Community Prevention Wellness Initiative (CPWI) Evaluation

Dr. Brittany Cooper and Dr. Gitanjali Shrestha are PIs on a state project to examine the implementation and effectiveness of CPWI. Washington State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) initiated CPWI in 2011 to reduce underage substance use among adolescents. CPWI is a strategic, data-informed, community coalition model aimed at preventing youth alcohol and drug use by targeting prevention efforts in the highest risk communities throughout the state. CPWI utilizes a comprehensive, multicomponent, and multilevel framework to reduce risk factors in individual, peer, family, school and community domains.

Evaluation Summary

Graduate Student Participation on CPWI Evaluation

Graduate students are participating in all phases of the statewide evaluation of CPWI, including:

  • Organizing trainings for evidence-based programs
  • Conducting interviews and focus groups
  • Conducting qualitative data analysis
  • Developing surveys and collecting survey data
  • Conducting quantitative data analysis on
    • Survey data
    • Statewide behavioral and mental health surveillance data
    • Statewide CPWI administrative data
  • Writing and designing evaluation reports
  • Presenting evaluation findings at national and regional conferences
  • Designing handouts for disseminating evaluation findings

If you are interested in working with or gaining research experience with us, please reach out to our IMPACT Lab Research Coordinator Clara Hill.

WSU Presentations Related to CPWI

Note: * indicates student contributor

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., & Cooper, B. R. (2025) Effectiveness of the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: A community coalition-based planning framework for reducing adolescent alcohol use. Community Development, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2025.2464606

Evaluation Reports

2025

Terral, H. F., *Newburg, J. A., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2025, January). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: CPWI direct service programs pre-post analysis report. [Technical Report No. 24]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2024

Terral, H., F., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (Updated 2024, January). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative evaluation: RE-AIM final report. [Technical Report Number 22, original submission 2023, November.] Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Terral, H. F., *Newburg, J. A., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2024, June). Community-based organizations outcomes report: Program-level pre-post outcomes for CBOs evaluation report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Dejong, T., Cooper, B. R., Shrestha, G., & *Newburg, J. A. (Updated 2024, September). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Impact over time report. [Technical Report No. 23, original submission 2024, June]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Terral, H. F., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2024, September). Fidelity/adaptation outcomes report: Program-level pre-post outcomes for evidence-based programs evaluation final report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2023

Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, January). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) 2018 – Year 4 annual evaluation report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., *Newburg, J. A., Hill, C. M., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, April). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Cohort 7 capacity building evaluation. [Technical Report No. 18]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Terral, H. G., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Evaluation overview report. [Technical Report No. 19]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., *Karimova, K., *Newburg, J. A., *Shulke, R., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, July). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Impact over time report. [Technical Report No. 20]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Newburg, J. A., Shrestha, G., Terral, H. G., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, September). Coalition Progress Questionnaire: Evaluation and standardization. [Technical Report No. 21]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Terral, H. F., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, November). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: RE-AIM report. [Technical Report No. 22]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., *Newburg, J. A., Terral, H. F., & Cooper, B. R. (Updated 2023, December). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Health equity evaluation report. [Technical Report No. 17, original submission 2022, October]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2022

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., *Newburg, J. A., & *Karimova, K. (2022, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Impact over time report additional outcomes. [Technical Report]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2022, September). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Impact over time school outcomes report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2021

Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., & Cooper, B. R. (2021, April). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Community report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., *Purser, E., *Simpson, M., *Larkin, T., *Newburg, J. A., & Pascoe, K. (2021, August). Evidence-Based Program (EBP) Evaluation Project: Environmental strategies literature review [substance use prevention]. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2020

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Weybright, E. W., & Hill, L. G. (2020, September). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) 2018: Year 2 annual evaluation report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2020, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative developmental trend analysis. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., & Weybright, E. H. (2020, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative coalition functioning report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Cooper, B. R., & Shrestha, G. (2020, September). Evidence-based Program (EBP) Evaluation Project: Risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use in Washington State. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Cooper, B. R., Shrestha, G., Pascoe, K., *Newburg, J. A., & *Purser, E. (2020, December). Evidence-Based Program (EBP) Evaluation Project: December 31 deliverables report [risk and protective factors for additional substance use outcomes and mental health outcomes in Washington state, program selection resources and recommendations]. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2019

*Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2019, May). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Developmental trend analysis report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2019, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Impact over time analysis report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., & Cooper, B. R. (2019, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Community report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2019, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative RE-AIM report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2019, August). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) 2013: Final report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., & Cooper, B. R. (2019, September). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) 2018: Year 1 annual evaluation report. [Technical Report]. Washington Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2018

Cooper, B. R., Salazar, A., *Funaiole, A., & *Shrestha, G. (2018, February). Adolescent opioid misuse prevention project report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Hill, L. G., *Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2018, April). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Cohort 1-3 community report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2018, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Cohort 1-4 school outcomes. [Technical Report]. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., & Cooper, B. R. (2018, August). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Cohort 4-5 community report. [Technical Report]. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

*Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., & *Jenkins, G. (2018, October). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: RE-AIM report, Cohorts 1-4. [Technical Report]. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

2017

Hill, L. G., *Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & *Funaiole, A. (2017, June). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Cohort 1-3 outcomes. [Technical Report]. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Other Evaluation Products

Cooper, B. R., & Shrestha, G. (2020). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative community handouts. Total 81 community-specific handouts based on evaluation reports. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

Cooper, B. R., & Shrestha, G. (2019). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative community handouts. Total 64 community-specific handouts based on evaluation reports. Washington State Health Care Authority Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

National and Regional Conferences (Peer-Reviewed / Refereed)

2024

Terral, H. F., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2024, May). Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the Washington state Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D. C.

*Newburg, J. A., *Karimova, K., Terral, H. F., Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Mariani, S. (2024, August). Applying an equity lens to a coalition-based prevention evaluation. Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Prevention Network, Phoenix, AZ.

Terral, H. F., *Newburg, J. A., Cooper, B. R., Hill, C, M., & Shrestha, G. (2024, October). Enhancing the impact of the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Key findings and improving Shrestha Curriculum Vitae 15 strategies for effective dissemination of findings. Presented at the Washington State Prevention Summit, Seattle, WA

2023

*Schulke, R., Shrestha, G., *Newburg, J. A., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, March). Differences in positive social norms outcomes and protective factors among adolescents: Results from the WA state Shrestha Curriculum Vitae 18 Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative. Poster presented at the Washington State University Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA), Pullman, WA and at the Prevention Science Poster Session, Pullman, WA

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2023, June). Effects of a community coalition model on reducing adolescent substance use: Results from a repeated cross-sectional analysis in Washington state. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington D. C.

Shrestha, G., *Newburg, J. A., Hill, C. M., Cooper, B. R., Watson, T., and Mariani, S. (2023, August). Connection to community and culture is key to successful coalition building: A mixed-methods evaluation of coalition capacity in Washington state. Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Prevention Network, Birmingham, AL.

*Karimova, K., *Newburg, J. A., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, October). Barriers and facilitators for achieving health equity in Washington state: Centering community coalition voices through qualitative methods. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Shrestha, G., *Karimova, K., Terral, H. F., *Newburg, J. A., & Cooper, B. R. (2023, October). Centering community voices to advance behavioral health equity: Findings from the evaluation of the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative. Presented at the Washington State Prevention Summit, Spokane, WA.

2022

Shrestha, G., Weybright. E. W., Cooper, B. R., & *Newburg, J. A. (2022, March). A multi-sector, collaborative health equity evaluation of a statewide substance use prevention initiative in Washington state. Poster presented at the Washington State University Academic Showcase, Pullman, WA.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & *Newburg, J. A. (2022, June). A multi-sector, collaborative health equity evaluation of a statewide substance use prevention initiative in Washington state. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Seattle, WA.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2022, June). Effects of a community coalition model on reducing adolescent substance use: Results from a repeated cross-sectional analysis in Washington state. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Seattle, WA.

*Newburg, J. A., *Karimova, K., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2022, September). A health equity evaluation of the Washington state Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Preliminary results and lessons learned. Poster presented at the Region 10 Health Resources and Services Administration Health Equity Conference, Tacoma, WA and Virtual.

Cooper, B. R. (2022, December). Advancing adolescent and emerging adult substance misuse prevention through research-practice partnerships: Two examples from Washington State. Presentation for Rutgers University Prevention Science Seminar (virtual).

2021

Cooper, B. R., Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., Hill, C. M., & Pascoe, K. M. (2021, March). Repeated cross-sectional evaluation of Washington state’s Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative for adolescent substance use prevention. Poster presented at the Washington State University Academic Showcase, Pullman, WA.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., & Mariani, S. (2021, August). Promoting resiliency in adolescence through a statewide community coalition initiative for substance use prevention. Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Prevention Network.

Mariani, S., Shrestha, G., & Cooper, B. R. (2021, August). Translating prevention science into action: A roadmap to successful prevention researcher-state agency-community collaborations. Washington state case study presentation. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research Post-Conference Workshop.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & *Bruzios, K. (2021, August). Translating prevention science into action: A roadmap to successful prevention researcher-state agency-community collaborations. Research practice-policy toolkit & planning activity. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research Post-Conference Workshop.

2020

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & Hill, L. G. (2020, July). Repeated cross-sectional evaluation of Washington state’s Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative. Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington D.C.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., Hill, C. M., & Pascoe, K. M. (2020, October). Leveraging the Healthy Youth Survey to evaluate Washington state’s Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Washington State Public Health Association, Wenatchee, WA.

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., & Weybright, E. H. (2020, December). Evaluating statewide efforts to prevent adolescent substance use in Washington using the RE-AIM framework. Presented at the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Washington, D.C.

2019

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L., Cooper, B. R., & Jenkins, G. (2019, May). RE-AIM evaluation of Washington state’s Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative for adolescence substance use prevention. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

*Funaiole, A., Cooper, B. R., Haggerty, K. P., Hill, L. G., & *Shrestha, G. (2019, May). How prevention research drives outcomes in Washington: When evidence-based community driven planning models meet cost beneficial service purchasing models, communities win and we have the data to prove it. Roundtable presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA

2018

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., Cooper, B. R., & *Funaiole, A. (2018, May). Evaluation of Washington state’s Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Community outcomes. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington D.C.

National and Regional Conferences and Events, Invited Guest Speakers (non-peer-reviewed / refereed)

2022

Shrestha, G., Cooper, B. R., & *Newburg, J. A. (2022, September). Promoting community resiliency through a statewide community coalition initiative for substance use prevention. Presented at the Washington State Prevention Research Sub-Committee Meeting

2020

Cooper, B. R., Shrestha, G., & Hill, C. (2020, November). Statewide CPWI evaluation: What is it telling us and what does it mean for my prevention work. Presented to the Washington State Prevention Provider Meeting.

2019

Using local data in prevention storytelling (2019, June). Workshop presented at the Washington State Coalition Leadership Institute, Lacey, WA.

Cooper, B. R., & *Shrestha, G. (2019, November). Reframing the statewide CPWI evaluation results. Presented at the Washington State Prevention All-Providers Meeting. Yakima, WA.

2018

Cooper, B. R., *Shrestha, G., & Hill, L. G. (2018, November). Community Prevention Wellness Initiative outcome evaluation. Presented at the Washington State Prevention All-Providers Meeting, Yakima, WA.

2017

Hill, L. G., Cooper, B. R., *Shrestha, G., & *Funaiole, A. (2017, October). Evaluation of Washington state’s Community Prevention Wellness Initiative: Can a state-wide coalition model reduce community level youth substance use? Presentation at the 2nd Annual Research Meeting of the Washington State University Committee for Cannabis Research and Outreach, Spokane, WA.

2016

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., Cooper, B. R., & *Funaiole, A. (2016, March). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative outcome evaluation: Results for Cohort 1. Presented at the Washington State Prevention Research Sub-Committee Meeting. Seattle, WA.

Cooper, B. (2016, June). Increasing capacity for implementation & ensuring cultural competency. Workshop presented at the Washington Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Summer Coalition Leadership Institute, Lacey, WA.

*Shrestha, G., Hill, L. G., Cooper, B. R., & *Funaiole, A. (2016, November). Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative outcome evaluation. Presented at the Washington Prevention Provider Meeting, Yakima, WA.

Additional Presentations, Non-Peer-Reviewed / Refereed

2017

Hill, L. G., Cooper, B. R., Jeffords, J., *Shrestha, G., & *Funaiole, A. (2017, April). Community-based prevention in Washington state. Presentation at the Washington State Cannabis Research Workshop, Spokane, WA.