Salud


Sembrando Salud (sowing the seeds of health) was a community-based tobacco and alcohol use prevention program that targeted nearly 700 high-risk migrant adolescents (ages 11-16) who typically are not exposed to cancer prevention programs. The study, which was conducted in San Diego County, was a randomized controlled trial with the treatment group receiving the tobacco/alcohol use prevention program and the attention-control group receiving a first aid/safety program. The tobacco/alcohol use prevention program included the three minimum components identified by NCI for tobacco use prevention, as well as involvement of the parents in the intervention. Social skills development (e.g., refusal skills and norm setting) was taught through the implementation of series of 8 weekly classes taught by undergraduate bilingual/bicultural students to groups of approximately 10 families. Measurement emphasized the use of (and susceptibility to use) tobacco and alcohol at post-intervention and at one and two year follow-up periods.

Principal Investigator:	John P. Elder,Ph.D., MPH
Dates:	May 1995- May 1999
Total Funding:	$2,588,600
Funding Source:	National Cancer Institute
Major Findings:
Campbell, N.R., Ayala, G.X., Litrownik, A.J., Slymen, D.J., Elder, J.P., Zavala, F. (2001). Evaluation of a first aid/home safety program for Hispanic migrant adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20(4), 258-265. Elder, J.P., Campbell, N.R., Litrownik, A.J., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Parra-Medina, D., & Lovato, C.Y. (2000). Predictors of cigarette and alcohol susceptibility and use among Hispanic migrant adolescents. Preventive Medicine , 31, 115-123. Litrownik, A.J., Elder, J.P., Campbell, N.R., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Parra-Medina, D. Zavala, F.R. & Lovato, C.Y. (2000). Evaluation of a tobacco and alcohol use prevention program for Hispanic migrant adolescents. Preventive Medicine, 31, 124-133. Sembrando Salud is listed on CSAP's web site as a Promising Practices program. CSAP's Web site Sembrando Salud's curriculum is available for purchase. For information please contact ncampbell@projects.sdsu.edu