Citation

Williams CL, Perry CL. Alcohol Health Res. World 1998; 22(2): 107-116.

Affiliation

Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, U.S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15706784

Abstract

Project Northland, an ongoing community trial aimed at reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among adolescents, is nearing completion. The project combines individual-based strategies to encourage adolescents not to use alcohol with community-based strategies to both reduce alcohol availability and modify community attitudes concerning youth drinking. Project Northland has developed prevention programs and followed the same group of adolescents from sixth grade to high school graduation. This article discusses the rationale for this type of program, elements of the adolescents' social environment targeted for change, the unique challenges of working with high school students compared with younger adolescents, and areas for future research.

Language: en