Prevention Center of Excellence
Annotated Bibliography:
Substance Abuse Prevention and Dissemination
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Compiled by Clare Desrosiers
May 8, 2006
Arthur, M. W., & Blitz, C. (2000). Bridging the gap between science and
practice in drug abuse prevention through needs assessment and strategic
community planning. Journal of Community Psychology, 28(3), 241-255.
The authors identify two factors necessary for effective dissemination
(technology transfer): community members’ recognition of the
problem/need and placement of the new idea (intervention) “into a form
that addresses the problem as they perceive it.”
DePoy, E., & Gilson, S. F. (In press). Beyond evidence-based practice:
An integrative framework for teaching.
The authors examine current scholarship in regards to evidence-based
practice, systematic inquiry, and research, and propose a model for
social work evaluation practice. They assert the need for dissemination
and suggest “sharing the entire Evaluation Practice process from problem
definition through outcome assessment with audiences who will obtain
benefit from this knowledge” (p. 22).
Rohrbach, L. A., Ringwalt, C. L., Ennett, S. T., & Vincus, A. A. (2005).
Factors associated with adoption of evidence-based substance use
prevention curricula in US school districts. Health Education Research,
20(5), 514-426.
The authors review the research literature in regards to factors that
influence adoption of substance use prevention curricula and present
their own nationwide study of this issue. As a result of their finding
that less than half of the nation’s school districts use evidence-based
curricula, they recommend that information about evidence-based
curricula be disseminated through multiple channels; state and federal
substance abuse prevention agencies “strengthen their current efforts to
disseminate findings from prevention research” and encourage community
coalitions to do the same; and dissemination efforts target school
district substance use prevention coordinators.
