THE DI GI TAL RESEARCH I NTERNSHI P TEAM FALL 2019 – SPRI NG 2020
NCRF SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DIGITAL RESOURCES
Project Owner: Kelsey Williams Dr. Patricia Kissinger, infectious disease epidemiologist and Tulane professor, has developed a Youth Peer Provider model in order to better improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and access to contraceptives in Kenya. This model gives young people the opportunity to talk about topics related to SRH in a safe and comfortable environment guided by peers. The Digital Research team has developed a website to supplement the curriculum where students can access notes from each session, additional online resources, and a forum to anonymously ask questions that will be answered by a blog post.
This year, the team has worked on designing the website and making it functional and easily navigable. We kept the intended audience of the website in mind, opting to use bring colors to give it a modern and young feel. Our chief concern was making sure that the website was user-friendly and easily navigable on a smartphone, since many of the young people using the website will likely use it on a cellphone or other mobile device. Going forward, we will continue to add content and lessons to the site in order to make sure that the information is as helpful, applicalible, and as up to date as possible.
