The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in March of 2010, established the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) which funds programs designed to educate adolescents on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, and at least three adulthood preparation subjects. The goal of the PREP Multi-Component Evaluation will be to document how programs funded through the State PREP program are designed and implemented in the field and to assess selected PREP-funded programs' effectiveness. The evaluation has three main components: (1) the Design and Implementation Study; (2) the Performance Analysis Study; and (3) the Impact and In-depth Implementation Study. The PREP program has multiple components. However, this ICR is specifically related to a second round of data collection conducted for the evaluation's Design and Implementation Study (DIS). The Design Survey phase of the DIS component was implemented across all State PREP grantees. The Implementation Survey phase of the DIS will provide a detailed description of how a sub-set of four states have created structures and supports to assist program providers in implementing evidence-based programs with quality and fidelity to their designs.
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
7.References.docx
Implementation Survey Interview Topic Guide (Provider-level Respondents)