CDC-Promoting Positive Community Norms
CHSC staff work with the CDC to develop a framework for transforming culture by growing positive norms that already exist in communities. Read the pdf on the CDC website https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/efc-promoting-positive-community-norms.pdf.pdf
Read MoreA primer on Traffic Safety Culture
The Center published a primer on traffic safety culture in the ITE journal to help advance this paradigm amongst traffic safety practitioners. PDF document file – 669 kB View
Read MoreNews from PCN Communities
The following news stories are about the positive changes and great work being done at the community level using the Positive Community Norms Framework. Tonka CARES- MN https://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/20212571/tonka-cares-program-takes-on-teen-drug-alcohol-use-perception STEP Coalition- MN https://www.grandrapidsmn.com/schools/news/article_a08a43fc-ed5f-11e1-a16e-001a4bcf887a.html Mercer Island Communities that Care- WA https://archive.constantcontact.com/fs031/1103777415492/archive/1110119389626.html Park County- WY https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_152470ca-d11d-11e1-9167-0019bb2963f4.html
Read MoreYouth Survey is fully compliant with the updated DFC core measures
The National DFC evaluation team has reviewed and approved the Positive Community Norms/MOST of Us® youth survey for use by DFC grantees. The Positive Community Norms/MOST of Us® youth survey meets the evaluation requirements for the core measures for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and prescription drugs. These core measures can be entered into COMET directly from our DFC […]
Read MoreWestern Transportation Institute Scientist Selected as Prestigious Editor
Prof. Nicholas Ward of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University (MSU) has been selected as Guest Editor for a special edition of the Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior (TRF) journal. The issue will be dedicated to the importance of traffic safety culture and will focus on transforming […]
Read MoreNew Action Framework for Transforming Traffic Safety Culture Released
New Action Framework for Transforming Traffic Safety Culture (June 29th, 2012 Bozeman, MT)- A new ACTION Framework for transforming traffic safety culture has been developed by The Center for Health and Safety Culture (www.westerntransportationinstitute.org) at the Western Transportation Institute of Montana State University. Even though significant progress has been made in reducing fatalities and injuries […]
Read MoreIdaho Transportation Department’s PCN Institute
ITD published an article in their newsletter, the Transporter, on the recent PCN Institute they hosted in Boise, ID. New safety messages to focus on transforming behavior More than 30 people representing federal, state and local groups across Idaho recently participated in a workshop to develop a new communications strategy, “Positive Community Norms,” that ITD […]
Read More‘Norm’ is a positive project of the community
Durango Herald on June 29th, 2011 This article features the Four Corners Positive Community Norms project. Click here to view the entire article.
Read MoreThe impact of social norm change strategies on smokers’ quitting behaviours
Research Paper Authors- Xueying Zhang, David W Cowling, Hao Tang The California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) was the first tobacco control program to integrate a ‘social norm change’ approach as its core strategy to achieve its goals. This paper used a social norm change paradigm model to reflect CTCP’s priorities and compared the strength of […]
Read MoreThe Eye of the Beholder
The Eye of the Beholder By: Jeff Linkenbach Published in the Prevention Connection Newsletter Spring 2008 Vol. XIII Issue 1: Individual, Family and Peer Domains- Page 17 Click here to view the entire Newsletter. Click here to view just the article.
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