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Developing the Ho'ouna Pono substance use prevention curriculum: collaborating with Hawaiian youth and communities.

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This article briefly outlines a collaboration among communities on Hawai'i Island and a university-based research team to develop, implement, and evaluate a school-based substance use prevention curriculum called Ho'ouna Pono. In addition to providing a rationale for the project, the goal of this paper is fourfold. First, an overview of the Ho'ouna Pono research results to date (2007-2013) is provided. Second, within this overview, the ways in which selected results informed program development are highlighted. Third, the curriculum is briefly described, and finally, the role of the students and community in the video production is described.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Susana Helm, Scott K Okamoto

Institution: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Awards: Ecological Factors and Drug Use of Native Hawaiian Youth, The Development of a Video-Enhanced Drug Prevention Program for Rural Native Hawa