Open AccessMaking Drug and Alcohol Prevention Relevant
Author(s) -
Lori K. Holleran Steiker
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
family and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1550-5057
pISSN - 0160-6379
DOI - 10.1097/01.fch.0000304018.13255.f6
Subject(s) - curriculum , drug prevention , adaptation (eye) , medical education , medicine , culturally sensitive , culturally appropriate , psychology , pedagogy , substance abuse , psychotherapist , family medicine , social psychology , neuroscience
There is profound value in involving youth in the cultural adaptation of evidence-based drug prevention curricula. Presently, despite the existence of evidence-based programs, few community settings are aware of, utilizing, and following evidence-based curricula in practice. Therefore, to transfer such programs to practice, systematic adaptation procedures should be further developed, utilized, and evaluated. It is recommended that community settings adapt curricula to meet their youths' unique needs to be effective, particularly with diverse cultures.