MATERNAL INTEREST IN COMMUNITY-HEALTH PROMOTION FOR THE PREVENTION OFADOLESCENT ALCOHOL-USE

Parents of students receiving classroom-based programs are a logical g roup to recruit for participation in community task forces for the pre vention of adolescent alcohol use. This paper uses a cross-sectional d esign to look at the factors associated with mothers' interest and par ticipation in community task forces for the prevention of young adoles cent alcohol use as part of Project Northland. Forward selection logis tic regression analyses identified six factors that were significantly and independently associated with interest in participation and three associated with participation. Two factors common to both were member ship in community organizations and contact with the parents of their children's friends to discuss alcohol-related issues. Recruitment of m others to community task forces may be facilitated by targeting indivi duals possessing these characteristics.