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The Program Archive on Sexuality, Health & Adolescence (PASHA)

PASHA was established by Sociometrics Corporation in 1995, with funding from the US Office of Population Affairs. The programs represent a collection of promising teen pregnancy and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention programs called the Pragram Archive on Sexuality, Health and Adolescence (PASHA). The archive is aimed at assisting prevention practitioners around the country by identifying and facilitating access to effective prevention programs.

Overview

PASHA is a collection of promising teen pregnancy and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention programs. The programs have been selected by a Scientist Expert Panel for their demonstrated effectiveness in changing fertility- and STD/HIV/AIDS-related behaviors among teens. For each program included in the collection, archive staff first acquire the original program and evaluation materials from the developers/distributors. Then they assemble a package containing all of the materials needed for program implementation, re-designing items as necessary, and in collaboration with the original developer. In addition, three evaluation resources provide a starting point for re-evaluating the promising program. To facilitate the replication, adaptation and further evaluation of these interventions throughout the country, all PASHA materials are designed to be comprehensive, user-friendly and visually appealing. In establishing the archive, Sociometrics aims to promote the dissemination, creative adaptation, and evaluation of these effective programs in schools, clinics, and community-based organizations across the country.

PASHA Program Packages Include:

  • a complete set of materials such as training manuals, curriculum guidebook, workbooks, videos, board game, etc.,
  • a User’s Guide which describes the program’s initial implementation and provides tips and guidelines for repeated program implementation, (User's Guides are also available separately for shipment or download),
  • the Prevention Minimum Evaluation Data Set
  • a generic questionnaire that can be used with most teen pregnancy/STD prevention programs
  • a Local Evaluator Consultant Network Directory for obtaining additional evaluation assistance
  • a one-page packing slip listing the contents and describing the organization of the package.

 

Free Information and Order Forms

If you would like to print a copy of a PASHA flyer and order form, click on its name below. You will need Acrobat® Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have Reader, click on the Get Acrobat“Get Reader” button to download. (NOTE: File sizes are noted in parenthesis next to each document. Download time will vary depending on your computer equipment.)

 

Program Availability, Ordering Information, and Technical Support: For progam information please contact Shobana Ragupathy, Ph.D. at 1-800-846-3475 x209 or via email at shobana@socio.com. Sociometrics provides telephone technical support on program implementation and evaluation. The support is provided free of charge for one year from the date of purchase.

 

 

 

Male Involvement Programs (a best practices archive)

In response to a growing interest in involving young men in teen pregnancy prevention efforts, Sociometrics has established a best practices archive on Male-Oriented Pregnancy Prevention Programs. Interest in developing pregnancy prevention programs specifically for males is relatively new, and most evaluations of these progrms have yet to consistenly show strong results in changing behavior. The two programs below have met Sociometrics "best practices" critera, which include a clear statement of program goals, successful program implementation, and internal/external validation of program. Based on the PASHA model, these male invovlement packages are comprehensive, including all items needed for program replication.


 

 

Related Resources

  • PASHA Field Test: A Window on the World of Practitioners
    This volume documents our experience conducting a replication study of programs from PASHA-The Program Archive on Sexuality, Health and Adolescence.
  • PASHA Program Sourcebook
    This Sourcebook provides in-depth descriptions of 23 programs in the Program Archive on Sexuality, Health and Adolescence (PASHA). The PASHA Program Sourcebook is intended to be a resource for all individuals interested in learning about and developing promising prevention programs for teens.
  • PASHA Activity Sourcebook
    The PASHA Activity Sourcebook contains more than sixty ready-to-use activities to help practitioners educate teens about pregnancy and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention.
  • Just the Facts: What science has found out about teen sexuality and pregnancy in the U.S., 1998-99 edition.
    In this illustrated book, words, graphs and charts help bring salient research facts home to a target audience of older teens, policy makers, parents, teachers and counselors. The goal of the book is to provide this audience with facts that might prove useful to sexual, contraceptive, pregnancy and parenthood decision-making.
  • Just the Facts: Family planning and fertility in the U.S.
    This book provides a concise overview of family planning and fertility in the U.S.-from the number of babies women have, to the risks they run in having them and the measures they choose to avoid pregnancy, to the dollars saved with fewer unwanted births. Based on the social science literature as of mid-1997, the book provides easily digestible nuggets of facts about this intimate but important area of human behavior.