Implementation Resources

Developing a Workforce to Support Prevention Efforts and Strengthen Communities: Why and How to Do It

This resource outlines key strategies for developing a skilled prevention workforce, emphasizing the importance of clear competencies, structured training pathways, supportive workplace environments, and ongoing professional development to equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills needed to implement evidence-based prevention effectively. It describes practical actions—such as defining role-specific competencies, using competency-based training and coaching, fostering… Read More

Focus on Prevention: A SAMHSA Community Planning Manual

The Focus on Prevention manual (SAMHSA Publication No SMA 10‑4120), first published in August 2020, provides communities with a structured framework to design, implement, and evaluate substance use prevention initiatives. Covering the full prevention continuum, it offers practical guidance on conducting community needs assessments, identifying and partnering with stakeholders, developing targeted strategies, marketing prevention efforts,… Read More

Coalition Check-Up Resource 2 – Action Planning Worksheets

Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 2 – Action Planning Worksheets: Need a worksheet to help you make decisions about next steps and itemize them? Then, this… Read More

Coalition Check-Up Resource 3 – Action Planning for a Strength Worksheets

Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 3 – Action Planning for a Strength Worksheets: Is something about your coalition going really well? Do you wonder how to… Read More

Coalition Check-Up Resource 4 – Action Planning Progress Tool

Coalitions play a crucial role in fostering robust community development. Four tools were developed using the Coalition Check-Up to support the well-being of your coalition and its activities to ensure success! Coalition Check-Up Resource 4 – Action Planning Progress Tool: Need a tool to help you track implementation progress of your action plan? And find… Read More

What is the Community Tool Box?

The Community Tool Box is a long-standing, mission-driven resource created to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and practical tools. Launched in 1994, it was designed to provide accessible, real-world guidance on core community-building competencies—such as leadership, program evaluation, and grant writing—that can be used by both professionals and community members across… Read More

The Community Toolbox: Resources for Building Stronger Prevention Efforts

The Community Tool Box is a free, comprehensive online resource designed to support professionals in building healthier communities through effective prevention and community development strategies. It offers practical, step-by-step, evidence-informed guidance across core areas of practice, including community assessment and planning, program implementation and evaluation, coalition building, stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership and organizational development, advocacy,… Read More

The PROSPER Delivery System

This video explains the PROSPER prevention delivery system – a structured, multi-level model that helps communities implement evidence-based youth and family programs with high fidelity, strong participation, and long-term sustainability. Speakers describe how PROSPER combines an Extension-led local team with ongoing technical assistance and state/national support, typically delivering a school-based youth program alongside a family… Read More

Engaging the Stakeholders in Your Community

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University Prevention Learning Portal and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to identify community partners for prevention planning and how to communicate outcomes with these stakeholders.

Project Management: The Process for Leading Successful Projects

Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University Prevention Learning Portal and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to introduce the basics of project management. It covers core project management processes and how they strategically organize and execute tasks needed to achieve a project goal, with skills, techniques,… Read More

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