Marcus Marianne T, Walker Thomas, Swint J Michael, Smith Brenda Page, Brown Cleon, Busen Nancy, Edwards Thelissa, Liehr Patricia, Taylor Wendell C, Williams Darryal, von Sternberg Kirk
University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, School of Nursing, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
J Interprof Care. 2004 Nov;18(4):347-59. doi: 10.1080/13561820400011776.
Adolescence is a time for exploration and risk-taking; in today's urban environment, with the twin threats of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, the stakes are particularly high. This paper describes a community-based participatory research project to design, implement, and evaluate a faith-based substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention program for African-American adolescents. A coalition of university-based investigators and African-American church member stakeholders collaborated on all aspects of Project BRIDGE, the 3-year intervention to reduce substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in African-American adolescents. Our results support the use of community-based participatory research to create desirable change in this setting. Adolescents who participated in Project BRIDGE reported significantly less marijuana and other drug use and more fear of AIDS than a comparison group. Project BRIDGE has been designated an official ministry of the church and the program has been extended to others in the larger metropolitan community. The church now has a well-trained volunteer staff University faculty developed skills in negotiating with community-based settings. The coalition remains strong with plans for continued collaborative activities.
青春期是探索和冒险的时期；在当今的城市环境中，由于药物滥用和艾滋病毒/艾滋病这两大威胁，风险尤为巨大。本文描述了一个基于社区的参与性研究项目，旨在为非裔美国青少年设计、实施并评估一项基于信仰的药物滥用及艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防项目。一个由大学研究人员和非裔美国教会成员利益相关者组成的联盟在“桥梁项目”（BRIDGE Project）的各个方面展开合作，该为期三年的干预项目旨在减少非裔美国青少年的药物滥用和艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染情况。我们的研究结果支持运用基于社区的参与性研究在此环境中创造理想的改变。与对照组相比，参与“桥梁项目”的青少年报告称大麻和其他毒品的使用显著减少，对艾滋病的恐惧增加。“桥梁项目”已被指定为教会的一项正式事工，该项目已扩展至更大都市社区的其他群体。教会现在拥有一支训练有素的志愿者队伍。大学教师培养了与社区环境进行协商的技能。该联盟依然强大，并计划开展持续的合作活动。
