Ozer Emily J, Cantor Jeremy P, Cruz Gary W, Fox Brian, Hubbard Elizabeth, Moret Lauren
Division of Community Health and Human Development, UC-Berkeley School of Public Health, 50 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2008 Jun;41(3-4):278-89. doi: 10.1007/s10464-008-9173-0.
This article discusses the dissemination of a process of youth-led participatory research in urban secondary schools within the Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation (ISF) developed in collaboration with the CDC and its university partners (Wandersman et al. American Journal of Community Psychology, 41(3-4) 2008). The focus here is on the development of the Prevention Support System with respect to general and innovation-specific capacity building. The specific process under study involves youth-led needs assessment and research to inform the planning of prevention programs and policies to address students' health and developmental needs. The article first briefly describes the youth-led research process, its potential benefits, and a case example in two urban secondary schools. It then describes challenges and responses in providing support for the diffusion of this model in 6 secondary schools. The settings are urban public schools with a majority of students of color from diverse ethnic groups: Asian-American, Latino, and African-American. This project constitutes a collaborative partnership with a university school of public health and community-based organizations (CBOs) to build capacity for long-term, sustainable implementation of this innovative process within the local school system. The perspectives of the university-based researcher and the CBO partners on the development and effectiveness of the Prevention Support System are presented.
本文讨论了在与美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）及其大学合作伙伴共同开发的互动系统传播与实施框架（ISF）内，城市中学中由青年主导的参与式研究过程的传播情况（万德斯曼等人，《美国社区心理学杂志》，2008年第41卷第3 - 4期）。这里重点关注预防支持系统在一般能力建设和特定创新能力建设方面的发展。所研究的具体过程涉及由青年主导的需求评估和研究，以为解决学生健康和发展需求的预防计划及政策规划提供信息。文章首先简要描述了由青年主导的研究过程、其潜在益处以及两所城市中学的一个案例。然后描述了在为该模式在6所中学的推广提供支持方面所面临的挑战及应对措施。这些学校均为城市公立学校，大多数学生为来自不同种族群体的有色人种：亚裔美国人、拉丁裔和非裔美国人。该项目是与一所大学的公共卫生学院及社区组织（CBO）建立的合作关系，旨在为在当地学校系统中长期、可持续地实施这一创新过程培养能力。文中呈现了大学研究人员和CBO合作伙伴对预防支持系统的发展及有效性的看法。
