Making Smart Choices

描述（由申请人提供）：在第二阶段SBIR赠款中，Danya International，Inc.，继续开发和评估“做出明智选择”课程，这是一个预防酒精的课程，旨在教育七年级和八年级的青少年了解与饮酒有关的健康风险，并向他们提供信息，以做出安全和健康的决定。该课程的目标是教育女孩和男孩了解与饮酒有关的一般性和针对性别的健康和安全风险。这种创新的，针对性别的酒精预防方法将MSC课程与其他青少年酒精预防工具区分开来，并为教师提供课堂实施技术，参与和发展适当的内容和多媒体工具，以确保在课堂上有效使用课程。证据强烈支持在中学实施酒精预防课程，特别是解决青少年发展需求的预防方案。MSC将涵盖酒精对大脑和身体的影响，决策，关系和危险的性行为在生物学和发育适当的方式。一旦开发完成，多学科硕士课程将包括：（1）教师指南，其中有针对性别的指导和活动;（2）录像节目;（3）互动光盘，在项目期间的第二阶段，将进行形成性研究，包括与学生、教师和专家一起进行需求评估，以最后确定内容领域和产品设计。产品开发期间将用于完成教师指南，视频程序，并附带的CD-ROM。一旦这些组件开发完成，我们将与学生和教师进行全面的结果评估，以确定MSC计划在增加知识和保护态度和对酒精使用的意图的有效性。我们还将审查针对性别的预防酒精方法的有效性。尽管药物滥用预防和课程开发专家提出了建议，但目前可用的综合药物滥用教育计划中没有一个包括有关酒精消费和危险健康行为之间关系的特定性别信息。MSC将提供这一急需的针对性别的预防酒精方法，为教师提供实施这种方法的指导。在项目期的第二阶段，将进行形成性研究，包括与学生、教师和专家进行需求评估，以确定内容领域和产品设计。产品开发期间将用于完成教师指南，视频程序，并附带的CD-ROM。一旦这些组件开发完成，我们将与学生和教师进行全面的结果评估，以确定MSC计划在增加知识和保护态度和对酒精使用的意图的有效性。我们还将审查针对性别的预防酒精方法的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase II SBIR grant, Danya International, Inc., continues the development and evaluation of Making Smart Choices (MSC), an alcohol prevention curriculum designed to educate adolescents in grades 7 and 8 about the health risks associated with the consumption of alcohol and provide them with information to make safe and healthy decisions. The goal of the curriculum is to educate girls and boys about general and gender- specific health and safety risks associated with alcohol consumption. This innovative, gender-specific approach to alcohol prevention differentiates the MSC curriculum from other alcohol prevention tools for adolescents, and provides teachers with classroom implementation techniques, engaging and developmentally appropriate content and multimedia tools to ensure effective use of the curriculum in the classroom. Evidence strongly supports implementing alcohol prevention curricula in middle school, in particular, prevention programs that address the developmental needs of adolescents. MSC will cover the effects of alcohol on the brain and body, decision making, relationships, and risky sexual behaviors in a biologically and developmentally appropriate manner. Once developed, MSC will consist of: (1) a Teacher's Guide with gender-specific instructions and activities; (2) a video program; and (3) an interactive CD-ROM. In Phase II of the project period, formative research will be conducted, including a needs assessment with students, teachers, and experts to finalize content areas and product design. The product development period will be used to complete the Teacher's Guide, video program, and accompanying CD-ROM. Once these components are developed, we will conduct a full-scale outcome evaluation with students and teachers to determine the effectiveness of the MSC program in increasing knowledge and protective attitudes and intentions toward alcohol use. We will also examine the effectiveness of the gender-specific approach to alcohol prevention. Despite recommendations from substance abuse prevention and curriculum development experts, none of the comprehensive substance abuse education programs currently available include gender-specific information about the relationship between alcohol consumption and risky health behavior. MSC will provide this much- needed gender-specific approach to alcohol prevention, providing teachers with instructions for implementing such an approach. In Phase II of the project period, formative research will be conducted, including a needs assessment with students, teachers, and experts to finalize content areas and product design. The product development period will be used to complete the Teacher's Guide, video program, and accompanying CD-ROM. Once these components are developed, we will conduct a full-scale outcome evaluation with students and teachers to determine the effectiveness of the MSC program in increasing knowledge and protective attitudes and intentions toward alcohol use. We will also examine the effectiveness of the gender-specific approach to alcohol prevention.