Hispanic Men Building Respect Education and Safety/ HoMBRES Manteniendo Respeto, Educacion y Seguridad.

Adapted intervention based on social cognitive theory and empowerment education that aims to reduce risky sexual behaviors, substance abuse and HIV among recently immigrated rural and urban men.

The brief intervention, is a parent-based intervention to teach parents effective strategies proven to reduce adolescent sexual risk behavior. The intervention specifically targets the parent (not the adolescent) to: promote communication skills, build parent-adolescent relationships, develop effective monitoring strategies, reduce alcohol use, risky sexual behaviors and prepare them to teach adolescents assertiveness and substance abuse refusal skills.

Session content will focus on the importance of physical activity, healthy eating and maintaining a healthy weight.