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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: Sucht. 2012 Oct 1;58(5):317–325. doi: 10.1024/0939-5911.a000205

Table 2.

Countries that Project EX is Currently Engaged

Country Initial Agreement Language Translation Completed; Program Version; Setting Training Stage of implementation
Austria (with Karl Bohrn and Sebastian Bohrn; Institute for Social and Health Psychology [ISG]) May, 2010 discussed doing pilot study In process One-day training/workshop completed by developer in June, 2010 after ACCESS Europe conference; 5 trainees Implementation dates not set yet, contingent on funding
China (with Hong Zheng, Xinguang Chen, C. Anderson Johnson and others; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Wuhan; see Zheng et al., 2004) May, 2000 June, 2000; school-based clinic; 50-seat classroom at local Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Wuhan Two-day training completed by EX staff in June, 2000; 1 trainee Baseline assessment completed June, 2000; Immediate pretest completed July, 2000; Data collection with 4 month follow-up completed October, 2000
India (with Monika Arora, Abha Tiwari, and K. Srinath Reddy; Health Promotion and Tobacco Control, Public Health Foundation of India, and Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth) Discussed doing pilot study November, 2010 Translation began October, 2011 and will be completed August, 2012; prevention/cessation; classroom Formal training bypassed due to expertise of India team; Questions addressed through Skype contact, 1 in-person 2-hour meeting, and e-mail (feedback on material adaptation was provided) Ethics committee clearance, November, 2011; Implementation planned to begin September, 2012
Israel and partners (with Richard Isralowitz; Ben Gurion University, Negev; and partners) September, 2008 published a review together; USAID-MERC program Translation of 3-session adapted version completed by December, 2010; prevention/cessation; classroom Two-day training completed by developer in December, 2009 (with longer version already translated); 13 trainees Implementation began in May, 2010; January, 2012, completed at 8 schools in the Negev; one residential school permitted a 212 month delayed posttest ; Funding ends December 31, 2012
Russia-Bashkortostan Republic (with Leyla R. Akhmadeeva and Bulat T. Idrisov; Bashkir State Medical University; also Camp Counselor Training Center “Perspectiva”) September, 2009 discussed doing pilot study Translation completed October, 2009; school-based clinic; camp recreational room One-day training completed by developer in October, 2009; 4 trainees Implementation conducted from June, 2011 through August, 2011; 6-month follow-up was conducted from January through mid-February, 2012
Spain (with Jose P. Espada, Mireia Orgiles, Jose Luis Carballo, Jose A. Piqueras, Alexandra Morales, and Maria T. Gonzalvez; Miguel Hernandez University) February, 2010 discussed doing pilot study Translation completed in May, 2010; school-based clinic; classroom Two-day training completed by developer and EX U.S. implementation staff in May, 2010; 8 trainees Implementation began October, 2010 and 3- month follow-up completed September, 2011; Pilot study report completed in December, 2011; Funding of classroom version of EX received from Spanish Government, January, 2012 through September, 2013
Thailand (with Punyarat Lapvongwatana, Nipapun Kungskulniti, Natkamol Chansatitporn, Naowarut Charoenca, and Stephen Hamann; Mahidol University and Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center) May, 2009 discussed doing pilot study; funding by Tobacco Control Research (TRC) of Thai Health, and National Cancer Institute Translation completed in September, 2010; school-based clinic; classroom Two-day workshop/training completed by developer in September, 2010; 22 trainees Implementation expected to begin in September, 2012