Alcohol
Coalitions
Ed
Driving
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Web site
provides facts and information about alcohol and its effects. Users can
request B.R.A.D. to send a “21st Birthday Card” promoting safe
celebration to an individual turning 21.
College
Alcohol Study
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/
This Web site provides findings from Harvard School of Public Health’s
College Alcohol Study. This national study of over 14,000 college students
gauges the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol-related problems.
The Web site provides full access to the 1998 and 1995 reports, and lists
other published findings from the survey, including the prevalence of
gun possession among college-age drinkers.
Core
Institute
The Core Institute assists colleges and universities in implementing drug
and alcohol surveys. Sample copies and descriptions of the student survey,
survey of norms, and faculty and staff environment survey are available
on the Web site. Core Survey reports and press releases are also available.
Facts
on Tap
Facts on Tap is a joint effort of the Children of Alcoholics Foundation
and the American Council on Drug Education to provide educational resources
on alcohol for college students. Information is included on the effects
of alcohol, including the relationship between sex and alcohol, and second-hand
effects of alcohol.
Higher
Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
This comprehensive Web site funded by the U.S. Department of Education
includes documents, resources, and links on preventing alcohol and drug
abuse on college campuses. Programmatic information such as setting policies,
assessing the campus environment and extent of the problem, and program
evaluation are included. In addition, information is provided on specific
prevention strategies, such as social marketing, normative education,
and environmental strategies.
The
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues
The Inter-Association Task Force (IATF) is an offshoot of Bacchus dedicated
to eliminating alcohol and other drug abuse among college students. The
organization is perhaps best known as the driving force behind National
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. IATF sponsors other events as well,
including a National Symposium on College Alcohol Practices in 1998. This
Web page presents the report from that conference. The Web site includes
a “model alcohol policy” for campuses and guidelines for beverage
alcohol marketing on campuses.
A
Matter of Degree: The National Effort to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among
College Students
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/aos/alcohol1/about/colstuds.htm
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has funded 10 university-community
coalitions to create long-lasting changes in the environment that support
healthy lifestyle choices and discourage excessive alcohol consumption.
One such program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Alcohol on
Campus: A Matter of Degree (link to: http://www.colorado.edu/alcohol/index.html),
is working with the community to change policies on campus and in the
community.
National Group Rides and Designated Drivers (National
GRADD)
National GRADD is a national network and resource center for collegiate
safe ride programs. Participating members include colleges and universities
that operate safe ride programs for students. The network shares information
about the programs to help other schools plan programs. The Web site provides
information about the program and a set of related links.
Preventing
Substance Abuse on College Campuses (at PREVline)
http://www.college.health.org/cddesc.htm
This area of National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information’s
PREVline Web site contains online documents and resources on alcohol and
drug prevention at the college level. The site also includes links to
college alcohol and drug programs, and information resources on planning
for a safe and healthy spring break. The site provides full-text access
to the community action guide, Last Call for High-Risk Promotions that
Target College Students.
Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies
This Web site contains information developed by George Mason’s Promising
Practices program. The site houses the online version of the Promising
Practices program binder, which includes descriptions of hundreds of alcohol
misuse prevention programs at work in colleges nationwide. All descriptions
include contact information, the program’s objectives, and a descriptive
narrative that may include examples of the program’s effectiveness. In
addition, the Campus Task Force Planner is available. It lists prevention
strategies by type of group (faculty, student government, etc.), and provids
case examples for each.
Safety
on Campus: Binge Drinking Prevention Resources
http://campussafety.org/BINGE/
This Web site provides resources on college programs, research, and resources
on binge drinking.
resources compiled 9/15/99.
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