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Implementing Effective Interventions

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Aos, S., Lieb, R., Mayfield, J., Miller, M., & Pennucci, A. (2004, July). Benefits and costs of prevention and early intervention programs for youth. Olympia: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.
Brownson, RC.;Baker, EA.;Leet, TL.; Gillespie, KN. Evidence-based public health. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

COMMIT Research Group. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT): I. Cohort results from a four-year community intervention. American Journal of Public Health 85: 183-192, 1995a.

COMMIT Research Group. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT): II. Changes in adult cigarette smoking prevalence. American Journal of Public Health 85: 193-200, 1995b.

Elford, Hart, Sherr, Williamson, & Bolding (2002). Peer led HIV prevention among homosexual men in Britain. Sex Transm Inf 2002;78:158-159

Florin, P., Mitchell, R., & Stevenson, J. (1993). Identifying training and technical assistance needs in community coalitions: A developmental approach. Health Education Research, 8, 417-432.

Flowers P, Hart G, Williamson L, Frankis J, Der G. Does bar-based, peer-led sexual health promotion have a community-level effect amongst gay men in Scotland? International Journal of STD & AIDS 2002; 13:102-108.

Foster-Fishman, P.G, Berkowitz, S.L., Lounsbury, D.W., Jacobson, S., & Allen, N.A. (2001). Building collaborative capacity in community coalitions: A review and integrative framework. American Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 241-261.

Glasgow, Klesges, Dzewaltowski, Bull, & Estabrooks (2003).

Goodman, R. M., F. C. Wheeler, et al. (1995). "Evaluation of the Heart To Heart Project: lessons from a community-based chronic disease prevention project." Am J Health Promot 9(6): 443-55.

Kegeles, S. M., Hays, R. B., & Coates, T. J. (1996). The empowerment project: A community-level HIV prevention intervention for young gay men. American Journal of Public Health, 86, 1129–1136.

Kelly, J.A., St. Lawrence, J.S., Diaz, Y.E., Stevenson, L.Y., Hauth, A.C., Brasfield, T.L, Kalichman, S.C., Smith, J.E., & Andrew, M.E. (1991). HIV rish behavior reduction following intervention with key opinion leaders of a population: An experimental community level analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 81, 168-171.

Kelly, J.A., St. Lawrence, J.S., Stevenson, L.Y., Hauth, A.C., Kalichman, S.C., Murphy, D.A. et al. (1992). Community AIDS/HIV risk reduction: The effects of endorsements by popular people in three cities. American Joural of Public Health, 82, 1483-1489.

Kelly, J.A. (1997). HIV risk reduction intervention for persons with serious mental illness. Clinical Psychology Review, 17, 293-309.

Kreuter, M.W., Lezin, N.A., & Young, L.A. (2000). Evaluating community-based collaborative mechanisms: Implications for practitioners. Health Promotion Practice, 1, 49-63.

Lexau et al (1993).

Merzel, C., & D'Afflitti, J. (2003). Reconsidering community-based health promotion: Promise, performance, and potential. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 557-574.

Mitchell, R.E., Florin, P., & Stevenson, J.F. (2002). Supporting community-based prevention and health promotion initiatives: Developing effective technical assistance systems. Health Education & Behavior, 29, 620-639.

Miller, Klotz, & Eckholdt. HIV Prevention with Male Prostitutes and Patrons of Hustler Bars: Replication of an HIV Preventive Intervention. American Journal of Community Psychology. Volume 26, Number 1.

Perry, C. L., C. L. Williams, et al. (1996). "Project Northland: outcomes of a community-wide alcohol use prevention program during early adolescence." Journal of Public Health 86: 956-965.

Roussos, S.T., & Fawcett, S.B. (2000). A review of collaborative partnerships as a strategy for improving community health. Annual Review of Public Health, 21, 369-402.

Sikkema et al (2000). Outcomes of a randomized community-level HIV prevention intervention for women living in 18 low-income housing developments. American Journal of Public Health, Vol 90, Issue 1 57-63.

Sorensen, G., Emmons, K., Hunt, M.K., & Johnston, D. (1998). Implications of the results of community intervention trials. Annual Review of Public Health, 19, 379-416.

Thompson, Corbett, Bracht, & Pechacek (1993). Community mobilization for smoking cessation: lessons learned from COMMIT. Health Promotion International, Vol. 8, No. 2, 69-83.

Thompson, Wallack, Lichtenstein, & Pechacek (1991).

Other Resources for Implementing Effective Interventions

Ferretti, Lisa A., & Brick, Mari T. (2006) Maintaining Program Fidelity: A Guide to Strategies for Improving Program Quality in the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. Center for Excellence in Aging and Community Wellness.