Prevention Model

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Prevention Model Enabling Learning Objectives

• State the three types of prevention in the
  Institute of Medicine (IOM) Prevention Model.
• Select from a list examples of indicated,
  selective, and universal prevention
  interventions.

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Model of Prevention

• Prevention efforts can target various groups
  within your unit. In 1994, the Institute of
  Medicine (IOM) introduced several levels of
  prevention intervention, based on the size and
  type of group you wish to target.
• Universal Prevention Interventions that are
  targeted to the entire population. For our
  purposes, the population group is all soldiers
  in your particular unit. Messages and programs
  are created in order to prevent alcohol and drug
  abuse. This is the strategy you will most likely
  use in your Unit Prevention Plan. Strategies
  include
• The required four (4) hours of substance abuse
  education for all soldiers.
• Media and public awareness campaigns associated
  with national efforts like Red Ribbon Week.
• The word intervention in this model refers to a
  well planned education, training, and/or
  marketing campaign to reduce abuse by teaching
  the population to make informed and educated
  decisions about their own alcohol and other drug
  use.

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Models of Prevention

• Selective Prevention Interventions that focus
  efforts on smaller groups of the total
  population. These groups are seen as at risk
  for substance abuse. Examples include but are
  not limited to
• Soldiers E-4 and below often need additional
  support in that, statistically, they are the
  soldiers who are most identified as having
  substance abuse difficulties.
• Soldiers deploying to certain geographical areas
  of the world could be at higher risk for certain
  drugs.
• Indicated Prevention Interventions that prevent
  substance abuse in individuals who show the most
  signs of substance abuse. Warning signs include
  workplace difficulties, depression, and family
  problems. Strategies include referral to an ASAP
  forty hour training course or referral to the
  clinical ASAP for mental health
  assessment/counseling.

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