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Project Northland High School Interventions: Community Action to Reduce Adolescent Alcohol Use

Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesotaperry{at}epivax.epi.umn.edu

Carolyn L. Williams, PhD

Kelli A. Komro, PhD

Sara Veblen-Mortenson, MPH, MSW

Jean L. Forster, PhD, MPH

Randi Bernstein-Lachter, MPH

Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Lara K. Pratt, MPH

Hennepin County Community Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bonnie Dudovitz, MA

Karen A. Munson, MBA

Kian Farbakhsh, MS

John Finnegan, PhD

Paul McGovern, PhD

Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Project Northland is a randomized community trial initially implemented in 24 school districts and communities in northeastern Minnesota, with goals of delaying onset and reducing adolescent alcohol use using community-wide, multiyear, multiple interventions. The study targets the Class of 1998 from the 6th to 12th grades (1991-1998). The early adolescent phase of Project Northland has been completed, and reductions in the prevalence of alcohol use at the end of 8th grade were achieved. Phase II of Project Northland, targeting 11th- and 12th-grade students, uses five major strategies: (1) direct action community organizing methods to encourage citizens to reduce underage access to alcohol, (2) youth development involving high school students in youth action teams, (3) print media to support community organizing and youth action initiatives and communicate healthy norms about underage drinking (e.g., providing alcohol to minors is unacceptable), (4) parent education and involvement, and (5) a classroom-based curriculum for 11th-grade students. This article describes the background, design, implementation, and process measures of the intervention strategies for Phase II of Project Northland.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 1, 29-49 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/109019810002700105


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