J Terry Parker

Publications (3)2.99 Total impact

• Article: Two pre-risk prevention programs to address sexual health disparities among African American youth

  Miller, Kim S, Leslie Clark, Amy M. Fasula, J. Terry Parker, Shannon Zackery, Sarah C. Wyckoff, Melissa N. Poulsen
  International Journal for Equity in Health 01/2009; 2(1):18-27. · 1.71 Impact Factor
• Article: Sexual health disparities among African American youth and the need for early prevention approaches: Parenting and youth development programs as strategies for pre-risk prevention

  Miller, Kim S, Amy M. Fasula, Melissa N. Poulsen, J. Terry Parker, Shannon Zackery, Sarah C. Wyckoff, Leslie F. Clark
  Journal of Equity in Health. 01/2009; 2(1):18-27.
• Article: Pre-risk HIV-prevention paradigm shift: the feasibility and acceptability of the parents matter! Program in HIV risk communities.

  Kim S Miller, Karl D Maxwell, Amy M Fasula, J Terry Parker, Shannon Zackery, Sarah C Wyckoff
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  ABSTRACT: Many youth begin human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sexual risk behaviors in preadolescence, yet risk-reduction programs are typically implemented in middle or late adolescence, missing an important window for prevention. Parent-based programming may play an important role in reaching youth early with prevention messages. One such program is the Parents Matter! Program (PMP), a five-session theory- and evidence-based intervention for parents of children aged 9 to 12 years. A randomized controlled trial showed PMP to be efficacious in promoting effective parent-child communication about sexuality and sexual risk reduction. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of PMP when implemented under typical programmatic circumstances in communities at high risk for HIV infection. We selected 15 sites (including health departments, local education agencies, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations) throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico to participate in delivering PMP. Sites were provided training, program materials, and ongoing technical assistance. We collected multilevel data to assess the feasibility of program implementation and delivery, program relevance, and satisfaction with PMP activities and materials. PMP was successfully implemented and evaluated in 13 of 15 sites; 76% of parents attended at least four of five sessions. Organization-, facilitator-, and parent-level data indicated the feasibility and acceptability of PMP, and overall high satisfaction with PMP activities and materials. The results of this project demonstrate that HIV pre-risk prevention programs for parents can be implemented and embraced by a variety of community organizations in HIV at-risk communities. The time to embrace parents as partners in public health HIV-prevention efforts has come.
  Public Health Reports 125 Suppl 1:38-46. · 1.27 Impact Factor