Picture Me Alcohol Free: Engaging Youth in Community-Based Prevention

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是在成功的第一阶段“无酒精图片”可行性试点研究的基础上提出的。PMAF是一个以社区为基础的项目，旨在通过一种称为“照片之声”的特定摄影技术，培训青年群体：a)代表其社区中未成年人饮酒的促成因素和后果（例如，社会可用性，与酒精有关的撞车事故）；b)利用照片项目提高社区意识，推动社区层面的变革。未成年人饮酒仍然是这个国家严重的公共卫生问题。这反映在美国外科医生办公室最近的行动呼吁（2007年）中，该呼吁强调青少年参与社区范围的预防。然而，社区可以用来培训和支持青年进行社区预防的商业工具很少，如果有的话。拟议的项目将利用现有的研究和教学技术，开发一项创新的在线培训计划，以满足这一需求。该计划将在一名成人调解人的帮助下，通过光声过程指导青年，试图提高社区意识，推动与酒精有关的环境和政策变革。第二阶段的目标包括完成完整的PMAF计划，并使用配对组随机设计对计划进行评估。30个SADD（反对破坏性决定的学生）小组将被随机分配到治疗（PMAF）或标准实践控制条件。结果包括媒体报道、公共事件、倡导活动和教育。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes to build on the successful Phase I Picture Me Alcohol Free (PMAF) feasibility pilot study. PMAF is a community-based program designed to train groups of youth to a) represent contributing factors and consequences (e.g., social availability, alcohol-involved crashes) of underage drinking in their communities through a specific photographic technique called photovoice, and b) use photo projects to raise community awareness and motivate community-level change. Underage drinking continues to be serious public health concern in this country. This is reflected in the recent Call to Action by the U.S. Surgeon General's Office (2007) which places an emphasis on youth involvement in community-wide prevention. However, there are few, if any, commercially available tools that can be used by communities to train and support youth in community-based prevention. The proposed project will fill that need by using existing research and instructional technology to develop an innovative online training program that will guide youth, with the help of an adult facilitator, through the photovoice process in attempt to raise community awareness and motivate alcohol-related environmental and policy changes. Phase II aims include completion of the full PMAF program and evaluation of the program using a pair- matched group randomized design. Thirty SADD (Students against Destructive Decisions) groups will be randomly assigned to treatment (PMAF) or standard practice control conditions. Outcomes include media coverage, public events, advocacy activities, and education.