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Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
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Community organizing for the prevention of problems related to alcohol and other drugs Robin Wechsler and Tamar Schnepp This guide for prevention professionals and activists suggests an environmental approach to prevention in the community. Part I of the guide specifies the basic principles of successful community organizing: the first steps (listening, building trust, recruiting members); forming an organization (group structure, venting, challenge, leadership); and maintaining an active organization (evaluation, celebration). In Part II three case studies of community organizations in Northern California demonstrate the diversity of community-based groups in a single geographic region: The Mill Valley Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Council in an affluent, white community; The Marin City Task Force in an African-American community; and the Novato Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Council, in a suburban setting. The authors describe the challenges and processes that the groups have faced in community organizing, including motivating and maintaining involvement, organizing, and building partnerships. The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems Attn: Jackie Schafer 24 Belvedere Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-5692 Fax: (415) 456-0491 (1993, 54 pp.; $3)
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Disclaimer Free To Grow is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. |