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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Program Development activities are an important aspect of GMU’s
CAPH services. Not only do the resources assist with others’ initiatives,
but professionals at GMU’s CAPH also prepare approaches for direct
implementation. This applied approach brings to action the philosophies
espoused by GMU’s CAPH. Noteworthy within this segment are resources
found with the Healthy Expectation project, focused on first year students.
In a parallel manner are the variety of alcohol abuse prevention strategies
found with the Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies project.
A wide range of traffic safety resources, from campaign initiatives to
research projects, is also found.
U.S. Department of Education
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- HEALTHY EXPECTATIONS & COMPASS Healthy Expectations
initially focused on the implementation of Life Health Planning
approach, incorporating seven themes designed to promote healthy
living among college students: Optimism, Values, Health Care,
Relationship Health, Community Healthy, Nature, and Service.
Through the implementation of strategies and resources, including
discussion groups, materials, and e-mails, this project was designed
for first-year students. With new funding from the U.S. Department
of Education, Healthy Expectations promotes life planning and
transition strategies, assisting students aspire to the creation
and foundations for achievement of their own legacy. In 2005, the conceptualization which Healthy Expectations was based, materialized into COMPASS, a CD-ROM based resource distributed to all Mason freshmen as a tool for making a healthy transition to college. In the following year, Healthy Expectation's COMPASS was recognized as a 'model program' by the U.S. Department of Education. For more information on the U.S. Department of Education visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/index.html. Or, for more information on Healthy Expecations & COMPASS, visit our website:http://www.healthyexpectations.gmu.edu/ Additionally, below you will find a few of the Healthy Expectations materials dissimenated across Mason's campus throughout the year.
- COMPASS Brochure (pdf)
- COMPASS Brochure for Faculty Involvement (pdf)
- COMPASS PowerPoint Show (pps)
- COMPASS (Brief) PowerPoint Show (pps)
- COMPASS Presentation: Helping Students Chart Their Own Course: With a COMPASS (pdf)
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Healthy
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Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol
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This initiative includes
a series of resources designed to assist campuses as they plan,
prepare, implement and review a comprehensive campus-based effort
to reduce alcohol abuse. Through three major publications and numerous
articles and affiliated resources, the project provides the foundation
for organizing a task force and promoting systematic leadership
on campus. Under the leadership of two co-directors and an expert
advisory panel, the project is designed to help make campuses healthier,
safer communities where living and learning occurs.
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- LEGACY OF LIFE: Creating Healthy Futures A legacy of life is designed to assist individuals with their focus and their priorities. It helps each of us direct energies in a somewhat organized and planned way so that we are remembered, ideally, in ways that we desire. Legacy of life focuses on our accomplishments and our achievements so they are remembered. While we cannot fully control our legacy and how we are remembered, we are more likely to achieve the desired results if we seek them, than if we move through life without direction or purpose. That is, if we want some hope of being remembered in certain ways, then these memories are more likely to occur if we plan for it, than if we just think about it and do nothing.
- View the LEGACY OF LIFE website
- View the LEGACY OF LIFE CD-ROM
- View the LEGACY OF LIFE Powerpoint Show (pps)
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Traffic Safety
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CAPH personnel have prepared a wide range of traffic
safety initiatives for use by community leaders. These include
campaigns, resource materials, background documents and studies,
Traffic Safety Communications Kit, speaking guides, and related
resources helpful in promoting safer driving, walking, bicycling,
and related environments in their communities. These resources
are designed to assist local personnel as they communicate with
their constituencies about the range of traffic safety issues.
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Alcohol Summit
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Building upon the role
held by CAPH as the evaluator for this nationwide initiative implemented
by the North American Interfraternity Conference, insights were
gathered to encourage other campuses implement similar initiatives
to reduce alcohol abuse among fraternity and sorority members.
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Virginia Voices and
Visions
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CAPH faculty and staff
prepared a videotape that compiled numerous perspectives of students
and staff at multiple campuses throughout Virginia. Used to highlight
different visions of the future regarding their campuses, and particularly
the role that of alcohol, this videotape served as a foundational
resource for discussion and inspiration
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Millennial College
CD
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Prepared to model the
use of technological approaches for addressing campus alcohol abuse
prevention, the Millennium Campus CD-ROM was prepared by CAPH faculty
and staff as the resource, background and documentation for workshops
at a statewide conference on college alcohol abuse prevention.
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Program Development resources have been conducted for and/or with
grants from the following groups and organizations:
NORTH AMERICAN INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE
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- ALCOHOL SUMMITS. A resource has been developed
to help college campuses as they work with fraternities and sororities
to reduce their alcohol-related concerns. Since CAPH served as
the evaluator for the North American Interfraternity Conference
on this initiative, a resource has been compiled that identifies
lessons learned from 18 pilot campuses, as well as strategies
for implementation. This is a helpful planning resource for campuses
as they seek to implement a local resource. See also http://www.nicindy.org/
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THE CENTURY COUNCIL
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- PROMISING PRACTICES: COLLEGE ALCOHOL STRATEGIES. A
range of resources has been prepared for use by campuses to address
high risk drinking and alcohol abuse, under the leadership of
project co-directors and an advisory panel. The “family
of resources” includes a 400-plus page Sourcebook with
numerous strategies and efforts that have been implemented successfully
on campus; a Task Force Planner that illustrates the comprehensive
and long term focus of campus efforts; and an Action Planning
resource designed to assist campus leaders plan strategically
for implementing and institutionalizing needs-based strategies.
Through use of these three resources, campuses can design, implement,
and review a comprehensive campus-based effort to reduce high-risk
drinking and alcohol abuse. See also http://centurycouncil.org/
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U.S. CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (CSAP)
- CULTURAL COMPETENCE RESOURCE. CAPH, working
with a local firm and following a needs assessment process with employees
of CSAP, designed and helped to implement a learning community type
of training program for all employees. This open community strategy
included the implementation of a range of services and resources
to address varying learning styles and individual and programmatic
needs. See also http://prevention.samhsa.gov/
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL
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- UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION EFFORT. • CAPH
works with state and community leaders to help reduce underage
drinking. Complementing the evaluation strategies for locally
based programs and enforcement efforts, an overall synthesis
of identified efforts—titled the “Menu of Potential
Activities and Measures”—was developed to assist
local personnel in selecting appropriate strategies for their
communities. See also http://www.abc.state.va.us/
- MILLENNIA COLLEGE RESOURSE. Prepared for
an annual statewide conference on college alcohol abuse prevention,
this CD-ROM resource incorporates the handouts and background
materials for each of the conference workshops. CAPH personnel
designed and prepared programming for this resource that served
as the proceedings for the conference. Rather than distributing
written proceedings, this CD-ROM modeled the cutting edge technological
approaches espoused during this conference. See also http://www.abc.state.va.us/
- VIRGINIA VOICES AND VISIONS. In conjunction
with the Virginia College Alcohol Leadership Council, CAPH compiled
videotaped responses of students, faculty, and staff from numerous
campuses throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Organized into
a summary 12-minute videotape, responses addressed questions
about colleges and the role of alcohol on the campuses. The focus
was on creating a positive, healthy future among college students.
This resource served as the basis of the closing session for
an annual statewide meeting on alcohol and college campuses.
See also http://www.abc.state.va.us/
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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
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- TRAFFIC SAFETY. CAPH has prepared a wide
variety of resources ready for implementation by local communities.
Based on current research and best practices, these resources
include traffic safety campaigns, traffic safety communications
kit, a teacher’s tool kit, a speaker’s kit on young
drivers, individual resource items, and electronic topical newsletters.
These can be used in their current form or are suitable for adaptation
based on local needs. See also http://www.dmvnow.com/
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Affiliated Sites
Healthy Expectations & Compass
Promising Practices
Traffic Safety
Legacy of Life
CEHD and RHT
College of Education and
Human Development
(CEHD)
School of Recreation, Health
and Tourism (RHT)
New to Our Site!
The Loudoun Youth Study 2006
LEGACY OF LIFE:
Creating Healthy Futures
CD-ROM and
Powerpoint Show!
The 2006 College Alcohol Survey Results
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