The Teen Health Project (THP) is a community-level intervention that helps adolescents develop skills to enact change, and provides continued modeling, peer norm and social reinforcement for maintaining the prevention of HIV risk behavior.
Opinion leaders are selected based on nominations and presents 15% of the total number of adolescents in each housing development. HIV prevention messages are emphasized throughout the activities and on small medial, project newsletters, and t-shirts. Prevention messages are also featured at community-wide social events, talent shows, musical performances, and festivals in order to establish and maintain HIV risk-reduction norms among peers, family members and the larger community. In addition, parents of adolescent enrollees are offered a workshop that focuses on HIV/AIDS information and approaches to discussing issues related to abstinence and condom use with their children.