History of PlainTalk

Overview | Goals & Components | Phase I | Phase II

Phase II: Community Outreach & Mobilization

Walkers & Talkers

Walkers & Talkers sprang forth from Plain Talk resident volunteers who went into the community with the Plain Talk message and “walked their talk.” They went door-to-door, into schools, community centers, businesses, and just about anywhere they could find an audience to listen. Their primary function is to inform and engage community residents, recruit hosts for Home Health Parties and facilitate Home Health Parties in the community.

Home Health Parties

The purpose of a Home Health Party is to educate adults and parents on sexual issues and to teach them the importance of communicating this knowledge to their children and other adolescents in the community. The goal of Home Health Parties is to help recruit more “Askable Adults” in the community, which will, in turn, increase the accuracy and frequency of adult/teen communication about sexual issues.

Home Health Parties give adults correct information on reproductive health issues, pregnancy and pregnancy prevention, and the contraction and prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS. It also gives parents and community adults the communication skills needed to educate and protect sexually active teens in their community.