http://www.preventionconnection.net/SPT--Home.php New items added to the Invitation Health Institute Library Catalog. Image Url Image Link 0 0 Image Description en-us djohnson@miph.org djohnson@miph.org Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5711 Summarizes a study in which smokers reported milder cigarette cravings when they thought about smoking's harmful effects while viewing smoking cures than when they focused on its pleasures. Brain imaging correlated the reductions in craving with altered activity levels in regions associated with emotional regulation and reward. 2012-05-15 08:21:51 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5710 Describes two different mechanisms by which ethnic identity may be linked to self-esteem: by promoting self-esteem or protecting again negative effects of risks on self-esteem. Review these mechanisms and offers implications for practice and ideas for how the information can inform prevention programs. 2012-05-15 08:10:00 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5709 "This study was designed to test hypotheses about the prospective association of adolescents' perceptions of discrimination with increases in substance use and the processes that mediate this association. 2012-04-30 08:14:38 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5708 The authors assessed the impact of a tobacco control initiative over 10 years on cessation and prevention. They concluded that coordinated tobacco control activities in El Paso are related to cessation among daily smokers and prevention of established smoking at the population level but have not stimulated cessation among nondaily smokers. 2012-04-30 07:13:40 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5707 The authors examined race differences in the longitudinal associations between adolescent alcohol use and adulthood sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk in the United States. They concluded that African American and White adolescent drinkers are priority populations for STI prevention and that prevention of adolescent alcohol use may contribute to reductions in adulthood STI risk. 2012-04-30 07:01:12 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5706 The authors examined the association between perceived discrimination and smoking status and whether psychological distress mediated this relationship in a large, multi-ethnic sample. Results indicate that individuals who report discriminatory treatment in multiple domains may be more likely to smoke, in part, because of the psychological distress associated with such treatment. 2012-04-30 06:46:11 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5705 Florida's Tobacco Pilot Program (1998-2003) achieved unprecedented youth smoking reductions and became a model for tobacco control programming. In 2006, 3 years after TPP was defunded, public health groups restored funding for tobacco control programming through a constitutional amendment. Despite the new program's strong legal structure the governor implemented a low-impact program. Although they secured the program's strong structure and funding, Florida's nongovernmental public health organizations did not mobilize to demand a high-impact program. Implementation of Florida's Amendment 4 demonstrates that a strong programmatic structure and secure funding are insufficient to ensure a successful public health program, without external pressure from nongovernmental groups. 2012-04-30 06:33:26 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5704 Indigenous communities have significantly higher rates of suicide than non-Native communities in North America. Prevention and intervention efforts have failed to redress this disparity. One explanation is that these efforts are culturally incongruent for Native communities. Four prevalent assumptions that underpin professional suicide prevention may conflict with local indigenous understandings about suicides. The authors experiences led them to question assumptions that are routinely endorsed and promoted in suicide prevention programs and interventions, hoping to stimulate exchange and inquiry into the character of this devastating public health challenge and to aid the development of culturally appropriate interventions in cross-cultural contexts. 2012-04-25 08:04:36 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5703 Developing effective HIV prevention requires that we move beyond the historical but problematic distinction between biomedical and social dimensions of HIV. The current claim that prevention has failed has led to a strong interest in the role of treatment as HIV prevention; however, the turn to "biomedical prevention," "test and treat," and "combination prevention" instances pervasive confusion about prevention. These confusions arise from a failure to realize that all HIV prevention interventions must engage with the everyday lives of people and be integrated into their social relations and social practices. The authors challenge the claim that prevention has failed and explain the enduring appeal of misguided approaches to prevention by examining how 1996 can be seen as a pivotal moment in the history of the global response to HIV. 2012-04-25 07:52:28 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5702 The Los Angeles County Tobacco Control and Prevention Program was restructured in 2004 to improve capacity for local policy adoption Restructuring included creating a fully staffed and trained policy unit; partnering with state-funded tobacco control organizations to provide high-quality, continuous technical assistance and training; implementing a highly structured policy adoption approach; expanding community capacity building; and establishing local coalitions to mobilize communities. Over the ensuing six years, 97 tobacco control policies were enacted compared with only 15 policies in the preceding six years. 2012-04-25 07:42:05 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5701 The authors examined how different dimensions of social capital (i.e., family and friend connections, neighborhood and family cohesion, family conflict) were associated with smoking behavior among a nationally representative sample of Asian American men and whether the associations varied by ethnic group. The relationship between social capital and smoking among Asian American men varied according to specific dimensions of social capital and was ethnicity specific. 2012-04-25 07:33:05 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5700 The latest in a series of publications issued biannually by SAMHSA since 1980. Modeled after CDC's annual report, Health, US, this new report includes mental health statistics at the national and State levels from 35 different data sources. The report is organized into three sections: * People: the mental health status of the U.S. population and prevalence of mental illness; * Providers: providers and settings for mental health services, types of mental health services, and rates of utilization; * Payers: expenditures and sources of funding for mental health services 2012-04-25 07:24:05 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5699 There is increasing evidence that the Internet and social media can influence suicide-related behavior. Important questions are whether this influence poses a significant risk to the public and how public health approaches might be used to address the issue. To address these questions, authors provide an overview of ways that social media can influence suicidal behavior, both negatively and positively, and evaluate the evidence of the risk. They also discuss the legal complexities of the topic. 2012-04-24 07:24:13 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5697 Introduces eight new Strategic Initiatives that will guide SAMHSA's work from 2011 through 2014 to help people with mental and substance use disorders and their families to build strong communities, prevent behavioral health problems, and promote better health for all Americans. 2012-04-24 05:55:00 http://www.preventionconnection.net//SPT--FullRecord.php?ResourceId=5696 Describes alcohol use's effects on the brain, heart, liver, pancreas, cancer risk, and immune system. 2012-04-20 04:58:00