What’s Your Cap? The Highlights and Lowlights of Developing a Research and Theory-Driven Binge Drinking Prevention Initiative on a Canadian University Campus

Authors

  • Elisabeth Bartlett College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
  • Dani Robertson-Boersma Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan
  • Colleen Anne Dell Department of Sociology & School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
  • David Mykota College of Education, University of Saskatchewan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32396/usurj.v1i2.115

Keywords:

prevention, binge drinking, Community Coalition Action Theory, student-­‐led

Abstract

Binge drinking is a serious health concern on university campuses across North America. This article examines the development of the University of Saskatchewan Student Binge Drinking Prevention Initiative (BDPI) and its grounding within the theoretical and research literature. We begin the article by establishing the rates and patterns of high-­‐risk drinking among university students. Next, we review the BDPI’s formation, and its commitment to drawing upon the latest empirical evidence on prevention campaigns. We also look at the guidance that Community Coalition Action Theory provided to the BDPI’s development. Together, these approaches enabled the BDPI to be student-­‐run, proactive, and account for gender and other forms of diversity. Last, the central highlights and lowlights for students involved in the BDPI’s development are shared. This paper helps fill a gap in the literature on developing coalition prevention efforts aimed at reducing high-­‐risk alcohol consumption by university students. 

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Published

2015-03-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): March 2015

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