The implementation of a culturally grounded, school‐based, drug prevention curriculum in rural Hawai'i. Issue 4 (23rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Okamoto, Scott K.; Helm, Susana; Chin, Steven K.; Hata, Janice; Hata, Emily; Okamura, Kelsie H.
• Other Names: Schueller Stephen M. guestEditor.; Boustani Maya M. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of community psychology. Volume 48:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 1085
• Page End: 1099
• Publication Date: 2019-07-23
• Subjects: Implementation -- Native Hawaiian -- culturally grounded -- prevention -- youth; Clinical psychology -- Periodicals; Social psychiatry -- Periodicals; Community Mental Health Services -- Periodicals; 362.2205
• DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22222
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0090-4392

Abstract

Abstract: This article describes the process of infusing implementation strategies in the development of a school‐based drug prevention curriculum for rural Native Hawaiian youth. The curriculum (Ho'ouna Pono) is a video‐enhanced, teacher‐implemented curriculum developed using a culturally grounded and community‐based participatory research approach. Throughout the development of the curriculum, strategies reflective of the domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) were integrated into the teacher training manual, to promote the implementation, adoption, and sustainability of the curriculum in rural Hawai'i. These strategies were validated through qualitative data across two interrelated studies with community stakeholders in rural Hawai'i. Implications for prevention, community, and educational practices are described in this article.