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Project

Sexual and Reproductive Health for Individuals with Disabilities

Center:

WY-Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2015

Contact Information:

Canyon Hardesty
[email protected]
307-766-5003

Project Description:

WINDs Sexual and Reproductive Health Training for Individuals with Disabilities offers sexual and reproductive health training to adolescents with disabilities. The training is available in four Wyoming counties: Natrona, Laramie, Albany, and Fremont. The curriculum, tailored from the existing Friendship and Dating curriculum from the University of Alaska, Center for Human Development (UCEDD) is designed to decrease rates of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and interpersonal relationship violence and measure changes in relationships and social networks. WIND also trains, researches, and evaluates on the delivery of the curriculum building toward an evidence-based practice.

Keyword(s):

sexual, reproductive, training, pregnancy, sti

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Specific Groups, Other

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Mulit-County