New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
 

This Week! New CDC Health Communication Web site

In October 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing Practice Web site.  The site is dedicated to supporting effective health communication and social marketing campaigns and programs.

 

Among many other resources, the site includes the Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit. 

 

More information about This Week! Features can be viewed on the Center's Web site.

New Webinar Coming Soon: Using Social Media Strategically for Effective Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) Prevention

As the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, continues to increase exponentially, alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention professionals are exploring whether and how to incorporate these tools into their work.  

 

This Webinar will provide an overview of social media platforms, with an emphasis on those used most often by college students.

 

For more information, please visit the Center's Web site.
 

New Prevention Update Now Posted: Violence Prevention among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students

Violence Prevention among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students: A 2010 report from Campus Pride called State of Higher Education for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender People is the most comprehensive national research study of its kind to date. It documents experiences of more than 5,000 students, faculty members, staff members, and administrators who identify as LGBTQQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and queer) at colleges and universities across the United States. Key findings of the report indicate that "the overwhelming majority of LGBTQQ students, of every race, color and ethnicity, report harassment, isolation and fear on campus."

To view online or download Violence Prevention among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students, please visit the Prevention Updates page on the Center's Web site. 
 

Upcoming Online Training: Developing an Evaluation Plan for Campus Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) Prevention

Coming in late February, the Center will offer a new, self-paced online training. After participation, individuals and campus teams will be able to:

• Understand the importance of evaluating AODV prevention efforts.
• Integrate evaluation into the overall program planning and implementation process.
• Develop an evaluation plan for their campus AODV prevention efforts.
• Access Higher Education Center products and services to assist in evaluating AODV prevention efforts.

Online Training dates: February 28 - March 11, 2011 

 

Registration will open January 14, 2011. For more information about online training opportunities, please visit the Center's Web site.

Center Announces New Web Site Address

The Higher Education Center has a new Web address: http://higheredcenter.ed.gov. Please bookmark the new URL.

Foubert, J. D., Godin, E. E., Tatum, J. L. (2010). In their own words: Sophomore college men describe attitude and behavior changes resulting from a rape prevention program 2 years after their participation. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(12), 2237-2257.

 

LaBrie, J.W., Hummer, J. F., Grant, S., & Lac, A. (2010). Immediate reductions in misperceived social norms among high-risk college students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(12), 1094-1101.

More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.