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Tracking Media Trends in Portraying Risky Behaviors

May 23, 2011 | Program Result Report

In late 2006, the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania launched a website, YouthMediaRisk.org, to make data and findings of the center's Coding of Mental Health and Media Project (CHAMP) available to the public.

Researchers Explore a Single Way to Treat the "Big Four" Health-Risk Behaviors

May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report

The Bayer Institute for Health Care Communication explored with health care experts the development of a single intervention tool for treating the "big four" health risk behaviors: sedentary lifestyle, risky drinking, unhealthy diet and smoking.

Circle of Health Program Designed to Address Risky Behaviors by Native American Youths in Phoenix

April 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The American Indian Prevention Coalition undertook a planning process to develop a program aimed at preventing substance abuse, violence and other risky behaviors among Native American youth living in Phoenix.

Supplement to Journal of Adolescent Health Devoted to Topic of Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability

March 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

In July 2002, the Journal of Adolescent Health published a 79-page supplemental issue entitled Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability - Workshop Report.

Book Identifies Best Strategies to Prevent Adolescent Problem Behaviors

November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report

Four researchers, with different research approaches and perspectives on deviant behavior, spent the 2000-01 academic year identifying new strategies for creating behavior change in adolescent substance abusers.

Researchers Analyze Major Adolescent Health Study and Find that School and Family Ties Protect Teens from Risky Behaviors

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the University of Minnesota analyzed data and disseminated findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the largest research study ever undertaken on adolescents in the United States.

Primary Care Counseling Techniques May Not be Helpful in Preventing Risky Health Behaviors

May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report

The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research conducted a comprehensive review of published trials to identify common core elements of counseling in primary care settings that are effective across behaviors for physical activity, diet and risky drinking.

Tennis, Everyone?

June 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation expanded its programming to introduce at-risk inner city children to health-promoting behaviors such as good nutrition, physical conditioning and avoidance of drugs and alcohol.

Grieving Children Need Support to Stay Resilient and Avoid Destructive Behavior

February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Center for Grieving Children, Teens and Families in Philadelphia expanded its service, outreach and training programs in 2001-2002.

Kentucky Free to Grow Project Improves Outcomes for Families and Empowers Residents to Form Community Policing Program

October 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Audubon Area Community Services in Owensboro, Ky., planned and implemented a Free to Grow model that reduced risks for substance abuse by combining grassroots community action with intensive case management for high-risk families.

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