 Behavioral Outcomes
Research-Validated programs have empirically demonstrated reductions in health-risk behaviors and/or increases in health-promoting behaviors at least six months after the completion of the program.
Published Research
Research that provides evidence of effectiveness for Research-Validated programs is published in scholarly peer-reviewed journals. Materials Ready for Implementation
Research-Validated program materials are complete, available, and ready to be implemented at school sites in California.
Research-Validated Program Charts
Fidelity Guidelines & Checklists for Research-Validated ProgramsImplementing a program with fidelity means implementing a program the way it was implemented in the research that provided evidence of effectiveness for that program. Fidelity Guidelines specify how a program was implemented when it demonstrated evidence of effectiveness. To maximize program effectiveness, implementation should be aligned to the research-based specifications in the Fidelity Guidelines. Fidelity checklists, tools for assessing implementation alignment, accompany the Fidelity Guidelines.Read more about Fidelity Guidelines & Checklists.
Standards and Procedures for Research-Validated Designation
Research-Validated programs undergo two types of review by the California Healthy Kids Resource Center.
Materials Review
Materials are reviewed by the Center's Materials Review Board (MRB), comprised of teachers, health education professionals, and university faculty, selected for their expertise in health education curricula. Materials will be re-evaluated at a minimum of every eight years to confirm that they reflect research-based strategies and contemporary language and images that are relevant to students in California. Read more about the materials review process.
Research Review
Published research is reviewed by the Center's Research Review Board (RRB), comprised of researchers selected for their expertise in prevention and health education research. The Center's staff uses these reviews to designate a program as Research-Validated. To maintain Research-Validated designation, a program must demonstrate evidence of effectiveness with a new sample of students every eight years. Read more about the standards and procedures for identifying and maintaining Research-Validated programs, including instructions for submitting programs to be reviewed for Research-Validated designation.
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