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15 Supporting the Scientific Infrastructure for Prevention Research
Pages 309-312

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From page 309...
... In the 1970s, NIAAA supported several communi~r-based intervention programs through its Division of Prevention; however, the Prevention Demonstration and Education Program was discontinued when funding for community treatment and prevention programs became part of the block grants for the states. Funding decisions on the community-based prevention research grants that NIAAA did fund were ~rimarilv based on the perceived quality of the proposed intervention components, with little effort made to ensure sound evaluation.
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From page 310...
... The kinds of needed studies that can be supported readily in these ways include pilot projects, prototype studies, controlled intervention trials, and studies of defined populations. Although NIH also uses traditional mechanisms for the support of community-based demonstration and education research projects, the cost of such projects relative to the total research budget of NIAAA might make these funding mechanisms somewhat unrealistic.
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From page 311...
... Community Initiatives is needed that can respond to prevention efforts arising from A support mechanism community initiatives that represent new or unique research oppor~un~es. en research funding mechanisms may not be suitable for these novel initiatives.
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From page 312...
... The committee recommends that NIAAA continue to work actively to promote collaborative strategies and new prevention research initiatives. In addition, the committee makes the following recommendations for a collaborative prevention research strategy: · Collaborative examination is required of existing longitudinal data bases.
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