As you decide how to determine effectiveness and decide on what your program should do you might find the results of a recent consultation I did for a university useful. The Division of Student Affairs wanted a review of their current program to determine effectiveness plus recommendations for “evidence-based” programming. Following document has a sample 86 page report with review of a substance abuse prevention program and recommendations.
Review and Recommendations Report (pdf, 3.0 MB)
Presentation on Design and Implementation of Evidence-Based AOD Programs (pdf, 3.0 MB)

Jim Grizzell, MBA, MA, CHES, ACSM-HFS, FACHA --- 909-856-3350, jvgrizzell@csupomona.edu