ABSTRACT
In thirteen chapters, twenty-four authors share their analyses, concerns, and conclusions in several domains including the: meaning and dynamics of multiculturalism affecting prevention intervention, relative risks and knowledge gaps across ethnic groups, social trends affecting health risks and substance abuse, lessons learned from substance abuse research and prevention, role of the media, promises and limits of the new public health paradigm for assessment, policy development, assurance of preventive services, and social action and empowerment for prevention in partnership with the public.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|143 pages
Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention
chapter Chapter 1|31 pages
Public Health Approaches to Substance Abuse Prevention: A Multicultural Perspective
chapter Chapter 2|33 pages
Multi-Ethnic Considerations in Community-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Research
chapter Chapter 3|23 pages
Engaging Women/Mothers in Multicultural Community Organizing to Prevent Drug Abuse * †
chapter Chapter 5|21 pages
Ethnic Identity as a Protective Factor in the Health Behaviors of African-American Male Adolescents *
part II|64 pages
Cultural Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention
chapter Chapter 9|18 pages
Psychosocial Factors Influencing Substance Abuse in Black Women and Latinas
part III|78 pages
Policy and Community Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention