Dr. Villarruel’s Research Receives National Coverage

Submitted on Feb 8, 2011

Her intervention appears in a January issue of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) publication.

The January 19, 2011, issue of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Innovations Exchange profiles an innovative program directed by U-M School of Nursing’s Dr. Antonia Villarruel (Professor, Nola J. Pender Collegiate Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Global Affairs).

The innovation profile, Culturally Appropriate, School-Based Education and Support Reduces Likelihood That Latino Teens Will Engage in Risky Sexual Behaviors, describes the program’s development, results, and lessons learned.

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