Change IS Possible: Reducing High-Risk Drinking Using a Collaborative Improvement Model.
J Am Coll Health
; 63(5): 330-6, 2015.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25692998
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the adoption of public health and improvement methodologies to address college students' high-risk drinking behaviors and to aid in prevention efforts.PARTICIPANTS:
Members of 32 colleges and universities, content experts, and staff members of the National College Health Improvement Program (NCHIP).METHODS:
A 2-year learning collaborative developed by NCHIP trained individuals from 32 different college and universities in using the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle as a method to create and implement initiatives aimed at reducing students' high-risk drinking behaviors and related harms.RESULTS:
Participants experienced success ranging from noteworthy increases in type and amount of interventions directed at reducing high-risk drinking, to creating collaboratives across campus, the local community, and stakeholders. Challenges related to data collection and creating lasting cultural change remain.CONCLUSIONS:
The use of quality improvement methodologies and creation of a national collaborative successfully effected meaningful change in high-risk drinking behaviors on college campuses.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article