Prevention Center of Excellence
Annotated Bibliography:
Substance Abuse Prevention & Evaluation
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May 3, 2006
Arthur, M. W., Hawkins, J. D., Pollard, J. A., Catalano, R. F., &
Baglioni, A. J. (2002). Measuring risk and protective factors for
substance use, delinquency, and other adolescent problem behaviors: The
Communities That Care Youth Survey. Evaluation Review, 26(6), 575-601.
This article describes the development of the Communities That Care
Survey, which can be used to assess the existence of risk and protective
factors for substance use in adolescent populations. Such an assessment
can inform prevention planning.
Barrett, L., Plotnikoff, R. C., Raine, K., & Anderson, D. (2005).
Development of measures of organizational leadership for health
promotion. Health Education and Behavior, 32(2), 195-207.
The authors describe the process through which the content and construct
validity of an organizational leadership survey were examined. Findings
suggest that the survey has sufficient content and construct validity to
be used to examine organizational leadership.
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. They assert the need for
social work practice models “in which scientifically derived evidence
supports decisions and outcomes” (p. 6). The authors further describe an
evaluation inquiry model they believe to be a more effective approach
than others developed from the medical and public health fields.
Gorman, D. M., & Labouvie, E. W. (2000). Using social indicators to
inform community drug and alcohol prevention policy. Journal of Public
Health Policy, 21(4), 428-446.
The authors describe their study, which examined whether the analysis of
social indicators as a needs assessment is an effective way to determine
need for prevention programming. Their conclusion is that “needs
assessments using social indicator data are feasible and capable of
providing data…that allow one to address issues of resource allocation.”
The authors recommend the inclusion of social indicators such as crime
and morbidity rates, alcohol and drug availability, and educational
achievement. The authors recommend the use of municipal, as opposed to
county, level data because this smaller unit of analysis provides a more
accurate picture of need.
Hausman, A. J., Becker, J., & Brawer, R. (2005). Identifying value
indicators and social capital in community health partnerships. Journal
of Community Psychology, 33(6), 691-703.
In this article, the authors emphasize the importance of involving
communities in the identification of indicators of success for an
outcome evaluation. They also note that it is very important for program
sustainability and success for organizations’ to conduct outcome
evaluations.
Miller, R. L., Bedney, B. J., Guenther-Grey, C., & The CITY Project
Study Team. (2003). Assessing organizational capacity to deliver HIV
prevention services collaboratively: Tales from the field. Health
Education and Behavior, 30(5), 582-600.
The authors discuss a needs assessment tool they developed. From the
findings of their research into the usefulness of the tool, they report
that the tool helped to obtain information about organizational needs,
abilities, capacities, and in the planning process.
Nation, M., Crusto, C., Wandersman, A., Kumpfer, K. L., Seybolt, D.,
Morrissey-Kane, E., & Davino, K. (2003). What works in prevention:
Principles for effective prevention programs. American Psychologist,
58(6/7), 449-456.
The authors present findings from their review of literature reviews
into the factors that facilitate effective prevention programs. One
factor is prevention program outcome evaluation. The authors recommend
evaluation strategies that emphasize continuous quality improvement.
Singer, H. H., & Kegler, M. C. (2004). Assessing interorganizational
networks as a dimension of community capacity: Illustrations from a
community intervention to prevent lead poisoning. Health Education and
Behavior, 31(6), 808-821.
This article describes a study of the reliability of a research
instrument that examines organizational capacity. Study results
suggested organizational network data (which is what was obtained in the
instrument) “can be a reliable means of assessing one dimension of a
community’s capacity to address public health issues.”
