A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth
Background: In response to substance abuse within their community, the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation invited the University of Alberta (UofA) to partner in a collaborative effort to establish a school-based substance abuse prevention program. Objectives: An evidence-based substance abuse prevention pro...
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crjohnshopkinsun:10.1353/cpr.0.0054 2024-03-03T08:44:26+00:00 A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth Baydala, Lola T. Sewlal, Betty Rasmussen, Carmen Alexis, Kathleen Fletcher, Fay Letendre, Liz Odishaw, Janine Kennedy, Merle Kootenay, Brenda 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.0.0054 en eng Project MUSE Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action volume 3, issue 1, page 37-46 ISSN 1557-055X Sociology and Political Science Education General Medicine Health (social science) journal-article 2009 crjohnshopkinsun https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.0.0054 2024-02-03T23:21:06Z Background: In response to substance abuse within their community, the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation invited the University of Alberta (UofA) to partner in a collaborative effort to establish a school-based substance abuse prevention program. Objectives: An evidence-based substance abuse prevention program was reviewed and adapted by the community to ensure that it incorporated their cultural beliefs, values, language, and visual images. The adapted program was delivered to students at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation School and changes in student participants’ knowledge, attitudes, refusal skills, and self-beliefs were measured. Benefits and challenges of adapting the program were documented. Methods: The principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Guidelines for Research Involving Aboriginal People, provided a frame of reference for the work throughout the research process. A pre-/posttest questionnaire was used to measure changes in student participants’ drug and alcohol refusal skills, self-beliefs, and knowledge of the negative effects of drug and alcohol use. Focus groups (FGs) documented community members’ experiences of and responses to the program adaptations and delivery. Results: Results included (1) positive changes in students’ drug and alcohol refusal skills, self-beliefs, and knowledge of the negative effects of drug and alcohol use, (2) ownership of and investment in the program by the community, (3) teaching approaches that correspond with the learning contexts, worldview, and relationships of the community, and (4) participation of community Elders. Conclusion: Quantitative and qualitative measures provide evidence for the importance, benefits, and challenges of employing a culturally adapted evidence-based substance abuse prevention program with Aboriginal students attending a First Nations school. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Nakota Johns Hopkins University Press Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 3 1 37 46 |
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Background: In response to substance abuse within their community, the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation invited the University of Alberta (UofA) to partner in a collaborative effort to establish a school-based substance abuse prevention program. Objectives: An evidence-based substance abuse prevention program was reviewed and adapted by the community to ensure that it incorporated their cultural beliefs, values, language, and visual images. The adapted program was delivered to students at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation School and changes in student participants’ knowledge, attitudes, refusal skills, and self-beliefs were measured. Benefits and challenges of adapting the program were documented. Methods: The principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Guidelines for Research Involving Aboriginal People, provided a frame of reference for the work throughout the research process. A pre-/posttest questionnaire was used to measure changes in student participants’ drug and alcohol refusal skills, self-beliefs, and knowledge of the negative effects of drug and alcohol use. Focus groups (FGs) documented community members’ experiences of and responses to the program adaptations and delivery. Results: Results included (1) positive changes in students’ drug and alcohol refusal skills, self-beliefs, and knowledge of the negative effects of drug and alcohol use, (2) ownership of and investment in the program by the community, (3) teaching approaches that correspond with the learning contexts, worldview, and relationships of the community, and (4) participation of community Elders. Conclusion: Quantitative and qualitative measures provide evidence for the importance, benefits, and challenges of employing a culturally adapted evidence-based substance abuse prevention program with Aboriginal students attending a First Nations school. |
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Baydala, Lola T. Sewlal, Betty Rasmussen, Carmen Alexis, Kathleen Fletcher, Fay Letendre, Liz Odishaw, Janine Kennedy, Merle Kootenay, Brenda |
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Baydala, Lola T. Sewlal, Betty Rasmussen, Carmen Alexis, Kathleen Fletcher, Fay Letendre, Liz Odishaw, Janine Kennedy, Merle Kootenay, Brenda |
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A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth |
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A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth |
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A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth |
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A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth |
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A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth |
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