Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Youthful binge drinking has long had a deadly impact on North Dakota. In partnership with the Otto Bremer Foundation, the North Dakota Department of Human Services, and the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, Prairie Public Broadcasting developed a High Risk High initiative to address binge drinking. It included a website—http://www.highriskhigh.org/hrh/—with compelling and age-appropriate content for students; classroom materials for educators; a radio series targeted to parents, city council members, state legislators, and campus staff; and town hall meetings. The initiative’s success led the state Department of Human Services to adopt High Risk High as part of its alcohol abuse–prevention curriculum.