November 2002
The purpose of the Wisconsin Peer Program Evaluation Study was to identify the extent to which peer-led programs:
- can prevent or reduce important health-related problems based on previous research,
- identify key characteristics of such effective peer programs,
- describe and identify the extent to which these characteristics are present in Wisconsin school-based peer programs that are supported, in part, by Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse funds administered by the Department of Public Instruction, and
- describe the benefits of such peer programs in Wisconsin Schools.
Executive Summary
This document provides a summary of background information, purpose, literature review findings, and study design and findings of the Wisconsin Peer Program Evaluation Study.
Youth to Youth: A
review of peer program theoretical underpinnings, forms, functions, and
process- and outcome-related findings (Literature Review)
The objective of this literature review is to give readers a concise summary of the diversity found among peer-based approaches for impacting health behaviors, as well as a clear sense of what have been shown, to date, to be effective aspects of peer programs. This review is limited to published evaluations of school- and community-based peer programs that seek to encourage health-related knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors regarding smoking, alcohol and drug use, HIV/AIDS/STDs, teen pregnancy, and violence prevention among middle- and high-school-aged youth in the United States and Canada.
Youth to Youth: An Evaluation of State AODA Funded Peer Programs in Wisconsin (Field Study Report)
If you have questions concerning the above documents, contact Dan Wiltrout,
Consultant, Student Services/Prevention
and Wellness Team, at (608) 267-9242 or e-mail
daniel.wiltrout@dpi.wi.gov
For questions about this information, contact Daniel T. Wiltrout (608) 267-9242
Last updated on 2/22/2008 8:00:53 AM
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