Rhode Island Department of Health, 2011 One in three RI high school students (34%) drinks alcohol. This Brief examines if these students are in greater jeopardy from other health risks than their non-drinking peers and whether those risks have improved or worsened...
Resources
A Developmental Perspective on Alcohol and Youths 16 to 20 Years of Age
Pediatrics, 2008 Late adolescence (ie, 16–20 years of age) is a period characterized by escalation of drinking and alcohol use problems for many and by the onset of an alcohol use disorder for some. This heightened period of vulnerability is a joint consequence of the...
RI Prescription Monitoring Program Infographic
RI Prescription Monitoring Program, 2014 This infographic summarizes findings from the RI Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
RI Prescription Monitoring Program Factsheet
RI Prescription Monitoring Program, 2014 This factsheet summarizes findings from the RI Prescription Monitoring Program.
Guilt, Fear, Stigma, and Knowledge Gaps: Ethical Issues in Public Health Communication Interventions
Bioethics, 2004 Public health communication campaigns have been credited with helping raise awareness of risk from chronic illness and new infectious diseases and with helping promote the adoption of recommended treatment regimens. Yet many aspects of public health...
Portsmouth This Week – Sep 26, 2014 – Prevention Coalition
Portsmouth This Week, 2014 Series under the auspices of John Klimm, Portsmouth RI Town Administrator. This episode, a discussion on drug abuse issues with the Portsmouth Prevention Coalition.
Parents Teaching Teens “Responsible Drinking” is a Myth: Study
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 2014 Parents who provide their teens with alcohol and a place to consume it may think they are teaching their children “responsible drinking.” A new review of studies concludes this view is misguided. Researchers found parental...
Reducing the Use of Marijuana and Other Drugs (MOD) Process Evaluation Briefing
Community Research and Services Team, University of Rhode Island This is a handout from Dr. Paul Florin's presentation to the Governor's Council on August 5th, 2014.
The Power of Youth in Improving Community Conditions for Health
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Though a common target for health-improving efforts, young people are not often regarded as agents of change for healthier communities. However, a growing number of successful health-supportive policy, environment, and...
Rhode Island Community Profiles
The Providence Plan This site is designed to provide Rhode Islanders with easy access to data about their communities and assist them in making sense of this information. It hopes to empower the government, businesses, nonprofits, institutes of higher education, and...