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Training Overview
Policy Change—Utilizing Policy as
a Prevention Tool
Environmental strategies involving change in policy can be an effective
means of influencing behavior among whole populations due to the reach
of policy impact. Policy tools offer a means of influencing standards
of behavior in all aspects of prevention planning and impact. “Big
P” policies are those that are adopted by units of government and
become the codified rules that govern public behavior and can therefore
regulate the sale and use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs as well
as the environments that invite use of these drugs. Many prevention organizations
overlook the importance of “little p,” policies, however,
in setting governance standards for collaborative prevention planning,
implementation, and evaluation and sustaining a community-based effective
prevention effort. This workshop reviews a variety of “Big P” and “little
p” policies and considers how each can be effective tools in a
community’s strategy toolbox to address its substance use issues.
| Target Audience: |
| Community coalitions and prevention providers involved in coalitions. |
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| Training Objectives: |
This workshop will:
- Address the role of policy in substance abuse prevention.
- Cover the distinction between “Big P” and “little p” policies.
- Provide examples of “Big P” prevention policies, their purpose and impacts.
- Provide examples of “little p” policies, their purpose and impacts.
- Explore considerations of readiness for policy change.
- Ask and field program-specific issues.
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| Format: |
| Lecture/presentation with discussion and/or group work and one-on-one
coaching |
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| Number of Participants: |
| 35 |
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| Time Frame: |
| 1 day |
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