TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of the PROSPER Partnership Model on Cultivating Local Stakeholder Knowledge of Evidence-Based Programs
T2 - A Five-Year Longitudinal Study of 28 Communities
AU - Crowley, D. Max
AU - Greenberg, Mark T.
AU - Feinberg, Mark E.
AU - Spoth, Richard L.
AU - Redmond, Cleve R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Work on this paper was supported by research grant R01 DA 013709 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. D.M.Crowley(*).M.T.Greenberg.M.E.Feinberg Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA e-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - A substantial challenge in improving public health is how to facilitate the local adoption of evidence-based interventions (EBIs). To do so, an important step is to build local stakeholders' knowledge and decision-making skills regarding the adoption and implementation of EBIs. One EBI delivery system, called PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience), has effectively mobilized community prevention efforts, implemented prevention programming with quality, and consequently decreased youth substance abuse. While these results are encouraging, another objective is to increase local stakeholder knowledge of best practices for adoption, implementation and evaluation of EBIs. Using a mixed methods approach, we assessed local stakeholder knowledge of these best practices over 5 years, in 28 intervention and control communities. Results indicated that the PROSPER partnership model led to significant increases in expert knowledge regarding the selection, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions. Findings illustrate the limited programming knowledge possessed by members of local prevention efforts, the difficulty of complete knowledge transfer, and highlight one method for cultivating that knowledge.
AB - A substantial challenge in improving public health is how to facilitate the local adoption of evidence-based interventions (EBIs). To do so, an important step is to build local stakeholders' knowledge and decision-making skills regarding the adoption and implementation of EBIs. One EBI delivery system, called PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience), has effectively mobilized community prevention efforts, implemented prevention programming with quality, and consequently decreased youth substance abuse. While these results are encouraging, another objective is to increase local stakeholder knowledge of best practices for adoption, implementation and evaluation of EBIs. Using a mixed methods approach, we assessed local stakeholder knowledge of these best practices over 5 years, in 28 intervention and control communities. Results indicated that the PROSPER partnership model led to significant increases in expert knowledge regarding the selection, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions. Findings illustrate the limited programming knowledge possessed by members of local prevention efforts, the difficulty of complete knowledge transfer, and highlight one method for cultivating that knowledge.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11121-011-0250-5
DO - 10.1007/s11121-011-0250-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 21986990
AN - SCOPUS:84857657939
SN - 1389-4986
VL - 13
SP - 96
EP - 105
JO - Prevention Science
JF - Prevention Science
IS - 1
ER -