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DeLugan, Robin M.; Hernandez, Marcia D.; Sylvester, Dari E.; Weffer, Simon E. – Social Indicators Research, 2011
How can social indicator research improve understanding of community health as well as inform stakeholders about the assets disadvantaged communities have for coping with disparities? This paper describes the development and evolution of the Partnership for Assessment of Communities (PAC) and its best practices for social indicator research. The…
Descriptors: Action Research, Public Health, Social Indicators, Coping
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Johnson, Mark B.; Lange, James E.; Voas, Robert B.; Clapp, John D.; Lauer, Elizabeth; Snowden, Cecelia B. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Alcohol use is highly prevalent among U.S. college students, and alcohol-related problems are often considered the most serious public health threat on American college campuses. Although empirical examinations of college drinking have relied primarily on self-report measures, several investigators have implemented field studies to obtain…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Campuses, Public Health, Drinking