1. Mohammad Aslam Shaiekh
MPH 3rd Batch (1st Semester)
School of Health and Allied Science (SHAS)
Pokhara University (P.U)
Community Interventions and
Effective Prevention
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2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
Information of articles
Brief information of community
intervention and effective prevention
Information of Community level
intervention
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3. Information of Articles
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Authors
Abraham Wandersman- University of South
Carolina
Paul Florin- University of Rhode Island
Journal
American Psychological Association
Vol. 58, No. 6/7, 441–448
June/July 2003
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4. Community Intervention
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Community-level interventions are
multicomponent interventions that generally
combine individual and environmental change
strategies across multiple settings to prevent
dysfunction and promote well-being among
population groups in a defined local
community.
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5. Effective Prevention
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Prevention is a "holistic" approach. It relies on
measures designed to promote health or to
protect against specific disease "agents" and
hazards in the environment.
(Sources: Preventive & Social Medicine, Edition 23rd )
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6. Types of Community Intervention
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Community interventions can include changes in
public policy, the environment, community norms,
or personal behaviours at both the individual and
community levels.
Intervention programmes can be grouped into four
types:
(Sources: Oxford Textbook of global public
health, 6th edition)
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10. Research-driven prevention
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Research-driven prevention is typically
directed by university or research institute
professionals and often uses experimental or
quasi-experimental designs.
Researchers work closely with community
constituencies, the interventions are
generally designed, implemented, and
evaluated by the researchers.
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Research-driven community trials use
careful measurement, and designs with
comparison or control communities that
provide evidence for the potential of
community-level interventions.
Research-driven prevention have been
funded by federal agencies such as the
National Cancer Institute, the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National
Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.
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12. Community-driven prevention
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Community-driven prevention is conducted
every day in schools and other community
settings that reach millions of people.
In the past decade, community coalitions
have become a popular community-driven
strategy for identifying needs and
developing solutions for health problems in
communities.
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Community driven prevention have been
funded by federal agencies, such as the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP)
Community driven intervention have
positive outcomes with in youth included
reduced pregnancy risk status,
immunizations, arson prevention, and
substance use.
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