On-Line Alcohol Health Education Curriculum Evaluation: Harm Reduction Findings Among Fraternity and Sorority Members

Abstract

This study examines the use of technology as a tool in the broad-based delivery of alcohol health education within fraternities and sororities. Building on the promise of multimedia education, this evaluation examines an alcohol abuse prevention program delivered through an interactive web-based format for reducing the harm associated with alcohol abuse. The evaluation uses a clustered randomly assigned post-test only evaluation design with 3,552 individuals in 340 chapters to examine differences between individuals who have and who have not received the educational curriculum. The outcome of the study is building evidence that technology-delivered alcohol education has potential to modestly impact academic and personal harm associated heavy alcohol use.