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Welcome to our media digest for the week ending December 6, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
This brief offers a framework for thinking about substance use prevention and describes critical components of successful youth-focused initiatives, highlighting successful community-based programs. It is intended to support and guide the California departments and agencies tasked with administering Prop 64 dollars allocated to the Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention, and Treatment Account.
Comprehensive evidence-based decisions require the best available research, professional insights and contextual realities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new report Understanding Evidence: Part 1: Best Available Research Evidence provides guidance on implementing prevention strategies and the different types of evidence available to track the success of a prevention initiative. The document introduces the Continuum of Evidence of Effectiveness, a tool developed to facilitate a common language for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in discussing evidence-based
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending December 13, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
This blog, by Naomi Humphrey -- a Health Equity Fellow at the National Health Foundation, an undergraduate student at UCLA, and an advocate for park equity and spatial justice for her home community -- explores the issue of inequitable access to parks and green spaces in South Los Angeles.
This blog was first published the National Health Foundation.
As we move into 2020, we hope you’ll gather inspiration from these success stories and be reminded that you’re part of a movement for change. They are a sampling of the bright spots from 2019 that caught our eye, and we look forward to hearing about other examples you’ve come across.