach to Adolescent Women
with or At-risk for HIV
This presentation was made at the 1997 National Women and HIV Conference in Pasadena,
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A Profile of Adolescent
Women With or At-Risk for HIV: Personal and Service Needs
This presentation was made at the 1997 National Women and HIV Conference in Pasadena,
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Abstract for the 10 Adolescent Care Projects:
Alcohol Use In A Sample of Adolescents at High Risk for HIV
This paper was presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism.
(July 1997 in San Francisco)
Abstract for the 10 Adolescent Care Projects:
The Role of Case Management in Innovative HIV Programs for Youth
This paper was presented at HIV/AIDS '97 - The Social Work Response: The 9th Annual
Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS (June 1997).
Innovative Services for Young
Women: Addiction, Mental Health, and HIV
This paper was presented at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) National Conference on Women in Phoenix (September 1997).
Addiction and Related
Psychosocial Issues among Young HIV-Positive Women
This paper was presented at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) National Conference on Women in Phoenix (September 1997).
Multi-site Evaluation
Methods for 10 National Demonstration Projects on Adolescent HIV/AIDS Care
This poster, presented at Evaluation '98–the 1998 conference of the American Evaluation
Association in Chicago, Illinois, describes a number of methods designed and implemented
by The Measurement Group in the cross-cutting evaluation of HRSA/HAB's SPNS
Adolescent Care Projects.
Evaluation of Client
Retention in Services in 10 Adolescent HIV Programs
This poster, presented at Evaluation '98–the 1998 conference of the American Evaluation
Association in Chicago, Illinois, shows patterns of retention in care by the 10 Adolescent
Care Projects. In addition to overall retention, the presentation addresses two related
questions: 1. When in a treatment episode do young people receive psychosocial counseling
and peer support services?, and 2. How does utilization of case management affect other
service utilization?
Cross-Cutting Papers
Cross-Cutting
Evaluation Papers from the Adolescent HIV/AIDS Care Projects
These papers present cross-cutting evaluation results from the 10 HRSA SPNS
Adolescent HIV/AIDS Care Projects. Results presented in these papers include
those relating to the characteristics of thousands of young people served
through this initiative, the services provided by these 10 innovative care
models, and various outcomes related to service utilization patterns,
retention, and other program impacts.
Cross-Cutting Reports
The Infrastructure for
Adolescent HIV Services in Six Cities: A Cross-Cutting Evaluation of the Health Resources
and Services Administration Special Projects of National Significance
Program
This report summarizes the findings of adolescent care projects in six cities
(San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, Bridgeport, Seattle, and Birmingham) in relation to
evaluating the service infrastructure for HIV-related youth services. The report looks at
the type and quantity of HIV-related service availability for youth in each city as well
as the barriers to providing such services. In addition, this report documents the
cohesiveness of the service continuum as well as service provider consensus of HIV youth
services design.
Youth-To-Youth–Peer Workers in HIV/AIDS Youth Programs:
A Peer Development
Guide
In 1993, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Special Projects of
National Significance (SPNS) Program funded ten national demonstration projects focusing
on youth and adolescent HIV/AIDS services. Seven of these projects have collaborated to
assemble a manual describing the best practices and lessons learned from programs that use
peers in the development and delivery of HIV services. The manual also includes advantages
and the challenges of youth involvement in service delivery. To view a flyer for the Peer
Manual, click here.
Summary of the Journal of Adolescent
Health Supplement on Ten Models of Adolescent HIV Care (August 1998)
Provides a summary, list of editors, and table of contents of the Journal of Adolescent
Health Supplement on Ten Models of HIV Care. The supplement contains a Preface,
information about the ten adolescent models of HIV care, a national consensus model for
adolescent-targeted services, and articles about the HIV care models.
Report on Outreach Activities in
10 Adolescent-Targeted Projects for HIV/AIDS Services
A series of reports are being written about the activities of the 10 projects on
adolescent-targeted HIV services funded in 1993 by the HRSA Special Projects of National
Significance (SPNS) Program. This first report examines the methods that the projects use
to recruit adolescents with, or at high risk to acquire, HIV. The report was written by
The Measurement Group in collaboration with the Adolescent Care Projects and HRSA staff.
The report covers the period from 1993 to 1996.
Report on Enrolled Clients in 10
Adolescent-Targeted Projects for HIV/AIDS Services
A series of reports are being written about the activities of the 10 projects on
adolescent-targeted HIV services funded in 1993 by the HRSA Special Projects of National
Significance (SPNS) Program. This second report examines the demographics, needs, and
behaviors of the clients enrolled in HIV prevention and HIV treatment services. The report
was written by The Measurement Group in collaboration with the Adolescent Care Projects
and HRSA staff. The report covers the period from 1993 to 1996.
Report on Interventions
Provided in 10 Adolescent-Targeted Projects for HIV/AIDS Services
A series of reports are being written about the activities of the 10 projects on
adolescent-targeted HIV services funded in 1993 by the HRSA Special Projects of National
Significance (SPNS) Program. This third report examines the services provided to the
clients enrolled in HIV prevention and HIV treatment services. The report was written by
The Measurement Group in collaboration with the Adolescent Care Projects and HRSA staff.
The report covers the period from 1993 to 1996.
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