Tools and Resources

  1. Prevention 101 resource: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Welcome-to-Prevention-Slides.pdf 
  2. History of the term “marijuana”: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/14/201981025/the-mysterious-history-of-marijuana
  1. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Cannabis website: https://cannabis.colorado.gov/
  2. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment website: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/
  3. The Evaluation Center website: https://www.the-evaluation-center.org/
  4. Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center website: https://www.rmphtc.org/
  5. Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center online training suite: https://catalog.rmphtc.org/product?catalog=CannaPrevEdSuite-2023-as-co
  6. Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center learning management system: https://lms.rmphtc.org/d2l/home/6713
  7. Metanoia website: https://www.metanoiamodel.com/
  1. SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SAMHSAs-Strategic-Prevention-Framework.pdf
  2. Guide on Cultural Competency and Humility: https://researchguides.library.syr.edu/fys101/cultural_compentence
  3. Strategic Prevention Framework Guiding Principle – Cultural Competence: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cultural-Competence-SPF-Principle-Overview.pdf
  4. Definition of indigenous data sovereignty: https://nni.arizona.edu/our-work/research-policy-analysis/indigenous-data-sovereignty-governance
  5. Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance: https://indigenousdatalab.org/
  6. Healthy Kids Colorado Survey data: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/healthy-kids-colorado-survey-dashboard
  7. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data: https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/brfssprevalence/
  8. U.S. Census Bureau data: https://www.census.gov/data.html
  9. Colorado’s State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW): https://www.coloradoseow.org/
  10. Ideas for where to find data on your prevention issue: https://nashp.org/how-states-access-and-deploy-data-to-improve-sud-prevention-treatment-and-recovery/
  11. Report on rural data: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/in-search-of-good-rural-data.pdf
  12. Considerations for rural data collection: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/rural-data-collection/
  1. Template for tracking outreach efforts with community champions: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Contact-List-and-Interview-Tracking-Template-1.xlsx
  2. Colorado State University’s Community Readiness for Community Change resource: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CSUs-Community-Readiness-for-Community-Change.pdf
  3. Tips for organizing and facilitating focus groups: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sptac-focusing-focus-groups-toolkit-substance-misuse-prevention-practitioners.pdf
  4. Cannabis Project’s adult focus group protocol: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Adult-Focus-Group-Draft-Questions.docx 
  5. Cannabis Project’s youth focus group protocol: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Youth-Focus-Group-Draft-Questions_3-1-19.docx
  6. Cannabis Project’s community key informant protocol: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FINAL_In-Person_Community-Level-Key-Informant-Interview-Protocol.docx
  7. Examples of how to share data with broad audiences: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Step-5_Sharing_Data_with_Stakeholders.pdf
  8. Tips for building a Data Walk: https://www.urban.org/research/publication/data-walks-innovative-way-share-data-communities
  9. SAMHSA’s Focus on Prevention resource: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SAMHSAs-Focus-on-Prevention-Resource.pdf
  1. Cannabis Project’s baseline knowledge survey: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MJ_Prev_FINAL_Baseline_Cohort_Survey_CODEBOOK_redac.docx
  2. Cannabis Project’s post-training survey: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MJ_Prev_Follow_Up_Cohort_Survey_CODEBOOK_redac.docx
  3. Cannabis Project’s example reaction survey: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cannabis_Trainings_-_Module_6_Reaction_Adolescent_Health_Effects.docx
  4. CDC’s program evaluation overview: https://www.cdc.gov/evaluation/php/about/index.html
  5. SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: https://prevention.the-evaluation-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SAMHSAs-Strategic-Prevention-Framework.pdf