Healthy Futures of Texas is a nonprofit organization that works to reduce unplanned and teen pregnancies through science-based education and advocacy efforts.
As of the project conception, no sex education curriculum in Texas that is specifically designed for LGBTQ+ youth exists. Not only will this curriculum address a crucial gap in sex education for youth in Texas, it will serve as a nationwide example of making sex education more inclusive and accessible.
“Research shows that when young people fail to receive high-quality, inclusive sex education, they are more likely to experience negative sexual health outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and sexual violence.” - Jennifer Driver, vice president of policy and strategic partnerships at SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change.
To make sure we met our deadlines, I drafted a project roadmap to visualize our process and reviewed it with core staff members to ensure it was realistic and attainable.
To kick off the project, I facilitated a group brainstorming workshop to capture a wide breadth of understanding. I invited core members working on the project, as well as a variety of staff in lateral departments who all had their own individual expertise in curriculum building and sex health education.
We created a collaborative empathy map and user needs statements before diving into a group brainstorm.
From the most popular brainstorming topics, I helped narrowed down big ideas based off of "What fits with the co-developers original spirit" and "What do we have time for?” Now we had a clearer design direction to work with.
Working off of a Google Doc that consisted of a loose storyline, which was crafted by youth co-developers, I developed a Site Map and User Flow. This helped determine potential requirements for illustrations, as well as allowed our program director to begin to draft copy for the curriculum.
As curriculum copy was worked on, our team brought on a local illustrator to co-design with, as well as an intern to develop the public health evaluation elements of the project. Their continuous input and review of the content inventory allowed me to begin creating wireframes for the curriculum website.
I presented the first set of wireframes in a video call with the team. We viewed the file together and discussed where we could make improvements to the storyline, provide clearer details for illustrations, and ask important questions, such as:
Wireframe Feedback
These updates were made to improve the content and flow of the curriculum, before adding visual elements and interactive features in the mid-fidelity prototype.
Updates:
To allow for greater feedback flexibility and anonymity, I solicited asynchronous feedback by emailing the Figma prototype with a Google Form. Nine people in total filled out the form, consisting of staff as well as youth co-developers. Insights were consolidated and placed on a feasibility matrix so we could quickly and easily evaluate tasks.
During this time, we ran into some unexpected delays that led to pushing back the creation of hi-fidelity prototypes, which pushed back the ship date of the project by one month. This was immediately communicated with stakeholders, and I took the time to make as many changes as possible from the feasibility matrix.
With staff support, I was able to virtually facilitate 1:1 user testing with actual target users, most of whom were seeing the project for the very first time. I met with each participant on Google Meet, then asked them to screenshare while using the prototype.
Approved changes were made, questions were answered, and major updates were made to the prototype before we began building in Webflow.
Once the prototype was transferred to a live website, a final 1:1 user test was performed with 1 staff member and 1 target user, which provided sufficient feedback to go forward with launch.
Test Feedback
This curriculum highlights Healthy Futures of Texas as a continual leader in empowering youth to make healthy decisions, as well as serving as a proof-of-concept to further attract stakeholders and opportunities for funding.
You can view the live website at: prideguidetostis.org.
"Mi has been a major asset to our nonprofit. Her expertise in UX design helped bring a major project, The Pride Guide to STIs, to life for us. She blends skill, savvy, and style effortlessly in her work." - Anthony Betori, Director of Curriculum and Innovation at Healthy Futures of Texas
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