Abstract

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), proposes a study of long-term impact of the Reach for Health (RFH) program of community-based interventions designed to reduce multiple-risk behaviors related to sex, violence, and substance abuse among economically disadvantaged minority youth. The study extends established and theoretically grounded research funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and conducted in collaboration with the New York City Public Schools, the New York City Department of Public Health, Columbia University School of Public Health, Medgar Evers College (City University of New York), and the New York Academy of Medicine. Through this research, a large sample of African American and Hispanic 7th and 8th graders(n=3000) already have participated in a multi-wave evaluation of RFH intervention implemented in Brooklyn middle schools. In the proposed study, the investigators will follow this sample through their transition to high school and into 10th grade.
They aim to: 1. Assess the longitudinal impact of RFH interventions for young adolescents on the multiple-risk behaviors of cigarette, alcohol, and

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD035378-03
Application #
2889365
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG2-SSP (01))
Program Officer
Newcomer, Susan
Project Start
1997-06-01
Project End
2002-05-31
Budget Start
1999-06-01
Budget End
2000-05-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Education Development Center, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
076583830
City
Newton
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02453

  Publications

Stueve, Ann; O'Donnell, Lydia (2008) Urban young women's experiences of discrimination and community violence and intimate partner violence. J Urban Health 85:386-401
Stueve, Ann; O'Donnell, Lydia (2007) Continued smoking and smoking cessation among urban young adult women: findings from the Reach for Health longitudinal study. Am J Public Health 97:1408-11
Agronick, Gail; Stueve, Ann; Vargo, Sue et al. (2007) New York City young adults'psychological reactions to 9/11: findings from the Reach for Health longitudinal study. Am J Community Psychol 39:79-90
O'Donnell, Lydia; Stueve, Ann; Wilson-Simmons, Renee (2005) Aggressive behaviors in early adolescence and subsequent suicidality among urban youths. J Adolesc Health 37:517
Stueve, Ann; O'Donnell, Lydia N (2005) Early alcohol initiation and subsequent sexual and alcohol risk behaviors among urban youths. Am J Public Health 95:887-93
O'Donnell, Lydia; O'Donnell, Carl; Wardlaw, Dana Meritt et al. (2004) Risk and resiliency factors influencing suicidality among urban African American and Latino youth. Am J Community Psychol 33:37-49
O'Donnell, Lydia; Myint-U, Athi; O'Donnell, Carl R et al. (2003) Long-term influence of sexual norms and attitudes on timing of sexual initiation among urban minority youth. J Sch Health 73:68-75
O'Donnell, Lydia; Stueve, Ann; Wardlaw, Dana et al. (2003) Adolescent suicidality and adult support: the reach for health study of urban youth. Am J Health Behav 27:633-44
O'Donnell, B L; O'Donnell, C R; Stueve, A (2001) Early sexual initiation and subsequent sex-related risks among urban minority youth: the reach for health study. Fam Plann Perspect 33:268-75