This course is designed to prepare future health educators in both school and community settings. Students will become familiar with evidence-based drug education practices/strategies/activities and drug use treatment programs as they occur in school and community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the social-ecological understanding of drug use by youth, young adults, and at-risk community populations including the physiological, psychological, and social effects and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Content will focus on effective and ineffective approaches to drug abuse prevention (including appropriate teaching strategies), the identification of valid and reliable data sources related to drug use/misuse education, and factors that assist in the evaluation of existing practices/strategies/activities or treatment programs. Experiential learning opportunities will be an integral part of the course.

This course is designed to prepare future health educators in both school and community settings. Students will become familiar with evidence-based drug education practices/strategies/activities and drug use treatment programs as they occur in school and community settings. Emphasis will be placed on the social-ecological understanding of drug use by youth, young adults, and at-risk community populations including the physiological, psychological, and social effects and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Content will focus on effective and ineffective approaches to drug abuse prevention (including appropriate teaching strategies), the identification of valid and reliable data sources related to drug use/misuse education, and factors that assist in the evaluation of existing practices/strategies/activities or treatment programs. Experiential learning opportunities will be an integral part of the course.