case studies

Women’s Health

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

Transgender Women of Color Toolkit

HIV & STIs, LGBTQ Health, Minority Health, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Toolkits, Women’s Health

A comprehensive guide to help organizations improve HIV services

Women Living with HIV Study

HIV & STIs, Minority Health, Qualitative Research, Women’s Health

A qualitative study of needs and service gaps among women living with HIV

Community Approaches to Reducing STDs (CARS)

Evaluation, HIV & STIs, Implementation & Dissemination, Minority Health, Women’s Health

We supported and evaluated coalition-based efforts to address STDs

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.

There’s No Place Like Home: First Year Usage of the “I Know” Home Testing Program for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.

Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Plant A, Guerry S, Kerndt P. American Journal of Public Health. 2013;103(8):1376-1380.

A Qualitative Study Investigating the Needs and Gaps in Existing Services for Women Living with HIV in Los Angeles County.

Snow E, Plant A, Montoya J, Key M, Zeghar A, Bailey, J. Presented at: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; November 10-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.

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.

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.

The Effects of Emotions and Narrative Storytelling on Latinas’ Perceived Risk of Contracting HPV.

Neffa-Creech D, Robbins C, Senyuva N. Presented at: International Communication Association Narrative Persuasion Pre-Conference; May 24, 2017; Los Angeles, CA.

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.

Authentic and Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce STD Disparities: Lessons Learned from the 4-Site CDC CARS Initiative.

Rhodes SD, Daniel-Ulloa J, Montoya JA, Beale D, Cruz-Dillard K, Kerndt P, CARS Workgroup. Presented at: 2014 STD Prevention Conference; June 9-12, 2014; Atlanta, GA

There’s No Place Like Home: Second-Year Report on the “I Know” Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Home Test Kit Program for Women in Los Angeles County.

Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Plant A, Copeland J, Guerry S, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 12-15, 2012; Minneapolis, MN.

Using Social Marketing to Promote Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Home Testing Among Young Women of Color.

Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Plant A, Martinez J, Guerry S, Boudov M, Walker S, Haight C, Kerndt PR.. Presented at: 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) Conference; June 28-July 1, 2009; London, UK.

Designing the “I Know” Social Marketing Campaign to Promote Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Among Young Women of Color in Urban Los Angeles, CA.

Montoya JA, O’Leary CM, Plant A, Rotblatt H, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.

Perceptions of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Young Latina and African-American Women: Findings from Qualitative Research.

Plant A, O’Leary CM, Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.

Between Idea and Act Falls the Shadow: Discrepancies Between STD Testing Attitudes and Behavior in a Survey of Young African American and Latina Women.

Rotblatt H, O’Leary CM, Montoya JA, Plant A, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.