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Prevention Nuggets
Welcome to "Prevention Nuggets", a space where we deliver key information to prevention professionals around the world. We address topics on prevention science and practice, etiology models, critical theories, ethics, environments for prevention, and many other issues fundamental to evidence-based prevention practice.
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What is evidence-based prevention programming and why is it important?
Evidence-based (EB) prevention programming consists of interventions and policies that have been shown to be effective through rigorous...
APSI
Dec 3, 20202 min read
What are the key knowledge, skills, and competencies of prevention professionals?
Those of us working in prevention span many fields and bring our knowledge, skills and competencies to bear as we address substance use...
APSI
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Policy Advocacy: How can we effectively advocate for prevention in the community?
Prevention professionals are often the “voice of prevention” for a community. As experts in prevention, they can improve understanding...
APSI
Nov 9, 20204 min read
Promoción de políticas públicas (advocacy): ¿Cómo podemos defender eficazmente la prevención en la comunidad?
Los profesionales de prevención a menudo son la "voz de la prevención" de una comunidad. Como expertos en prevención, pueden ayudar al...
APSI
Nov 8, 20205 min read
Why is it Important to Understand the Critical Theories in Prevention Science and Practice?
Theories are the key to understanding the bases for risky behaviors, identifying those at greatest risk, and how to develop prevention...
APSI
Oct 29, 20203 min read
¿Por qué es importante entender las teorías fundamentales en la ciencia y la práctica de prevención?
Las teorías son la clave para comprender las bases de los comportamientos de riesgo, identificar a las personas con mayor riesgo y para...
APSI
Oct 28, 20203 min read
What Are the Environments for Prevention? Where Can We Find Prevention Services?
As we look at the community, it may not be easy to “find” prevention services. Our work is often housed in a variety of locales and often...
APSI
Oct 19, 20203 min read
¿Cuáles son los entornos para la prevención? ¿Dónde podemos encontrar servicios de prevención?
Si observamos la comunidad, puede que no sea fácil "encontrar" los servicios de prevención. Nuestro trabajo suele estar alojado en una...
APSI
Oct 18, 20203 min read
How does positive socialization play a role in prevention?
Our previous Prevention Nugget presented the Etiology Model that showed the sources of influence on human beings’ beliefs, attitudes,...
APSI
Oct 12, 20203 min read
¿Qué papel desempeña la socialización positiva en la prevención?
Nuestra anterior pepita de prevención presentaba el Modelo etiológico que mostraba las fuentes que influyen sobre las creencias,...
APSI
Oct 11, 20204 min read
What is the Etiology Model and how does it explain why people get involved in substance use?
The Etiology Model, which is based on the socialization process and the Theory of Planned Behavior, a leading behavioral theory, explains...
APSI
Oct 5, 20202 min read
¿Qué es el modelo etiológico y cómo nos ayuda a entender la conducta de riesgo?
El Modelo etiológico, que se basa en el proceso de socialización y en la Teoría del comportamiento planificado (teoría líder en el...
APSI
Oct 4, 20203 min read
Why is it important to address the Developmental Nature of Substance Use?
While most of us who work in prevention target youth with our programming, we may not think about the complex processes that place...
APSI
Sep 28, 20202 min read
¿Por qué es importante entender la naturaleza evolutiva del consumo de sustancias?
A pesar de que la mayoría de los profesionales que trabajamos en prevención en prevención abordamos poblaciones de niños y adolescentes,...
APSI
Sep 27, 20202 min read
How Does Prevention Science Help to Address Psychoactive Substance Use in the real world?
We have learned from 30 years of rigorous prevention science the answers to many questions in regard to issues such as the developmental...
APSI
Sep 21, 20201 min read
¿Cómo nos ayuda la ciencia de la prevención a abordar el consumo de sustancias en el mundo real?
Los últimos 30 años de investigación rigurosa sobre la ciencia de la prevención nos ha dado respuestas a muchas preguntas con respecto a...
APSI
Sep 20, 20202 min read
WHAT IS A PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE?
In the context of substance use prevention, we are looking at a broad range of psychoactive substances including tobacco, alcohol,...
APSI
Sep 14, 20202 min read
¿Qué es una sustancia psicoactiva?
En el contexto de la prevención del consumo de sustancias debemos enfocarnos en una amplia gama de sustancias dentro de las cuales se...
APSI
Sep 14, 20202 min read
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