Maine Learning Community: Day 2 Selecting 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 year old population 2.Identify strategies to address alcohol and prescription drug misuse among 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 Year Olds 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

Intervention Opportunities Host: Potential Users –College –Workforce Environment –Social Norms –Policy –Enforcement Agent: Sources –Retail Access –Pharmacists –Physicians –Parents/Other Adults –Peers Host EnvironmentAgent

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 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 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 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

Resources Becky Ireland, ME HEAPP Education Development Center, Inc. Higher Education Center The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University

Workplace Strategies Geoffrey Miller Maine DHHS, OSA

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 Schmitz MESAP

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 Consequence and Consumption Pattern Intervening Variables Strategies Evaluation

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