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Youth-Community Partnerships for Adolescent Alcohol Prevention
Andrea J. Romero (Ed.)
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Description for Youth-Community Partnerships for Adolescent Alcohol Prevention
Hardback. Editor(s): Romero, Andrea J. Num Pages: 254 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 15 colou. BIC Classification: JKSN; KCP; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This forward-thinking reference spotlights an expansive and inclusive community model for youth alcohol prevention as opposed to traditional individual and school-based group approaches. Focusing on a long-term intervention in a Southwestern border town, it documents the development of critical consciousness in an affected community, and emphasizes young people as crucial drivers of change in their environment. The book's Community Readiness Model provides vital context for successful coalition building between youth, families, and community entities (e.g., schools, civic leaders, police) in reducing alcohol risk factors and promoting healthier choices. Given the severity and prevalence of youth alcohol use, this case study ... Read more
This forward-thinking reference spotlights an expansive and inclusive community model for youth alcohol prevention as opposed to traditional individual and school-based group approaches. Focusing on a long-term intervention in a Southwestern border town, it documents the development of critical consciousness in an affected community, and emphasizes young people as crucial drivers of change in their environment. The book's Community Readiness Model provides vital context for successful coalition building between youth, families, and community entities (e.g., schools, civic leaders, police) in reducing alcohol risk factors and promoting healthier choices. Given the severity and prevalence of youth alcohol use, this case study ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
254
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319260280
SKU
V9783319260280
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Ref
99-15
About Andrea J. Romero (Ed.)
Dr. Andrea Romero is Fitch Nesbitt Associate Professor at the University of Arizona in Family Studies & Human Development and Mexican American Studies. She has over 15 years of adolescent health promotion research and publishing experience. She has written several peer-reviewed scientific journal articles that provide empirical evidence on the contextual factors that contribute to risk and resilience ... Read more
Reviews for Youth-Community Partnerships for Adolescent Alcohol Prevention
This book describes a long-term intervention program for youth alcohol prevention in a southwestern border town and discusses a community readiness model, which is a collaboration between family and community. The book met the editor's objectives. ... It provides prevention strategies and gives reasons why the program was successful for eight years. Readers can use different parts of this program ... Read more