Center for Prevention Action
About this Center
The Center for Prevention Action strives to influence community conditions and circumstances to reduce community level alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use/misuse.
Environmental Strategies
PreventionFIRST! utilizes environmental strategies based on the belief that substance abuse is a product of multiple environmental conditions and circumstances. Examples of environmental strategies include:
- Accessibility of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
- Media messages
- Rules and policies of the social institutions
Seven Strategies for Community Change
- Providing Information
- Enhancing Skills
- Providing Support
- Enhancing Access/Reducing Barriers
- Changing Consequences (Incentives/Disincentives)
- Changing Physical Design
- Modifying Policies
*Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
Center for Prevention Action
Leadership Team
The CPA leadership team helps ensure coordination of evidence-based programs and policies across multiple community sectors related to the identified local conditions targeted for change.
- Review the comprehensive youth substance abuse assessments.
- Develop logic models for each identified substance abuse/misuse problem.
- Ensure action plans are in alignment with the logic models.
- Evaluate effectiveness of prevention strategies.
For More Information:
Christi Valentini-Lackner, BS, OCPS
Senior Director
cvalentini-lackner@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 16