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The Second Edition of Reducing the Risk focuses on increasing information about
HIV. I want to acknowledge Dale Zevin, MA, for her work as the curriculum writer for
this edition. Julie Taylor and Duane Wilkerson of ETR Associates and Janet L. Stanley,
family life and sexuality consultant and training specialist, assisted in the revision with
their useful reviews. Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control also reviewed drafts
and provided direction for the revision. Doug Kirby provided a foreword that describes
the research. These people, along with the Publishing Division staff of ETR Associates,
made it possible to provide a timely release for this edition. Their efforts are greatly
appreciated.
Parts of this manual are adapted from ETR Associates' excellent sexuality and
health education curricula, including Sex Education: Teacher's Guide and Resource
Manual (Bignell 1982), Saying No to Alcohol (Abbey and Wagman 1987), and Teaching
AIDS (Quackenbush and Sargent 1988). The development was primarily funded by a
grant from the Stuart Foundations.
I want to acknowledge the contributions to this curriculum of Michelle Barrett, Kay
Clark, Rebecca Dominy, Don Eggleston, Lew Gilchrist, Sharon Ikami, Hene Kelly,
Sarah Lamb, Nancy Leland, Susan Marsh, Norma Riccobuono, Jane Robles, John
Rodriguez, Evelyn Schwall and Lance Sprague. Ellen Wagman kept this idea alive until
it could be tried in the way it deserves. Sandy Ludlow's commitment to this project held
up under severe tests. Their ideas, time, suggestions and support were often andgraciously
given and I hope their faith and courage are rewarded. Nancy Abbey, Kathleen
Middleton and Mary Nelson devoted untold hours of their awesome talent to the developing,
pilot testing, and revising of this curriculum. Without them it would be twice as
long and half as useful. They have my lasting gratitude. Nancy Leland, Joyce Fetro and
Kevin Volkan observed classes hither and yon and provided invaluable commentary.
The pilot teachers also provided astute observations and suggestions despite their hectic
schedules. I am especially grateful to the Stuart Foundations for support of this project,
and to Ted Lobman for his enthusiasm and ideas. His vision and energy are inspiring and
sustaining.
Careful research on this curriculum contributes to our confidence in its appeal and
usefulness. Claire Brindis, Joyce Fetro, Lew Gilchrist, Doug Kirby, Nancy Leland and
Kevin Volkan have made the kind of creative and informed contributions to the evaluation
that are every practitioner-scientist-author's dream. The evaluation of the
curricul um' s impact also received critical support from the William and Flora
Hewlett Foundation and Grant S07-RR07006-22 awarded by the Bio-Medical Research
Support Grant Program Division of the National Institute of Health.
An Advisory Committee of school administrators, school board members, teachers
and parents offered valuable suggestions and assistance in the writing of the first edition
of this curriculum. These talented professionals are listed below.
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