SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness
Problems addressed
Drug abuse
Alcohol abuse
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Where the program was applied
Education establishment
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a health promotion program to reduce the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs among high school students.
Initially, a behavioral and physical fitness screening test is administered, and then the objectives of the intervention are outlined with each of the students. At the end of the consultation, the physical educator provides a goal plan based on the Behavior-Image Model in order to facilitate behavior change.
The plan includes fitness recommendations that reiterate the key points of the consultation and link the highlighted images to the behaviors they seek to stimulate.

Impact evaluations

Impact assessment studies have shown that three months after the intervention, students participating in the program reported a delayed onset and a reduction in the consumption of alcohol and other drugs. After the 12-month follow-up period, there was a reduction in the frequency of cigarette smoking and an increase in physical activity [1]. After the 18-month follow-up period, there was a reduction in the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption, as well as in the frequency and intensive use of cannabis [2].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Werch, C. C., Moore, M. J., DiClemente, C. C., Bledsoe, R. & Jobli, E. (2005). A multihealth behavior intervention integrating physical activity and substance use prevention for adolescents. Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 6(3), 213–226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-005-0012-3

[2] Werch, C. E., Bian, H., Carlson, J. M., Moore, M. J., DiClemente, C. C., Huang, I.‑C., Ames, S. C., Thombs, D., Weiler, R. M. & Pokorny, S. B. (2011). Brief integrative multiple behavior intervention effects and mediators for adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 34(1), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9281-9

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