Program Overview WyPREP is a collaboration between the Communicable Disease Unit and the Maternal and Child Health Unit. This program is 100% federally funded to provide evidence-based, medically accurate teen pregnancy and STD/HIV prevention programming in schools and community-based settings. There are currently two curricula offered: Making Proud Choices (MPC) and Reducing the Risk (RTR). Making Proud Choices is an 8-module curriculum, and Reducing the Risk is comprised of 16 modules. Both curricula include information on refusal and negotiation skills and how to support a trauma informed approach. Curricula facilitators are also able (and encouraged) to include additional information on various topics including, but not limited to: health relationships, adolescent development, financial literacy, parent-child communication, educational and career success, and healthy life skills. See below for more information on the curricula.
Making Proud Choices can be found here: https://www.etr.org/ebi/
Reducing the Risk can be found here: https://www.etr.org/ebi/
Program Offerings
- Evidence-based, medically accurate teen pregnancy and STD/HIV prevention curricula for youth and young adults.
- Training and technical assistance for facilitators.
- Funding for schools and community-based organizations for program implementation.
Description of how clients are served
- School-based settings: middle school and high school classrooms
- Community-based settings: youth in out-of-home care facilities, foster care independent living program
Eligibility Section
- All Wyoming school districts are eligible to apply.
- Community-based organizations are selected based on their ability to deliver programming with fidelity and serve the target population.
Thank you for your interest in the Wyoming Personal Responsibility and Education (WyPREP) Program. For more information on how to get involved or become a PREP site, contact Megan Selheim at megan.selheim@wyo.gov.