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Project Alcohol
Reduction:
Putting Futures First
Click Key Statistics
to read about the consumption and consequences of
alcohol in 2008 or click Executive Summary to read a
synopsis of the findings.
At the Drug & Alcohol
Consortium, we believe that data helps us better
understand the strengths and needs of our community.
Empirical and qualitative data—that which is based on
factual information or observation—shows what is
happening, where the problems occur, to whom, and why.
Important data points
include:
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Assessment of risk and
protective factors.
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Understanding the types of
substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery
programs, practices and policies that exist within
the community.
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Assessment of the
demographic characteristics of our community.
Think about community
assessment as a way to get the “lay of the land” so we
can target real problems specific to our community,
capitalize on existing efforts, and fully understand
existing resources to implement desired practices and
policies. Data can also documents gaps in existing
resources—information that is critical to substance
abuse reduction planning and to accomplishing our
coalition’s goals.
Our Vision
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A community culture of invested organizations
replicating their own SPF activities at the front
lines.
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All primary, secondary, and higher education to
install evidence- based prevention into their
curricula.
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Serving, educating, enjoining, and facilitating
targeted corporations to install evidence based
prevention and intervention programs.
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A community intolerance of under-aged and binge
drinking by youth.
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A 50% reduction in under-aged and binge drinking by
2020.
Strategic Prevention Framework Plan 2008
Our Plan
Assessment
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Epidemiological Report
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Inventory of community capacity, protective factors,
and assets
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Complete an organizational and a community SWOT
analysis
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2008 and continuing even-numbered years: community
based survey
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2009 and continuing odd-numbered years:
secondary education youth risk survey
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2009 uniform collegiate based surveys across local
campuses
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2009 corporate based surveys, targeting sectors with
high percentages of 18-25 year old employees
Capacity
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Measure existing community based groups’ capacity
for anti-drug and alcohol activity
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Extend unique anti-drug and alcohol prevention
groups into high schools and middle schools
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Build capacity of four to six higher education
institutions for anti-drug and alcohol groups
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Identify, train, and implement evidence-based
prevention and intervention programs
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Build the capacity of the region by mentoring
surrounding counties in the SPF process
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Build the capacity of the state by building
collegial relationships with other counties and
coalitions
Planning
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Engage SPF Advisory Group/LAC three or four times a
year in setting priorities
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Engage Research/LEOW in secondary analysis of
collected data
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Engage Research/LEOW in analyzing gaps in data and
community assessment
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Streamline and clarify organizational documents into
a logical, easy reading, and guiding presentation
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Modify the Logic Model and Strategic Plan to
enunciate approaches that build on assets in order
to solve community problems
Implementation
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Identify and orient each school leader to
evidence-based prevention, data resources and
capacity building within their organization
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Correlate evidence-based prevention with educational
standards and document the value of classroom time
spent
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Build SPF capacity at the organizational level for
high schools, middle schools, higher education, and
targeted corporations
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Identify leader and assemble representative group
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Develop data and set priorities from the data
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Create an action plan
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Conduct group activity moving toward evidence based
activities
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Measure results and recognize efforts
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Be accountable for the organization’s environment
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Be a community collaborator
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Strengthen legislation and support law enforcement
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Inform the public of the status of the problems and
status of the solutions
Evaluation
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Evaluate our work and plan goals on a quarterly
basis
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Written evaluation plan for contributing factors
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Outcomes Evaluation with prioritized dashboard
indicators
Cultural Competence
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Assure minority input and consideration in all
phases
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Provide translated tools and guides for Hispanic and
partially for Burmese
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Partner with organizations who build cultural
sensitivity and knowledge
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Assure SPF development within segregated communities
Sustainability
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DAC
views sustainability as continuing to support
coalition development and internalized SPF capacity
development within other organizations
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Identify
in-kind contributions for DAC and other
organizations
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Continue to seek external support for community
development
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Provide training and anti-drug and alcohol support
to corporations and other organizations partially on
a fee for service basis
CADCA’s Seven Strategies
for Community Change
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Provide Information in a
variety of channels
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Enhance Skills through
education and training
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Provide Support through
activities that reduce risk and enhance protection
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Enhance Access and Reduce
Barriers to use systems
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Change Consequences
through incentives or disincentives
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Physical Design in the
environment
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Modify or Change Policies
and Laws
(CADCA -
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America)
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