Designing for diversity: incorporating cultural competence in prevention programs for urban youth.

Full Abstract

Low-income urban youth of color frequently confront a wide variety of challenges and hardships that other young people never experience. The offering of prevention programs represents one strategy to help urban youth avoid the risks associated with substance abuse. In this chapter, an alternative program strategy is posited-one that places diversity with respect to culture, class, and environment at the center of prevention efforts. Such an approach, the authors argue, is more effective not only in appealing to the sensibilities of urban youth but also in altering their behavior.

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Author information

Author/s: Goldstein, Marion J (MJ); Noguera, Pedro A (PA);

Affiliation: Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: New directions for youth development (New Dir Youth Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol (issue 111) : pp 29-40, 7-8

Dates: Created 2007/01/17; Completed 2007/02/21;

PMID: 17225645, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Cognition
Cultural Diversity
Humans
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration

Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Program Development
Social Perception
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
United States
Urban Population

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