TY - JOUR
T1 - Event-specific prevention
T2 - Addressing college student drinking during known windows of risk
AU - Neighbors, Clayton
AU - Walters, Scott T.
AU - Lee, Christine M.
AU - Vader, Amanda M.
AU - Vehige, Tamara
AU - Szigethy, Thomas
AU - DeJong, William
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - The unique drinking patterns of college students call for Event-Specific Prevention (ESP) strategies that address college student drinking associated with peak times and events. Despite limited research evaluating ESP, many college campuses are currently implementing programming for specific events. The present paper provides a review of existing literature related to ESP and offers practical guidance for research and practice. The prevention typology proposed by DeJong and Langford [DeJong, W. & Langford, L. M. (2002). A typology for campus-based alcohol prevention: Moving toward environmental management strategies. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 140-147.] provides a framework for strategic planning, suggesting that programs and policies should address problems at the individual, group, institution, community, state, and society level, and that these interventions should focus on knowledge change, environmental change, health protection, and intervention and treatment services. From this typology, specific examples are provided for comprehensive program planning related to orientation/beginning of school year, homecoming, 21st birthday celebrations, spring break, and graduation. In addition, the University of Connecticut's efforts to address problems resulting from its annual Spring Weekend are described as an illustration of how advance planning by campus and community partners can produce a successful ESP effort.
AB - The unique drinking patterns of college students call for Event-Specific Prevention (ESP) strategies that address college student drinking associated with peak times and events. Despite limited research evaluating ESP, many college campuses are currently implementing programming for specific events. The present paper provides a review of existing literature related to ESP and offers practical guidance for research and practice. The prevention typology proposed by DeJong and Langford [DeJong, W. & Langford, L. M. (2002). A typology for campus-based alcohol prevention: Moving toward environmental management strategies. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 140-147.] provides a framework for strategic planning, suggesting that programs and policies should address problems at the individual, group, institution, community, state, and society level, and that these interventions should focus on knowledge change, environmental change, health protection, and intervention and treatment services. From this typology, specific examples are provided for comprehensive program planning related to orientation/beginning of school year, homecoming, 21st birthday celebrations, spring break, and graduation. In addition, the University of Connecticut's efforts to address problems resulting from its annual Spring Weekend are described as an illustration of how advance planning by campus and community partners can produce a successful ESP effort.
KW - Alcohol
KW - College
KW - Intervention
KW - Policy
KW - Prevention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34548308932&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.05.010
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.05.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 17616260
AN - SCOPUS:34548308932
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 32
SP - 2667
EP - 2680
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 11
ER -