Project Northland in Croatia: A Community-Based Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Abatemarco, Diane J.; West, Bernadette; Zec, Vesna; Russo, Andrea; Sosiak, Persis; Mardesic, Vedran
Titel	Project Northland in Croatia: A Community-Based Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Intervention
Quelle	In: Journal of Drug Education, 34 (2004) 2, S.167-178 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2379
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Influences; Program Effectiveness; Prevention; Early Adolescents; Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; Partnerships in Education; Comprehensive School Health Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sozialer Einfluss; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Trinken; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	War and social transition in Croatia have increased unemployment and rates of substance abuse. A decrease in prevention programs places adolescents at an increased risk. Data collected from the 2002 Split Youth Behavior Risk Survey (YRBS) showed that adolescents are at risk for alcohol use and related problems. Thus, there is a need to strengthen primary and secondary prevention activities to empower adolescents and counteract negative societal change. A public health partnership between the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health (UMDNJ-SPH) and Split, Croatia was formed in 2001. Adolescent alcohol prevention was identified as our focus and Project Northland, a model U.S. program, was selected. A strong network of NGOs and government officials support the project. Qualitative evaluation showed strong parent, teacher, and student satisfaction. Preliminary analysis shows a heightened awareness on the part of students that will likely contribute to the overall success of the program. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10