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Has your school or community assessed student drinking to determine the extent of the problem? Do you know what factors may be contributing to student drinking in your school or community? Is your school currently working to educate parents about alcohol use among children? Does your school have an active partnership with the families of its students? |  |
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Does your school have an active partnership with the families of its students? Initiate or participate in community-based prevention activities to reduce youth access to alcohol. School personnel, including principals, counselors, chemical health coordinators, and teachers are often influential in their community and can be key players in efforts to reduce youth access to alcohol. For example, a school chemical health coordinator can work with other community members to conduct compliance checks to reduce illegal sales of alcohol to youth, or a principal can meet with city council members to encourage the passage of local ordinances to reduce youth access to alcohol. Promote community economic development. Schools can play an important role in changing the economic status of their communities. They can implement job training programs for students and adults and integrate community betterment projects into their curricula. Schools are not in a position to take the lead in community economic development strategies, however, they can be important partners in development strategies and develop meaningful roles for students and families in the process. References:
In the School. 2004. Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free. Available at: http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/act/school.cfm. Accessed on [10/05/06] What Schools Can Do. Alcohol Epidemiology Program: University of Minnesota. Available at: http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/policy/schools.shtm. Accessed on [10/02/06] L Austin, G. and R. Skager. 10th biennial California Student Survey Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use 2003-2004. WestEd. California’s Attorney General’s Office. http://safestate.org/documents/CSS03MainFindings.pdf [Accessed on 08/15/06] Hansen WB, Graham JW, Wolkenstein BH, et al. 1991. Program integrity as a moderator of prevention program effectiveness: Results for fifth-grade students in the adolescent alcohol prevention trial. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 52(6):568-579. National Social Norms Resource Center. Available at: http://www.socialnorms.org/CaseStudies/evanston.php. Accessed on [09/08/06] A Campus Case Study in Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches. 1999. The University of Arizona Campus Health Service. A Campus Case Study in Implementing Social Norms and Environmental Management Approaches. 1999. The University of Arizona Campus Health Service. Hansen WB. 1993. School-based alcohol prevention programs. Alcohol Health and Research World 17(1):54-60. Phillips, J.L. Springer, F. & Roberts, B. 2005. Summary Report: High Rate Underage Users Workgroup Findings and Recommendations. Community Prevention Institute. |
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