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Presentation in English
GILBERT J. BOTVIN
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NEW YORK. UNITED STATES
Gilbert J. Botvin, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Dr. Botvin is an internationally recognized expert on tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse prevention, has published over 300 scientific papers and book chapters, and co-authored or edited four scholarly books on prevention.
Dr. Botvin is past president and a former governing board member of the Society for Prevention Research and was the founding editor of Prevention Science, an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal that became one of the top scientific journals in the field under his leadership.
Dr. Botvin developed the Life Skills Training prevention program, a leading evidence-based drug prevention program for youth, and has conducted research on the etiology and prevention of drug abuse and related health risk behaviors. He is also the founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates, Inc., a behavioral health consulting and training firm involved in the development, training, and dissemination of prevention programs.
Innovative Methods for Implementing and Disseminating LifeSkills Training, an Evidence-Based Drug and Violence Prevention Approach for Youth
Evidence-Based Prevention Programs (EBPPs) in school settings are effective at reducing youth substance misuse and violence. However, their full public health impact is frequently hindered by critical barriers to implementation and dissemination. Implementation is often constrained by limited classroom time and poor program fidelity, while dissemination suffers from a lack of robust regional, national, and international distribution systems.
This symposium explores actionable solutions to these challenges through the lens of LifeSkills Training (LST), a globally recognized, evidence-based youth prevention program. First, we will trace the evolution of the LST program, highlighting its successful adaptation across diverse age groups and target behaviors. We will examine how digital health tools and hybrid delivery methods can overcome common implementation barriers to streamline delivery and enhance program fidelity. We will present systemslevel approaches to dissemination, demonstrating how to successfully engage key stakeholders across governmental, health, and educational sectors to adapt and disseminate LST and EBPPs in general. Addressing challenges in implementation and dissemination can help to promote the widescale use of EBPPs locally and globally.
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