SHARE Mission
SHARE's mission is to positively influence young people by educating them about the benefits of sexual risk avoidance. Classes encourage and empower informed decision making.
Goals
- Inform and educate young people regarding the outcomes of their sexual choices
- Teach a positive and healthy approach to sexual risk avoidance techniques
- Encourage a lifestyle reflecting sexual risk avoidance techniques
- Encourage healthy relationships and goal setting
- Empower youth with skills to resist pressures and build confidence in healthy decision making models
Strategies
- Interactive program that allows young people to make decisions for their sexual health based on informed choices
- Age appropriate, 3-4 day program taught in middle school, junior high and high school health classes
- Highly trained instructors and nursing professional presenters
- Cited and medically accurate statistics sourced from the CDC, NIH, Medical Institute for Sexual Health
Methodologies
- Pre-test students for a qualitative measurement of knowledge
- Post-test students for a quantitative measurement of knowledge and possible behavioral changes