TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel integration effort to reduce the risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy among women attending urban STD clinics
AU - Hutton, Heidi E.
AU - Chander, Geetanjali
AU - Green, Patricia P.
AU - Hutsell, Catherine A.
AU - Weingarten, Kimberly
AU - Peterson, Karen L.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) is a significant public health problem in the United States. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics serve female clients with a high prevalence of heavy alcohol consumption coupled with ineffective contraceptive use. Project CHOICES (Changing High-Risk AlcOhol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness) is an evidence-based, brief intervention to lower risk of AEP by targeting alcohol and contraceptive behaviors through motivational interviewing and individualized feedback. We describe our experience integrating and implementing CHOICES in STD clinics. This endeavor aligns with CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention's program collaboration and service integration strategic priority to strengthen collaborative work across disease areas and integrate services provided by related programs at the client level.
AB - Alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) is a significant public health problem in the United States. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics serve female clients with a high prevalence of heavy alcohol consumption coupled with ineffective contraceptive use. Project CHOICES (Changing High-Risk AlcOhol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness) is an evidence-based, brief intervention to lower risk of AEP by targeting alcohol and contraceptive behaviors through motivational interviewing and individualized feedback. We describe our experience integrating and implementing CHOICES in STD clinics. This endeavor aligns with CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention's program collaboration and service integration strategic priority to strengthen collaborative work across disease areas and integrate services provided by related programs at the client level.
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U2 - 10.1177/00333549141291s109
DO - 10.1177/00333549141291s109
M3 - Article
C2 - 24385650
AN - SCOPUS:84891078143
VL - 129
SP - 56
EP - 62
JO - Public Health Reports
JF - Public Health Reports
SN - 0033-3549
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -