Entertainment-education program development and evaluation in Mexico
case studies
Reproductive Health
YUP! (Young United Parents)
A new app to support and empower young mothers and fathers
Plan A
An effective entertainment-education video for youth reproductive health
Practice Self-Regulation
An mHealth program that helps adolescents manage their emotions
Project U
A technology and social marketing program to promote student health
related journal articles
From Watching to Calling: Linking Variations in an Entertainment-Education Storyline with Calls to a Health Hotline.
Suresh S, Demetriades SZ, Walter N, Montoya JA, Plant A, Barker K, Orvañanos C, Carranza J. Health Communication. 2023. [e-Publication ahead of print].
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.
related presentations
Young United Parents: An Innovative Mobile Health Program for Young Parents.
Kumar M, Plant A. Presented at: Healthy Teen Network Conference; October 2-4, 2023; Portland, OR.
Plan A and Young United Parents! Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.
Kumar M, Plant A. Presented at: Title X Grantee Conference; July 11-13, 2023; Baltimore, MD.
A Brief Entertainment-Education Video Intervention to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Women.
Plant A, Kumar M. Presented at: 2023 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Conference; May 23-25, 2023; Atlanta, GA.
Using Human-Centered Design to Build a Mobile Health Intervention for Young Parents.
Kumar M, Plant A, Hilliard D, Williams D, Chand M. Presented at: 2023 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Conference; May 23-25, 2023; Atlanta, GA.
In Search of Entertainment-Education’s Effects: Linking Variations in a Telenovela’s Storyline with Calls to a Sexual and Reproductive Health Hotline.
Suresh S, Demetriades S, Walter N, Montoya J, Plant A, Barker, K Carranza J, Orvañanos, C. Oral presentation at: 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Reclaiming Authenticity in Communication; May 25-29, 2023; Toronto, Canada.
From watching to calling: Linking variations in an entertainment-education to calls to a health hotline.
Suresh S, Stefanie Z. Demetriades SZ, Walter N, Montoya JA, Plant A, Barker K, Orvananos C, Carranza, J. Presentation at: Northwestern School of Communication; May 17, 2023: Chicago, Illinois.
Results from a randomized trial of a brief video intervention on the sexual behaviors of Black and Hispanic adolescent females.
Henley C, Plant A. Presented at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Grantee Conference; June 14 – 17, 2021; Virtual.
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.
Adapting a Trauma-Informed Teen Pregnancy Intervention to E-learning for Under-Resourced Settings.
Schladale J, Plant A. Presented at: 2018 Association of Children’s Residential Centers; March 26-29, 2018; Boston, MA.
An Adaptation of Safe in the City to Prevent STDs and Unintended Pregnancies Among Older Adolescents.
Plant A, Montoya J, Coyle K, Gaarde J, Rietmeijer C. Presented at: 2016 STD Prevention Conference; September 20-23, 2016; Atlanta, GA.
21st Century Sex Ed In and Out of the Classroom.
Kordic T, Plant A, Montoya J. Presented at: 5th Annual Information Science and Information Studies (ISIS) Conference on New Media, Youth, & Sexual Health; April 1-3, 2012; San Francisco, CA.