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The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program was developed and implemented using community feedback through initial meetings, reviewing materials, gathering input into recruitment and intervention logistics, and conducting interviews to evaluate the program. The intervention was implemented and has been enrolling non-pregnant American Indian women for the past several years. While data collection is ongoing, it has shown preliminary success in changing behaviors and in impacting how the community views the prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Overall, this study highlights the potential to expand this prevention program to other sites and with other populations, such as adolescents. By the end of this article, readers will comprehend the steps necessary to replicate such a program at other tribal and rural sites.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph13010001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,23]],"date-time":"2015-12-23T06:52:19Z","timestamp":1450853539000},"page":"1","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["The Oglala Sioux Tribe CHOICES Program: Modifying an Existing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Intervention for Use in an American Indian Community"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jessica","family":"Hanson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sanford Research, 2301 E. 60th St North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan","family":"Pourier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"OST CHOICES Program, PO Box 824, Pine Ridge, SD 57770, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1059","DOI":"10.1097\/01.AOG.0000181822.91205.6f","article-title":"Recognition and prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome","volume":"106","author":"Floyd","year":"2005","journal-title":"Obstet. 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