Effectiveness of a brief curriculum to promote condom and health care use among out-of-school young adult males.

Context: Out-of-school black males aged 15-24 have higher levels of sexual risk-taking than in-school black males of the same age. However, few sexual risk reduction curricula are focused on out-of-school male youth.

Methods: A sexual and reproductive health intervention conducted at a Baltimore youth employment and training program in 2008-2010 was evaluated in a study involving 197 youth aged 16-24 from a predominantly black population.

Partnering with education and job and training programs for sustainable tobacco control among Baltimore african american young adults.

Background: Young adults are generally overlooked in tobacco control initiatives, even though they are critical to sustained success. African American young adults who are not in higher education or working are particularly vulnerable to harmful tobacco use, given high smoking rates and limited access to cessation services.

Objectives: Guided by community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles, we sought to identify program and community-level strategies to reduce tobacco use among African American young adults in Baltimore.