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NWACUHO
Getting to The Core of It
Yakima,WA February 8, 2010
Using Web-based Programs to
Enhance Student Health & Safety
Gail Farmer, Director Wellness
[email protected]
1. Gain an understanding of the similarities &
differences between e-CHUG & Alcohol Wise.
2. Become familiar with CWU research findings
comparing these two programs.
3. Be able to discuss the pros and cons of the two
on-line alcohol programs.
4. Become familiar with the Student Health 101
content and application to the first year student
population.
5. Identify how students can participate and
customize SH101 content to be school specific and
relevant.
First Year Expereince
Health & Safety?
Violence
Alcohol
& Drug
Use
Prevention
Web-Based Programs
e-CHUG is a brief (15-20 minutes) web-based
alcohol assessment that provides students with
personalized feedback regarding quantity and
frequency of use (including peak blood alcohol
concentration), norms, physical health
information (including caloric intake and family
history risk), consequences (including tolerance
level and money spent on alcohol), and drug
interactions. Additional information about alcohol
can be obtained through short video clips
offered throughout the feedback.
Alcohol Wise is a 90 minute, knowledgebased, online alcohol education
program that addresses expectancies,
alcohol’s cognitive impact, recognizing
and responding to alcohol
emergencies, blood alcohol
concentration, normative clarification,
and strategies to reduce risks. The
program incorporates personal
reflection for active processing of
information, and includes electronic
CHECKUP TO GO (e-CHUG) feedback
into the program
Alcohol Wise/e-CHUG
The data on students’ perception of the
behavior of typical first year students
demonstrate that in an online intervention
in which information about norms was
accompanied by active processing of
information by participants (i.e., Alcohol
Wise), estimates of behavior by the typical
student were significantly impacted more
so than through simple norms clarification
provided in personalized graphic feedback
(i.e., e-CHUG)
Main Findings
Students’ own use
• Analyses on baseline abstainers (n=58)
indicated that 74.1% continued to abstain at
follow-up. Chi-square analyses indicated no
difference in initiation of drinking by intervention
group (2(1) =0.81, n.s.).
• Analyses then examined those reporting any
past drinking at baseline (n=85).
• Repeated measures analyses indicated no
differences by time or by intervention group on
typical weekly drinking total, peak number of
drinks in the past month, or days
drunk/extremely intoxicated.
Main Findings continued
• There was a main effect of time for
consequences, with the number of reported
consequences going down over time (M=2.65
at baseline, M=1.78 at follow-up,
(F(1,65)=5.817, p<.05)).
• Reports of drinking 5+ in an occasion doubled
over time (from 20% at baseline to 40% at
follow-up), however, intervention group did not
differently affect the initiation of this behavior
nor did it affect the number of individuals that
reported a decrease of this behavior at followup.
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Alcohol Wise/e-CHUG
Both have a number of peer reviewed studies
that demonstrate effectiveness
Alcohol Wise involves more active processing of
information – more info on norms,
expectancies…more education & curriculum
CWU study, although limited, did not find
significant difference in negative outcomes or
quantity/frequency
Needs further study to make conclusive remarks
• We may consider using e-CHUG for
universal application and Alcohol Wise for
targeted groups (athletes, greeks)
Alcohol Incidents
400
2000
1800
350
1600
300
1400
250
1200
Students cited
200
1000
800
150
600
100
400
50
200
0
0
2004
2005
Students cited
Number of Incidents
First Year Students
2006
2004
252
166
1329
2007
2005
286
189
1447
2008
2006
352
246
1532
2009
2007
218
150
1534
2008
296
167
1767
2009
242
128
1829
Number of Incidents
First Year Students
Alcohol Incidents
400
100.00%
350
300
250
Students cited
200
80.00%
Number of Incidents
% First Year
150
100
50
0
60.00%
2004
Students cited
Number of Incidents
% First Year
2005
2004
252
166
72.22%
2006
2005
286
189
79.02%
2007
2006
352
246
75.57%
2008
2009
2007
218
150
81.19%
2008
296
167
78.38%
2009
242
128
71.49%
Success!!!
2000
100.00%
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
80.00%
800
600
400
200
0
60.00%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
First Year Students
% First Year
Student Health 101
CWU
Student Health 101
• Incredible marketing support
Key is to utilize promotional tools
1. Gain an understanding of the similarities &
differences between e-CHUG & Alcohol Wise.
2. Become familiar with CWU research findings
comparing these two programs.
3. Be able to discuss the pros and cons of the two
on-line alcohol programs.
4. Become familiar with the Student Health 101
content and application to the first year student
population.
5. Identify how students can participate and
customize SH101 content to be school specific and
relevant.
Thank You