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This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on November 1, 1996. The length of the article is 6020 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: The Project Northland peer participation program tested the feasibility of involving students in the planning and promotion of alcohol-free social activities for their peers and to determine whether such participation was associated with reduced alcohol use. The peer program was offered in 20 northeastern Minnesota schools when the study cohort was in seventh grade; students completed a survey in the beginning of sixth grade and at the end of sixth grade and seventh grade. Nearly 50% of the study cohort participated in the program. At the end of seventh grade, after cotrolling for confounders, an association was observed between student involvement with planning activities and a lower rate of alcohol use. This association was strongest among students who had reported alcohol use at the beginning of sixth grade. This cohort study suggests adolescent involvement in planning their own alcohol-free activities may be an efficacious strategy to prevent or reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among youth. Future studies are warranted to evaluate this association using experimental research designs. (J Sch Health. 1996;66(9).328-334)

From the supplier: Young adolescents at risk for alcohol abuse may decrease their alcohol use if involved in planning alcohol-free social activities. Students in 20 schools were recruited by adults to be trained in planning alcohol-free social events such as weekend movies at school, dances, and beach parties. Students who stated alcohol use in sixth grade reported the most decrease in alcohol use if they were involved with planning alcohol-free social activities.

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Title: Peer-planned social activities for preventing alcohol use among young adolescents.
Author: Kelli A. Komro
Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1996
Publisher: American School Health Association
Volume: v66Issue: n9Page: p328(7)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on October 1, 1994. The length of the article is 4001 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: This paper describes the rationale, conceptual framework, and program components of a peer participation program for prevention of alcohol use among young adolescents. The peer participation program was one component of Project Northland, a community-wide program that seeks to prevent or delay onset of alcohol use among a cohort of young adolescents. The peer participation program, implemented in 20 northeastern Minnesota schools when students were in seventh grade, consisted of student groups who planned supervised, alcohol-free activities for themselves and their classmates. Program goals included 1) providing peer leadership and social support for non-use of alcohol, 2) creating opportunities for alternative behaviors to alcohol use, thereby 3) creating a norm of non-use among young adolescents. (J Sch Health. 1994;64(8):318-322)

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Title: Peer participation in project Northland: a community-wide alcohol use prevention project.
Author: Kelli A. Komro
Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1994
Publisher: American School Health Association
Volume: v64Issue: n8Page: p318(5)

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