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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Community Psychol. 2016 Mar;57(1-2):36–46. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12029

Table 3.

Illustrative Examples of Facilitated Community Changes by Type and Environmental Strategy

Environmental Strategy Community Change Type Community Change Description
Communities Mobilizing for
Change on Alcohol
Policy Coalition members introduced an amendment to a House
Bill that was signed into law by the Governor to clarify the
crimes and punishment for social hosting by defining social
hosting as intentionally or recklessly permitting one's
residence or property to be used by another party in a way
that results in the possession or consumption of alcohol by
minors.
Collaboration with Schools Policy Local school board modified a policy in the handbook to
include sanctions for the use and distribution of mood
altering chemicals. New Policy: Twenty-four hours each
day during the season of each activity, a student shall not
use or consume, have in possession, buy, sell or give away
any beverage containing alcohol, any illegal drug or
controlled substance, tobacco, or any mood altering
chemical in any form, including chewing tobacco.
Communities Mobilizing for
Change on Alcohol
Policy School district adopted a new policy for students and
alcohol use. The policy includes clear penalties for students
who use or are caught with alcohol and covers all students,
not just those in sports activities. Task Force members were
involved in the revision & adoption of the policy.
Communities Mobilizing for
Change on Alcohol
Practice For the first time, three weekly public service
announcements have ran on broadcast television and cable
talking about the consequences of underage drinking.
Broadcast television reached 124,934 viewers ages 18-49
and 220 total spots.
Communities Mobilizing for
Change on Alcohol
Practice Sheriff and deputies patrolled the county fair events to help
with the efforts to prevent underage drinking. In the past,
there has been underage drinking at the county fair with
adults involved. This year there were no reports of
underage drinking on county fair grounds.
Saturation Patrols Practice For the first time, police conducted "Operation Did You
Know?" Police went to 27 liquor stores and issued 7
citations for selling alcohol to minors.