All Resources for 'Public Health'

Bullying Involvement and Substance Use among Brazilian Students

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Addiction

Abstract

Objective: Although bullying involvement has been associated with adolescent substance use, most of this evidence comes from high-income countries. Little is known about substance use among perpetrator-victims in low- and middle...

Differential Intervention Effectiveness of a Universal School-Based Resilience Intervention in Reducing Adolescent Substance Use within Student Subgroups

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings

Abstract

Objectives: Interventions addressing the individual and environmental protective factors of adolescents are suggested to have potential for reducing adolescent substance use. While universally delivered school-based substance use...

Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Planning for Suicide Prevention Strategies

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Emily Haroz

The Johns Hopkins University; Shoshanna Fine, The Johns Hopkins University; Cat...

Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: For Whom Do Parenting Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use Work?

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Diego Garcia-Huidobro

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jennifer L. Doty, Universit...

Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Optimizing the Use of Free Online Technological Tools to Monitor Prevention Program Implementation and Outcomes in Chile

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Camila Astrain

San Carlos de Maipo Foundation; Maria Luisa Correa, Fundación San Carlos de...

More U.S. Stores Likely Sell Cigarettes to Minors than Reported

Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Public Health
Law Enforcement

(Reuters Health) - More retailers may be selling cigarettes to minors than government estimates have suggested, a new study finds.

Researchers determined that more than half of retail stores may be inadvertently, and illegally, selling...

Manual de instrucción de SAMHSA para la prevención de la sobredosis de opioides

Format
Book
Themes
Addiction
Prevention

Equipa a los proveedores de atención médica, las comunidades y los gobiernos locales con materiales para desarrollar prácticas y políticas para ayudar a prevenir las sobredosis y las muertes relacionadas con los opioides. Aborda diferentes...

Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis in the US

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health

Abstract

Purpose of Review: In light of the current crisis in opioid involved overdose deaths, the federal Department of Health and Human Services operating divisions are working together to implement a data-driven, research-based strategy...

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