Consensus recommendations were offered by the participants in three areas: modifying existing prevention approaches; integrating epidemiological, etiologic, and intervention research methods; and expanding prevention research utilization. In the first area, the participants agreed that prevention evaluation studies should be theory based; incorporate various social unit measures, including the family and peer groups, as well as larger social units, including schools, health care providers, and societal institutions; be more innovative; and cut across disciplines and scientific fields. Furthermore, these experts recommended that prevention evaluation research should consider epidemiological and etiologic concerns; more attention should be paid to behavioral genetics; and there should be studies focusing on the maintenance and durability of prevention intervention effects over time. In terms of expanding prevention research utilization, there should be additional emphasis placed on expanding minority research; technical assistance should be directed to local prevention programs; and prevention evaluation research should be expanded into nontraditional settings including neighborhoods, service organizations, and policy making agencies. 7 references