Building and Sustaining Statewide Initiatives for Effective Alcohol Prevention

Hosted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011.

Presenters:

Laurie Davidson
Manager, Provider Initiatives, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and former Associate Center Director for Statewide Initiatives, Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention

Joan Masters
Senior Coordinator
Missouri Partners in Prevention

Marcie Seidel
Assistant Director and Project Manager
Ohio College Initiative Drug-Free Action Alliance

Statewide initiatives (SWIs), or statewide coalitions, are concerted efforts by institutions of higher education, community organizations, and government officials in a state to change aspects of the campus and community environment that contribute to high-risk alcohol use. Long-lasting environmental change is accomplished by creating and mobilizing campus and community coalitions to local action and collaborating at the state level to advance policy and environmental change.

SWIs foster collaboration among multiple individuals and organizations, which may bring more attention to the prevention efforts on the state level. Through an SWI, college administrators, state officials, community coalitions to reduce underage drinking, and other professional or trade associations (e.g., for chiefs of police or the hospitality industry) can collaborate to influence long-lasting environmental and public policy changes more effectively. This approach is especially effective in limiting alcohol availability; increasing enforcement of local, state, and federal laws; and restricting alcohol marketing and promotion.

This Webinar will also highlight lessons learned and best practices from successful SWIs.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this 90-minute Webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of SWIs for college alcohol prevention.
2. List the key elements of effective SWIs.
3. Learn about case study evaluation data of campuses involved in SWIs versus those not involved in SWIs.
4. Recognize that SWIs are an effective mechanism for implementing and sustaining evidence-based high-risk drinking prevention practices.
5. Access Higher Education Center resources and technical assistance.

Slides and Recording

• Powerpoint slides (full slides, 1 slide per page)
• Printer-friendly Powerpoint slides (handout view, 6 slides per page)
• Recording

Resources

• Resource List