CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Environmental Strategies
2. Types of Environmental Approaches
3. Putting Environmental Strategies To Work

Supplements
References
Resources

Environmental Strategies for Prevention
A Guide To Helping the Prevention Professional Work Effectively in the Community

Greetings from Prevention, U.S.A.

Prevention, U.S.A., is more than just one town or one place, it's thousands of communities across the country.

Prevention, U.S.A., is a neighborhood where community members have passed zoning laws and taken other measures to reduce the trafficking of drugs, violence, and other crimes.

Prevention, U.S.A., is the town where local residents have promoted alcohol-free events and health fairs to communicate messages about healthy lifestyles.

Prevention, U.S.A., is the college community where university administrators, community members, merchants, law enforcement, and students have worked together to address underage and binge drinking.

Prevention, U.S.A., is any town, any neighborhood, any community where people in the field of prevention are working with others in the community to find effective solutions to problems like alcohol, drugs, and tobacco use and family and youth violence.

Increasingly, many of these solutions involve "environmental strategies."