case studies

Reproductive Health

Vencer el Miedo Telenovela

Adolescent & School Health, Entertainment-Education, Evaluation, Global Health, HIV & STIs, Minority Health, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Reproductive Health

Entertainment-education program development and evaluation in Mexico

YUP! (Young United Parents)

Adolescent & School Health, Implementation & Dissemination, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Reproductive Health, Technology Programs

A new app to support and empower young mothers and fathers

Plan A

Adolescent & School Health, Entertainment-Education, HIV & STIs, Implementation & Dissemination, LGBTQ Health, Minority Health, Qualitative Research, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

An effective entertainment-education video for youth reproductive health

Practice Self-Regulation

Adolescent & School Health, HIV & STIs, Implementation & Dissemination, Reproductive Health, Technology Programs, Violence Prevention

An mHealth program that helps adolescents manage their emotions

Project U

Adolescent & School Health, HIV & STIs, LGBTQ Health, Reproductive Health, Social Marketing, Substance Use, Technology Programs

A technology and social marketing program to promote student health

Development, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of a trauma-informed adolescent self-regulation intervention

Plant A, Schladale J, Neffa-Creech D, Qaragholi N, Miller M, Montoya J. Evaluation and Program Planning. [e-publication ahead of print].

Overcome the Fear (Vencer el Miedo): using entertainment education to impact adolescent sexual and reproductive health and parent-child communication in Mexico

Montoya JA, Plant A, Neffa-Creech D, Orvañanos C, Barker K. BMC Public Health.2022;22(1):2366.

Drama, Intrigue, and Discussion: The Role of Telenovelas in Facilitating Conversations about Reproductive Health in Mexican Households

Suresh S, Walter N, Montoya JA, Plant A, Barker K. Journal of Health Communication. 2022; 27:1-11.

The Effect of an Entertainment-Education Intervention on Reproductive Health of Young Women of Color.

Saucier CJ, Suresh S, Brooks JJ, Walter N, Plant A, Montoya JA. Health Communication. 2021:1-11.

Developing a Video Intervention to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Older Adolescents.

Plant A, Montoya JA, Snow EG, Coyle K, Rietmeijer C. Health Promotion Practice. 2019;20(4):593-599.

Plan A: An Effective, Brief Entertainment Education Video Intervention Designed to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies and STIs Among Young Women of Color.

Henley C, Plant A. Presented at: Title X Grantee Conference; July 13-16, 2021; Virtual.

Clinic Staff Perceptions of a Sexual Health Entertainment-Education Intervention for Young Women of Color.

Neffa-Creech D, Plant A, Snow E, Montoya JA. Presented at: The 6th Biennial D.C. Health Communication Conference (DCHC); April 23-24, 2021; Virtual.

Plan A: Remedying Racial Disparities in Long-Acting Reversible Contraception.

Saucier C, Suresh S, Brooks J, Walter N, Plant A. Presented at: ICA Annual Conference, May 20-26, 2020; Virtual Conference.

(Un)like strategies: Combining narratives and didactic messages to improve attitudes toward effective contraception.

Saucier C, Suresh S, Brooks J, Walter N, Plant A. Presented at: Kentucky Conference on Health Communication; April 2-4, 2020; Lexington, KY.

Two Approaches to Engaging Adolescents in the Development of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions.

Plant A. Presented at: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; November 10-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.

Acceptability of a Brief Entertainment-Education Video Intervention to Prevent STIs and Unintended Pregnancies Among Older Adolescents.

Plant A, Walter N, Murphy S, Montoya J, Rietmeijer C. Presented at: 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30, 2018; Washington DC.

Acceptability of Plan A: An Entertainment-Education Video Intervention to Prevent STIs and Unintended Pregnancies Among Young African-American and Latina Women

Plant A, Montoya JA, Falk G, Walsh S, Demby H, Rietmeijer C. Presented at: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; November 10-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.

Plan A: An Entertainment-Education Intervention to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Women.

Plant A, Montoya JA, Snow E, Coyle K, Rietmeijer C. Video screened at: 2018 American Public Health Association (APHA) Global Public Health Film Festival; November 10-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.