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            -  Evidence and Innovation 
            -  Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review 
            -  Programs 
            -           Heritage Keepers Abstinence Education      

# Heritage Keepers Abstinence Education

- Program Information
- Program Overview
- Program Description
- Program Component Table
- Program Implementation

- Research Evidence
- Reviewed Studies
- Study Characteristics
- Study Findings

The program was designed for and evaluated in a classroom-based, school setting.

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                        - Sexual Abstinence:  The New Revolution. This section defines abstinence and explains the benefits of abstaining from sex until marriage.
                        - Section 2:  Family Formation. This section covers anatomical information about the male and female reproductive systems, pregnancy, and births. It also discusses family goals and marriage.
                        - STD Facts:  This section provides information about sexually transmitted diseases and it discusses how to refuse sex in different settings.
                        - Love, Lust, Infatuation:  This section asks students to distinguish between love and infatuation and to identify the traits they desire in a committed partner. It discusses how to cultivate a relationship without sex.
                        - The SAFE Plan:  This section reviews a four-step plan for resisting sexual activity and includes role-playing exercises to help students practice it.

Heritage Keepers can be implemented in five 90-minute sessions or ten 45-minute sessions, depending on the school or agency schedule. The program is delivered during required sessions that are on consecutive days.

Ideal group size is up to 25 students, but larger groups are permitted.

                        - At least an undergraduate degree.
                        - Genuine belief in the value of sexual abstinence outside of marriage for teens and young adults.
                        - Acceptance that there are varying levels of sexual experience in most audiences of teens and that abstinence outside of marriage is an option for all – regardless of sexual experience.
                        - Ability to engage teens and young adults.

Facilitators should have successfully completed training, and be willing to improve with feedback.

The core materials that are included with the Heritage Keepers program are a Core Required Curriculum teacher kit, which includes: a teacher and student manual; Sex, Lies, & Hook Ups: A Parent's Guide for Fighting Back; 3 STD CDs (male only, female only, and both); 30 Benefits of Marriage; Activities materials and Videos: human development, teaching demo, and 7 parent/educator videos.

Providers can request a sample of the curriculum by calling Anne Badgley, MEd, CEO at 843-654-7740 x120 or emailing her at abadgley@heritageservices.org.

The following support materials are also available:
                        - A second level of Heritage Keepers® Abstinence Education and a series of five abstinence-based character workbooks.
                        - Books expounding upon the theoretical and methodological foundation for Heritage Keepers® Abstinence Education: Sex, Lies and Hook-Ups: A Parent’s Guide for Fighting Back and Sex, Lies and Hook-Ups: A Teen’s Guide for Fighting Back.
                        - Copies of Dr. Stan Weed's pre- and post-surveys

                        - Educators track content using a check list provided by Heritage Community Services in the Teacher Kit.
                        - Consultation and on-going support related to fidelity to theory and methodology is available.
                        - Feedback on pre and post survey progress related to mediators of teen initiation of sex can be provided to educators and program managers with improvement strategies and appropriate advanced training.

                        - Professional Certification Training is required when teaching Heritage Keepers® Abstinence Education with government or foundation support (for example, CAE, PREP and Title V, Section 510 funding), when the program is being taught in public schools, and for any government or public school district using the program. Professional Certification Training is also required whenever the program is evaluated. Each person participating in Professional Certification Training is required to purchase a Heritage keepers® Abstinence Education Teacher Kit and must complete a multi-day professional training.
                        - Community Authorization Training is available for any person/agency providing Heritage Keepers® Abstinence Education without government or foundation support (for example, non-profits using private donations). Each person requesting Community Authorization to teach Heritage Keepers® Abstinence Education is required to study Sex, Lies and Hook Ups: A Parent’s Guide for Fighting Back and then pass an authorization test before teaching the curriculum to adolescents.

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                        - Educators facilitating the program should be from the local communities represented, so they are familiar with the population, the vernacular, traditions, and mores.
                        - The curriculum also allows educators to prepare appropriate stories that illustrate the concept being presented, and these are tailored to the audience with consideration for age, race and gender.
                        - The stories must demonstrate fidelity to program core concepts, contents, and the theoretical foundation for the program. Guidelines are provided during the required professional training.
                        - Any further adaptations to meet the needs of those being served must not violate CDC Generic Adaptation Guidelines at  www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/Docs/AdaptationGuidelines.docx  and must be negotiated with and approved by the officers of Heritage Community Services. 

### Evidence by Outcome Domain and Study

#### Notes

*Some study entries may include more than one citation because each citation examines a different follow-up period from the same study sample, or because each citation examines a different set of outcome measures on the same study sample. A blank cell indicates the study did not examine any outcome measures within the particular outcome domain or the findings for the outcome measures within that domain did not meet the review evidence standards.*

*Information on evidence of effectiveness is available only for studies that received a high or moderate rating. Read the description of the review process for more information on how these programs are identified.*