DeJong, W. & Langford, L. (2002). A typology for campus-based alcohol prevention: Moving toward environmental management strategies. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement 14, 140-147.
Resources and Research for "Campus Task Forces"
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A typology for campus-based alcohol prevention: Moving toward environmental management strategies
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Broadening participation in community problem solving: A multidisciplinary model to support collaborative practice and research
Lasker, R.D. & Weiss, E.S. (2003). Broadening participation in community problem solving: A multidisciplinary model to support collaborative practice and research. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 80(1), 14-60.
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Building collaborative capacity in community coalitions: A review and integrative framework
Foster-Fishman, P.G., Berkowitz, S.L., Lounsbury, D.W., Jacobson, S., & Allen, N.A. (2001). Building collaborative capacity in community coalitions: A review and integrative framework. American Journal of Community Psychology, 29(2), 241-261.
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CampusMHAP Webinar I: Building Momentum
The first webinar in the Campus Mental Health Action Planning series focuses on how to build momentum for developing a mental health promotion and suicide prevention plan. This session covers data relating to the scope and nature of student mental health problems and suicide; components of a comprehensive, public health approach; techniques for gaining broad-based campus support; and creating and utilizing a campus task force.
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CampusMHAP Webinar II: Identifying Priorities
The second webinar in the Campus Mental Health Action Planning series describes how to develop a clear and specific definition of campus problems that will help drive program planning. This session focuses on examining data relating to student mental health and wellness; prioritizing problems and choosing which to address; and setting goals for health behavior and systems change.
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Community coalitions for prevention and health promotion
Butterfoss, F.D., Goodman, R.M., & Wandersman, A. (1993). Community coalitions
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Evaluating community coalition characteristics and functioning: A summary of measurement tools
Granner, M.L. & Sharpe, P.A. (2004). Evaluating community coalition characteristics and functioning: A summary of measurement tools. Health Education Research, 19(5), 514-532.
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Experiences in Effective Prevention: The U.S. Department of Education’s Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grants
This publication reviews and synthesizes information gained from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools’ model programs to identify the characteristics that are common to model programs that can be adapted for other campuses. Lessons are applicable to the prevention of any health problem on campus. Campus collaborations, including task forces and coalitions, are addressed on pages 35-44 and 65-68.
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Getting to Outcomes™ 2004: Promoting Accountability through Methods and Tools for Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (Pages 70 and 145-149)
Incorporating traditional evaluation, empowerment evaluation, results-based accountability, and continuous quality improvement, this manual’s ten-step process enhances practitioners’ prevention skills while empowering them to plan, implement, and evaluate programs. Coalition development is addressed on page 70 and pages 145-149.
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Leaving a Legacy: Our vision: The Legacy Wheel (Leadership for Change, Partnership and Collaboration, and Communications/Marketing)
These web pages, on the site of the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, provide tools to help campus planners build sustainable programs. See especially Leadership for Change, Partnership and Collaboration, and Communications/Marketing.
