This video introduces a discussion on the do’s and don’ts of community prevention program evaluation, emphasizing that strong evaluations are collaborative – grounded in shared logic models, clear goals/objectives, and trust between implementers and evaluators. The guest explains key tradeoffs between in-house and external evaluation (e.g., local context knowledge vs. objectivity/credibility) and underscores why process… Read More
This handout outlines criteria for what it means to say a program is ‘evidence-based’ and where programs then fall along a ‘continuum of confidence’.
This video explains the peer review process for prevention programs, which is a quality control process that involves careful review of scholarly and academic work. Experts with knowledge and experience in the same field as the prevention program that is being reviewed will scrutinize the research, ideas, methods, and outcomes of the program to ensure… Read More
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. This course is designed to build knowledge and skills for fostering a positive school climate that supports the social and emotional well-being of students and school staff.
This video provides an overview of how prevention science is applied in practice.
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
This one-page resource defines a theory of change as the rationale for why prevention activities, services, events, or products should lead to desired outcomes, and notes that theories of change often inform program design and logic models. It briefly describes several common public health theories used for behavior change—such as the Theory of Planned Behavior,… Read More
The Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented (TR) Schools Toolkit outlines a framework for implementing trauma-informed, resilience-oriented approaches in any school or school district.
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to introduce risk and protective factors, the science behind them, and how they can be used in prevention planning in your community.
Create an account with The Pennsylvania State University and earn completion certificates for several prevention topics. The purpose of this course is to explore the idea of upstream prevention and why it’s important to prevent youth problems and promote healthy youth development.