Wechsler H, DeJong W, Shapiro G R, Lavin A T
Department of Health and Social Behavior, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.
J Drug Educ. 1992;22(4):329-36. doi: 10.2190/5QHM-DHGT-8BCJ-GRDT.
College newspapers are a powerful but underutilized medium for educating students on health issues, including those related to drug and alcohol use on campus. Editors of these publications are in a position to wield significant influence among their readers. In addition to communicating factual information about the prevalence and impact of substance use among college students, editors can use the press to advocate changes in students' attitudes and behaviors and in college or community policies that affect substance use. A pilot conference was held to help New England college newspaper editors perceive the importance of their role in educating their peers about substance use and other health-related issues, and to offer concrete suggestions as to how they can incorporate these topics into an "activist" campus press.
大学报纸是一种强大但未得到充分利用的媒介，可用于就健康问题对学生进行教育，包括与校园内药物和酒精使用相关的问题。这些出版物的编辑能够在读者中发挥重大影响。除了传达有关大学生药物使用的流行情况和影响的事实信息外，编辑们还可以利用新闻媒体来倡导改变学生的态度和行为，以及影响药物使用的大学或社区政策。举办了一次试点会议，以帮助新英格兰大学报纸编辑认识到他们在就药物使用和其他健康相关问题对同龄人进行教育方面的作用的重要性，并就如何将这些主题纳入“积极行动主义”的校园新闻媒体提供具体建议。
