Maine Learning Community: Day 2Selecting Strategies and Implementation
March 26, 2007
Maine Office of Substance Abuse (OSA)Northeast Center for Application of Prevention Technologies (NECAPT)Hornby Zeller Associates, Inc (HZA)Maine’s Environmental Substance Abuse Prevention Center (MESAP)
Learning Objectives
By the end of the day two workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize key issues in the 18-25 year old population
2. Identify strategies to address alcohol and prescription drug misuse among 18-25 year olds
3. Create logic model using complementary strategies
4. Consider implementation issues in constructing strategic plan
5. Use resources to find additional funding and ensure sustainability of efforts
Agenda
Welcome and Review Strategies: College and Workplace
Question and Answer Discussion Using Complementary Strategies
Building a Logic Model Implementation Considerations
Preparing for Implementation Activity Sustainability Next Steps from OSA
Highlights from Prioritization
– Did you do the prioritization of intervening variables in your county?
– What process did you use? – What challenges did you find in the process?– What really worked?– Did you encounter any surprises?– What do you plan to do next?
Strategies Targeting 18- 25- Year Olds
• 18-25 Year Old Population
• College Interventions
• Workplace Interventions
18-25 Year Old Population: General Characteristics
• Risk takers
• Skeptical of institutions
• Cynical about government participation
• Rebellious
• Hold high ideals regarding social ills
• Impacted by culture
Looking at the Data- College vs. Non-College
Annual Prevalance of Use of Various Drugs for College and Non-College Adults (2004)
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Alcohol Tobacco Illicit Drugs Marijuana Other Narcotics
Non-College
College
Intervention Opportunities• Host: Potential Users
– College– Workforce
• Environment– Social Norms– Policy– Enforcement
• Agent: Sources– Retail Access– Pharmacists– Physicians– Parents/Other Adults – Peers
Host
Environment Agent
College Strategies
Becky Ireland
Maine Higher Education Alcohol Prevention Partnership (HEAPP)
ME Office of Substance Abuse
Environmental Impact on College Campuses
The US Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alchol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/
Factors Contributing to Alcohol and Drug Use
• Abundantly available, inexpensive alcohol
• Aggressive alcohol promotions targeting college students
• Unstructured free time for students• Inconsistently enforced laws and
policies • Widespread belief that college alcohol
and other drug abuse is normal
The US Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alchol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/
College Strategies
• Policies & Laws
• Availability of Alcohol
• Marketing/Promotion of Alcohol
• Alcohol--Free Social and Recreational Options
• Normative Environment
• Early Intervention
The US Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alchol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/
Components of Successful College Approaches
• Comprehensive (individual and environmental)
• Strong administrative leadership
• Faculty involvement
• Staff involvement
• Student involvement
The US Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alchol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/
Resources
• Becky Ireland, ME HEAPP www.MaineHEAPP.org
• Education Development Center, Inc. Higher Education Center http://www.higheredcenter.org/
• The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University http://www.casacolumbia.org
Workplace Interventions Discussion Questions:
• What collaborations do we have in place to help access employers?
• What do we need to cultivate in order to access employers in our communities?
Using Complementary Strategies
Erica SchmitzMESAP
Building a Logic Model
1. Choose a priority problem to focus on
2. Record intervening variables that have been identified as priorities
3. Choose potential types of strategies to address intervening variables
4. Consider cultural competence issues
5. Add/subtract strategies to develop a more comprehensive approach
Strategies
Consequence and
Consumption Pattern
Intervening Variables
Directionality of Logic Model
Planning Planning
Consequence and
Consumption Pattern
Intervening Variables StrategiesEvaluationEvaluation
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Strategies
Consequence and
Consumption Pattern
Intervening Variables
Example of a Community Logic Model for Planning
Underage Drinking
Social Access: Parents
Retail Access
Knowledge of Health Risks
Communication:Media campaign and or describing the penalties for hosting
Enforcement:Enforcing social host liability laws
Education:Merchant Education
Enforcement:Compliance Checks
Communication:Social Marketing campaign targeted at youth perception of harm from alcohol
Cultural Competency Considerations
1. Is the target population involved in the design of interventions?
2. Is your intervention responsive to the population you have targeted and how do you know?
3. Does the implementing organization (s) understand the shared values, attitudes, and beliefs of the community or population that is being targeted?
4. Does the organization (s) have the resources needed to deliver culturally competent strategies?
5. Is information shared in a manner that is appropriate and understandable?
Poster Session
• Review logic models of other counties
• Lunch