Our Futures in Licking County

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Our Futures - Research

Every month, major scientific journals reveal studies showing how our children, youth, families, businesses, and communities can have better futures. The studies show how simple actions by groups and individuals can improve health, reduce serious social problems, increase wellbeing, and economic success, and save money. Scientists refer to these simple proven actions, as evidence based KERNELS. Our Futures effort is bringing these low-cost, proven KERNELS to families, schools, businesses and organizations in Licking County.

By cited example, simple KERNELS can increase or improve:

Parenting and family dynamics, reading and mathematics ability of all our children, academic success of children and youth, high school graduation rates, the health and wellbeing of kids and adults, the talents and abilities of our children and youth, the character and social competencies of children and youth, public and school safety, workplace productivity or obtaining a job.

Research & Data

Here is a sampling of the research and data utilized in the decision making process when choosing our strategies:

Biglan, A.J., Ary, D., Koehn, V., Levings, D., Smith, S., Wright, Z., James, L., Henderson, J. (1996). Mobilizing positive reinforcement in communities to reduce youth access to tobacco. American Journal of Community Psychology, 24,
625-638.
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Embry, DD (2004). Community-based prevention using simple, low-cost, evidence-based kernels and behavior vaccines. Journal of community Psychology, 32, 575-591.
Embry, D.D., Biglan, A. (2008). Evidence-based Kernels: Fundamental units of behavioral influence. Clinical child and family psychology review, 11, 75-113.
Embry, D. D., Flannery, D. J., Vazsonyi, A. T., Powell, K. E., & Atha, H. (1996). PeaceBuilders: A theoretically driven, school-based model for early violence prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12(5, Suppl), 91.
Flannery, D. J., Vazsonyi, A. T., Liau, A. K., Guo, S., Powell, K. E., Atha, H., et al. (2003). Initial behavior outcomes for the PeaceBuilders universal school-based violence prevention program. Developmental Psychology, 39(2), 292-308.
Gable LF, A. (2002). The efficacy of a school-home note intervention using internet communication for decreasing inappropriate classroom behaviors of secondary level students. US: ProQuest Information & Learning.
Goldstein, A.P., Glick, B., Gibbs, J.C. (1998). Aggression Replacement Trainig: A comprehensive intervention for aggressive youth. NCJRS library collection, NCJ 170108.
Goldstein, A.P., Glick, B., Irwin, M.J., Pask-mcCartney, C., Rubama, I. (1989). Reducing delinquency: intervention in the community. Elmsford, NY, US, Pergamon Press.
Hibbeln, J.R., Nieminen, L.R., Blasbalg, T.L., Riggs, J.A., Lands, W.E. (2006). Healthy intakes of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids: estimations considering worldwide diversity. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 83 (6 Suppl), 1483S-1493S.
Jurbergs N, Palcic J, Kelley ML. (2007). School-home notes with and without response cost: Increasing attention and academic performance in low-income children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. School Psychology Quarterly, 22, 358-79.
Kellam, S.G., Brown, C.H., Poduska, J.M., Ialongo, N.S., Wang, W., Toyinbo, P., Hannos, P., Ford, C., Windham, A., Wilcox, H.C. (2008) Effects of a universal classroom behavior management program in first and second grades on young adult behavioral, psychiatric, and social outcomes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, . 95, Suppl 1, S5-S28.
Koutakis, N, Stattin, H, Kerr, M. (2008). Reducing youth alcohol drinking through a parent-targeted intervention: the Orebro prevention program. Addiction, 103, 1629-1637).
Moynahan, L., Stromgren, B. (2005). Preliminary results of aggression replacement traiing for Norwegian youth with aggressive behaviour and with a different diagnosis.Psychology, Crime & Law, 11, 411-419.
Petras, H., Kellam, S.G., Brown, C.H., Muthen, B.O., Ialongo, N.S., Poduska, J.M. (2008) Developmental epidemiological courses leading to antisocial personality disorder and violent and criminal behavior: effects by young adulthood of a universal preventive intervention in first- and second-grade classrooms. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 95, Suppl 1, S45-S59.
Poduska, J.M., Kellam, s.g., Wang, W., Brown, C.H., Ialongo, N.S., Toyinbo, P. (2008) Impact of the Good Behavior Game, a universal classroom-based behavior intervention, on young adult service use for problems with emotions, behavior, or drugs or alcohol. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 95, Suppl 1, S29-S44.
Prinz, R.J., Sanders, M.R., Shapiro, C.J., Whitaker, D.J., Lutzker, J.R. (2009) Population-based prevention of child maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P system population trial.Prevention Science, 10, 1-12.
Roberts, R.E., Roberts, C.R., Duong, H.T. (2009). Sleepless in adolescence: prospective data on sleep deprivation, health and functioning. Journal of Adolescence, 32, 1045-1057.
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-base Programs and Practices (2010). Retrieved from: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/listofprograms.asp?textsearch=reward+and+reminder&ShowHide=1&Sort=1.
Sanders, M.R., Ralph, A., Sofronoff, K., Gardiner, P., Thompson, R., Dwyer, S., Bidwell, K. (2008). Every family: A population approach to reducing behavioral and emotional problems in children making the transition to school. Journal of primary prevention, 29, 197-222.
Skinner, C. H., Cashwell, T. H., & Skinner, A. L. (2000). Increasing tootling: The effects of a peer-monitored group contingency program on students’ reports of peers’ prosocial behaviors. Psychology in the Schools, 37(3), 263-270.

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