2023 NPN Conference Program - Flipbook - Page 25
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Workshop Session V
5C - Updating the CTC Youth Survey: Youth Survey Data on Risk and Protective Factors for Research, State
Monitoring, and Community Planning, John Briney, Sarah Mariani, and Gery Shelafoe
We will share how the risk and protective factors survey is used by researchers and state/local prevention planners.
Researchers will detail their use of risk/protective factor scales in a randomized controlled trial of the Communities That Care
prevention planning system. State and local prevention professionals will explain their use of survey results for prevention
planning and monitoring. We will also begin work on understanding and updating the survey’s validity for current times.
Researchers will report on findings from multiple current statewide youth surveys that examine the internal consistency of the
original risk/protective factor scales and to examine the correlations between risk/protective factors and outcomes.
5D - Mapping Inequities in Neighborhoods with Alcohol Overconcentration, Meredith Gibson
Through geographic information systems (GIS), we can identify relationships between location and health, and see the area’s
most at risk of alcohol-related harms. Local policy makers and community-based organizations would benefit from this
presentation to understand the benefits of using this valuable tool. Learn about this interactive web app combining the datasets
and evaluating the comparative health of San Diego County neighborhoods. It also details the race/ethnicity of each census tract
to further understand the population living in these areas. The hoped-for outcome is to achieve continuous usage of the tool by
policy makers and community members to advocate for alcohol harm prevention policies.
5E - Evidence-based Media Literacy Programs to Prevent Substance Abuse: Examples of Program
Implementation and Expansion in Rural Communities, Janis Kupersmidt and Sara Harrell
Media are ubiquitous in the lives of youth and are a primary source of learning about substances. Media are saturated with
messages promoting substance use as normative, fun, and glamorous. There is clear evidence that exposure to pro-substance
media messages encourages substance use in youth. And there is substantial evidence that alcohol, tobacco, and vaping
companies target youth with their packaging and marketing. A media literacy education (MLE) approach is a logical prevention
strategy. In addition, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended incorporating MLE into substance abuse prevention
programs. Three curriculum-based programs, Media Detective for elementary school, Media Ready for middle school, and Media
World for high school students have been developed and evaluated in randomized controlled trials and found to reduce
students’ intent to use substances. Through increasing critical thinking skills and changing norms regarding the prevalence of
substance use, these MLE programs have proven to be effective. This workshop includes an introduction media literacy and its
relationship to substance use, review of research findings on the three evidence-based programs, do interactive media literacy
activities to learn and practice some basic skills, and discuss future directions for MLE research.
5F - Enhancing Prevention Programs with Prevention Strategies Inventory, Emily Morrow and Eric
Shropshire
Understand the development and implementation of the Prevention Strategies Inventory (PSI) and hear detailed successes of
the PSI in Oklahoma and its connection to culturally relevant CSAP strategies. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
Substance Abuse Services utilizes the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Model to develop comprehensive, detailed
workplans integrating four of the six CSAP strategies. To help aid sub-grantees in creating effective, detailed workplans,
ODMHSAS developed a robust Prevention Strategies Inventory (PSI) document that identifies evidence-based programs,
practices, and policies (EBPPPs). The PSI directly connects to CSAP strategies and serves as a crucial document to guide
coalitions and community sub-grantees to select the best EBPPPs to implement in their community. Additionally, it has served
as a guiding document for the State of Oklahoma to create a strong, comprehensive reporting system for both state prevention
staff and community sub-grantees. The session will provide an overview of each stakeholders’ role in creating this instrument.
Participants will leave with applicable skills to reevaluate and/or enhance their current strategies for workplan development,
implementation, and evaluation of prevention work, as well as an increased knowledge on how to best select appropriate
EBPPPs based on community data.
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