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Okamoto, Scott K.; Helm, Susana; McClain, Latoya L.; Dinson, Ay-Laina – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2012
The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate narrative scripts to be used for the video components of a culturally grounded drug prevention program for rural Native Hawaiian youth. Scripts to be used to film short video vignettes of drug-related problem situations were developed based on a foundation of pre-prevention research funded by the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Vignettes
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Okamoto, Scott K.; Helm, Susana; Giroux, Danielle; Kaliades, Alexis – Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2011
This exploratory study examines the use of explanations for refusal as a drug-resistance strategy for rural Native Hawaiian youths. Fourteen gender-specific focus groups were conducted within seven middle or intermediate schools on the Island of Hawai'i (N = 64). Participants were asked to describe drug-resistance strategies in response to 15…
Descriptors: Prevention, Focus Groups, Resistance (Psychology), Drug Abuse
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Moore, Justin B.; Jilcott, Stephanie B.; Shores, Kindal A.; Evenson, Kelly R.; Brownson, Ross C.; Novick, Lloyd F. – Health Education Research, 2010
Many adolescents, both rural and urban, are not meeting the recommended levels for physical activity (PA). This investigation was designed to elicit socioecologic barriers and facilitators for PA in rural and urban middle school youth and their parents. Thirteen focus groups were conducted with 41 youth and 50 parents from eastern North Carolina.…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Physical Activities, Crime, Focus Groups