Concepedia

Ruth W. Edwards

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17

Publications

894

Citations

15

H-Index

1979

Active since

Affiliations

Colorado State University(Current)

The Ohio State University

University of New Mexico

Ruth W. Edwards is an author at Colorado State University specializing in public health, community development, and community engagement.

Top concepts

Public HealthCommunity DevelopmentCommunity EngagementCommunity ParticipationCommunity HealthSocial SciencesHealth PromotionHealth PolicySubstance UseSubstance Abuse

Publications per year

1979–2007

17

Publications

17

Assessing Community Readiness for Prevention

E. R. Oetting, Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Barbara Plested et al. · International Journal of the Addictions · 1995 · 213 citations

Substance Use, International Journal, Substance Use Disorders +20

Combining in-school and community-based media efforts: reducing marijuana and alcohol uptake among younger adolescents

Michael D. Slater, Kathleen Kelly, Ruth W. Edwards et al. · Health Education Research · 2005 · 120 citations · Full text

COMMUNITY READINESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Joseph F. Donnermeyer, Barbara Plested, Ruth W. Edwards et al. · Community Development Society Journal · 1997 · 103 citations

Preventive Medicine, Prevention Programs, Community Norms +16

Readiness for Drug Use Prevention in Rural Minority Communities

Barbara Plested, Debra M. Smitham, Pamela Jumper‐Thurman et al. · Substance Use & Misuse · 1999 · 70 citations

Community Readiness: The Journey to Community Healing

Pamela Jumper Thurman, Barbara Plested, Ruth W. Edwards et al. · Journal of Psychoactive Drugs · 2003 · 65 citations

Social Sciences, Community Readiness, Prevention Programs +21

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