Julie Hynes, MA, CPS

Lane County Public Health Prevention Program

February 18, 2015

Focus

•Current conditions•Defining prevention•What works & what doesn’t•What we’re doing in Lane

County

My path.

Leading Medical Conditions in the Trillium Medicaid Population 2012

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of Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs

before age 18.

of Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs

before age 18.

The top two drugs used by high school students in Lane County…

Alcohol is the drug of choice for youth…

Source: Student Wellness Survey, 2014

8th Grade Students – past 30 days

Norms

MOTOR VEHICLE INJURYis the leading cause of death among Oregonians age 10-24.

What is #2?

SUICIDE is the 2nd

leading cause of death among Oregonians age

10-24.

Source: Oregon Health Authority (2012) 

2014 Student Wellness Survey

Tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use/abuse

Scientific consensus that we can prevent these problems

Delinquency and crime

Premature or unsafe sex

Depression and suicidality

School failure, dropout

contribute

If these programs continue to be

shown as not effective, why do we

continue funding them?

Evidence-based prevention is a good investment

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PREVENTION in action

In Lane County!

• PREVENTION• HARM REDUCTION

• DENORMALIZATION

On average, for

EVERY $1 SPENT,$35 IS SAVED

by playing what game?a) Candy Crush Sagab) Scrabblec) Call of Duty: Ghostsd) Monopolye) Good Behavior Game

The Good Behavior Game• K-2 Classroom teams in elementary school earn small

rewards for being on-task and cooperative• Impulse control

$35 is saved in future costs of:– 50% reduction in the use of tobacco or other

drugs over a child's lifetime– 50% to 70% reduction in mental health

difficulties (e.g. ADHD and conduct symptoms)– Reduction in observable symptoms

of Oppositional Defiance and Conduct Disorders

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/Drdennisembry/good-behavior-game-review

On average, for every $1 spent on the Good Behavior Game,

• PROTECTION .

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