The Finnish case: community prevention in a time of rapid change in national and international trade.
This article looks at the present Finnish situation in planning and development of community-level prevention of alcohol and drug problems, and the experiences gained so far. Results from the first extensive evaluated project of this kind in Finland, the Lahti Project, and the program and evaluation plans for a new project in the Helsinki metropolitan area are also described. It is argued that in the present Finnish context there is need for detailed theoretical and well-measured evaluation on why the results of community-based prevention are or are not achieved.
Holmila
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Social Research Unit for Alcohol Studies, Stakes, National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D005387:Finland; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*