1998 - Beginning of program: Weld County Abstinence Education Program became one of the first abstinence education programs in the nation to be housed in a county public health department.
2001 - Beginning of school partnerships: Foundation established through networking and relationship building. WAIT Training Curriculum implemented in schools through train-the-trainer model.
2004 - Community saturation model: Program expanded beyond schools to youth-serving organizations, parent education, Latino Program, sexual cessation (one-on-one counseling) and media.
2005 - Rebranding as WeldWAITS: Program created new branding that better reflects the goals of the program. WeldWAITS instead of the Weld County Abstinence Education Program.
2007 - Building intensity and duration: Program encourages schools and youth-serving organizations to increase the amount of education — more than simply one-time presentations and to implement education over multiple grade levels.
2009 - RESIST after-school program: After-school program to prepare 5th graders for the transition into middle school. High school students are empowered with leadership skills to mentor younger students and model healthy behaviors.
2013 - Latino initiative (Platicas): Platicas, or "little chats," are educational opportunities offered to Latino families in their home or a familiar setting. Parents are empowered and equipped to discuss important topics with their children.
2017 - Comprehensive and holistic: Lessons based on sexual risk avoidance and sexual risk reduction curriculums. Yearly updates to lessons and curricula to ensure alignment with Colorado policies, laws and CDE standards, as well as updated information.
2021 - Standards-based curriculum: Developed a compilation of lessons into a standards-based curriculum for 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and high school students with a total of 20 lessons.
2025 - Rebranding as RELATE: Program created new branding that better reflects the goals of the program. RELATE instead of WeldWAITS.