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Prevention Themes and Theme Elements Used in

Analysis of FIPSE-Sponsored Institution-Wide

Drug Prevention Programs in Higher Education

1. Program Development: activities implemented by project

personnel (e.g. project coordinator, project director) for the purpose

of establishing the program on campus.

1. Establishing facilities

2. Conducting comprehensive planning

3. Forming steering group/advisory board

4. Recruiting and hiring staff

5. Recruiting students, staff, or faculty volunteers

2. Program Management: activities implemented by project

personnel (e.g. project coordinator, project director) for the purpose

of maintaining or expediting program operation and/or improving

the program's viability.

1. Planning, coordinating and supervising staff

2. Soliciting and maintaining financial support

3. Program advocacy (on and off campus)

4. Preparing/disseminating program or grant reports

5. Steering/advisory board meetings

3. Program Accountability: activities designed to: (a) assess campus

AOD-related needs or characteristics, or (b) provide formative

and/or summative program evaluations.

1. Conducting AOD use assessment

2. Conducting AOD needs assessment

3. Conducting program evaluation

4. Conducting activity evaluation

5. Compiling AOD use/abuse statistics

6. Use of external evaluation

4. AOD Policy: activities that focus on AOD policy creation, review,

change, advocacy and/or enforcement

1. Review, clarification, or change of policy

2. Dissemination of AOD policy

3. AOD policy enforcement

4. Advocacy of AOD policy or need for policy change

5. Tangible Display: AOD informational and/or awareness materials

that may be displayed or disseminated individually or in
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combination.

1. AOD project newsletter

2. Publication of AOD articles or PSAs (incl. TV)

3. Posters, flyers, signs, or banners

4. Handbooks, pamphlets, or brochures

5. Promotional items (t-shirts, hats, key rings, etc.)

6. AOD bulletin boards, literature racks, or displays

6. Uni-Directional Vehicles: information/awareness activities in which

communication flow is primarily one-way.

1. Live presentation, lecture or speech

2. Film/video presentations or programs

3. Radio or audio programs

4. Plays, skits, dramatizations, or role plays

5. Demonstrations or graphic displays

6. Written communications

7. Multi-Directional Vehicles: information/awareness activities in

which interaction or dialogue between presenters and participants,

and among participants, is desired

1. Seminars, workshops, or retreats

2. Conferences, discussions, or focus groups

8. Alternative Activities (AOD-Free): activities which exclude or

discourage use of alcohol and/or other drugs while concomitantly

providing opportunities for student participation and involvement.

1. Parties, dances, socials, or coffee houses

2. Commercial entertainment or movies

3. Recreational activities or outings

4. Participatory athletic competitions

5. Participatory non-athletic competitions

6. Participation in volunteer service activities

9. Curriculum Infusion: activities that help integrate AOD issues,

information, or concepts with existing curriculum or other

established educational processes.

1. AOD instruction in faculty taught academic courses

2. AOD course, minor, or certificate programs

3. Mandatory AOD classes as part of intervention effort

4. AOD speaker/program in classes or orientation

5. AOD practica or internship

6. Resource center, collections, or libraries

10. Cooperation/Teamwork: drug prevention-related activities which

stress, and rely upon, cooperation, mutual support, and teamwork

among participants.

1. Collaboration within group of students or staff

2. Collaboration between groups of students or staff

3. Collaboration between offices on campus

4. Collaboration with off-campus agencies
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11. Training (AOD): developing or implementing AOD training activities

for students, faculty, staff, or administrators.

1. Professional AOD staff training

2. Awareness and procedural training for staff/faculty

3. Curriculum infusion training for staff/faculty

4. AOD training for student peers or volunteers

5. AOD training for Ras, servers, or hosts

12. Student Involvement/Empowerment: activities that encourage

student participation and involvement in activity development and/or

implementation.

1. Peer educator/counselor/assistant program

2. Student participation in AOD dramas, skits, etc.

3. Student AOD presentations in academic classes

4. Student participation on AOD committees, task forces

5. Student collaboration in AOD projects or events

6. Participation in volunteer service activities

13. Support: activities that provide either planned or impromptu

encouragement or support for students or other target groups.

1. Support or assistance for AOD support groups

2. Short-term or walk-in AOD counseling or referral

3. Events recognizing AOD program participants

4. Publicity recognizing program participants

5. Motivational activities/programs for staff/volunteers

6. Recognition thru attendance at conferences/events

14. Environmental Change: development or implementation of

activities whose purpose is to create a campus environment

(norms, atmosphere, or physical surroundings) that discourages

substance use/abuse and advocates more healthy lifestyles.

1. Changing campus physical environment

2. Changing campus social/cultural environment

3. Changing campus regulatory environment

15. Off-Campus Outreach: activities that emphasize establishing, or

maintaining working relationships with community agencies and

organizations.

1. Local participation in campus AOD activities

2. AOD presentations to local school or youth groups

3. AOD presentations for civic groups or clubs

4. Participation on local AOD task forces/committees

5. Collaboration with local agencies or professional groups

16. Reactive Prevention: activities whose purpose is to assist persons

experiencing difficulties associated with substance use/abuse; such

activities are generally conducted by trained professionals

1. Employee assistance programs (EAP)

2. Student assistance programs (SAP)

3. Short-term individual, group, or walk-in counseling
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4. Sponsoring AOD support groups

5. Mandatory AOD classes as part of intervention effort

6. Efforts to ban or restrict AOD substances

17. Proactive Prevention: activities whose purposes are to activate,

support, or empower the critical mass of individuals on campus who

do not wish to use alcohol or other drugs.

1. Empowering "critical mass" committed to prevention

2. Educating/informing about health and wellness

3. Establishing healthy alternative programs/facilities

4. Recruiting positive role models

5. Discouraging or deglamorizing AOD use/abuse

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