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The Spectrum of Prevention:
This document provides links to numerous examples, showing the application of the Spectrum of Prevention, a key tool developed by Prevention Institute.

·         The Wellmark Foundation at www.wellmark.com/foundation
Used the Spectrum to shape their 2008 funding agenda, including planning grants, community-based program implementation, organizational capacity-building, and health policy advancement.

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The Spectrum of Prevention is a systematic tool that promotes a multifaceted range of activities for effective prevention. Originally developed by Larry Cohen while working as Director of Prevention Programs at the Contra Costa County Health Department, the Spectrum is based on the work of Marshall Swift in treating developmental disabilities.

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Strategic Prevention Framework

• SPF is a major national initiative of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
  
• The SPF focuses on a “systematic process” and the process requires frequent revisits to previous steps.   

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The Strategic Prevention Framework

The Strategic Prevention Framework is grounded in the public health approach and based on six key principles:

1.     Prevention is an ordered set of steps along a continuum to promote individual, family, and community health, prevent mental and behavioral disorders, support resilience and recovery, and prevent relapse.  Prevention activities range from deterring diseases and behaviors that contribute to them, to delaying the onset of disease and mitigating the severity of symptoms, to reducing the related problems in communities.  This concept is based on the Institute of Medicine model that recognizes the importance of a whole spectrum of interventions. 

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Tribal Action Plan

Framework

Background:

The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 stipulates that the governing body of any Federally Recognized Tribe may, at its discretion, adopt a resolution for the establishment of a Tribal Action Plan to coordinate available resources and programs in an effort to combat alcohol and substance abuse among its members.   Read more...