Abstract
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.
(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.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s11121-011-0250-5
- Authors
- D. Max Crowley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Mark T. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Mark E. Feinberg, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Richard L. Spoth, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- Cleve R. Redmond, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- Journal Prevention Science
- Online ISSN 1573-6695
- Print ISSN 1389-4986