Sociometrics Corporation

Sociometrics Corporation is a for-profit research and development firm in Los Altos, CA specializing in social science research applications. Established in 1983 by Josefina J. Card, Ph.D., Sociometrics' mission is to produce research-based products and services for researchers and practitioners.

Sociometrics currently houses over 200 research-based projects, with topics ranging from teenage pregnancy to HIV prevention.^[1] Sociometrics has a research-to-practice initiative^[2] aimed at assembling in one place—for public dissemination, distribution, and replication— prevention programs in key health areas.

Effective programs

Sociometrics' archives of effective programs are a research-to-practice initiative aimed at assembling in one place—for public dissemination, distribution, and replication—prevention programs in key health areas.

• The Program Archive on Sexuality, Health, and Adolescence (PASHA), funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Office of Adolescent Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, is a collection of effective program replication kits designed to reduce teen pregnancy and STI/HIV/AIDS in adolescents. To facilitate the replication, adaptation and further evaluation of these interventions, all replication kits are designed to be "comprehensive, user-friendly and visually appealing."^[3]
• The HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Archive (HAPPA), funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is a collection of effective prevention program replication kits designed to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. This resource is designed to assist prevention practitioners by: (1) identifying and facilitating access to effective HIV/AIDS adult prevention programs, and (2) encouraging rigorous reevaluation of these programs^[4]
• The Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Archive (YSAPPA), funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse, is a collection of effective substance abuse prevention program replication kits aimed at preventing or reducing the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by adolescents and young adults.^[5]
• The Children’s Emotional Disorders Effective Treatment Archive (CEDETA), funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, is a collection of effective psychosocial treatment programs shown to reduce anxiety, depression and other internalizing disorders in children and adolescents ages 6 to 18.^[6]

Products and services

Sociometrics has five primary product lines:

1. Exemplary Data, including data from more than 500 data sets across nine topically focused data archives.
2. Effective programs, including replication kits from four topically focused program archives.
3. Health education, which includes educational products for both clients/consumers and practitioners.
4. Evaluation, including publications, training and evaluation services.
5. Online subscriptions, including the Social Science Electronic Data Library and the HIV Research and Prevention Library.

Primary topic focus areas

HIV/AIDS/STD

Studies address a variety of topics including: the incidence and prevalence of specific sexual behaviors; contraceptive and STI-preventive behavior; attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual behavior and methods of contraception and STI prophylaxis; AIDS/HIV knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and serostatus; current and past episodes of gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and other STIs; and high-risk behavior, including alcohol/drug use and prostitution.^[7]

Disability

These data sets permit analyses on topics such as: the incidence and prevalence of specific diseases, disorders, and impairments; functional limitations across a variety of specific organ systems; disabilities in relation to major life roles and activities; societal limitations including physical, attitudinal, and economical barriers that restrict full participation in society; psychosocial and interpersonal factors such as coping with stress, sexuality, feelings of control and productivity, quality of life, and family relations and support; health care and rehabilitation issues such as medical costs, coverage, and service utilization.^[8]

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