Coalitions as Agents of ChangeTuesday, Feb. 9, 2010Reclaiming Community: How Flint and Genesee County Michigan are Using Strategic Community System Approaches to Fight Substance Abuse and CrimePresenter(s): Laurie Barger Sutter; Kristie Schmiege & Lisa Coleman, Genesse County Mental Health; Kay Taylor, Hurley Medical Center Description: Systems thinking in substance abuse prevention is providing new insights about the limited effectiveness of using single interventions to address problems that are embedded in complicated systems of intertwined issues and conditions within communities. This workshop will present a case study and preliminary evaluation findings of how the City of Flint and Genesee County Michigan has been using a structured community prevention system assessment and planning process to develop the leadership, capacity and processes needed to address decades of urban decline and increasing problems related to substance abuse, violence and poverty. Participants will learn how these processes can be used to significantly strengthen prevention outcomes in their own communities. Learning objectives: (1) Learn how community system approaches are being used in Genesee County to shift prevention efforts from single-issue interventions to comprehensive, multi-sector approaches capable of achieving sustainable population-level reductions in substance abuse and crime; (2) Learn how the Genesee County coalition is using a structured community prevention system assessment and strategic planning process to analyze and plan for its continuing growth and development; (3) Learn how these community systems assessment and planning tools and processes can be used or adapted to maximize outcomes within their own communities. Level: ALL Levels Presentation: Download (1.6MB) States in Fiscal Crisis: The Win-Win SolutionPresenter(s): Judy Cushing, Oregon Partnership; Michele Simon, Marin Institute Description: Of all the policy tools available to reduce harm from the over-consumption of alcohol, increasing price is by far the most effective. At the same time, almost every state is facing a severe budget shortfall. In many states, alcohol excise taxes have not been raised in years, and sometimes decades. Numerous states have introduced bills that would increase taxes on one or more categories of alcohol. This presentation will discuss the current flurry of legislative activity and describe how coalitions can strategically advocate to charge Big Alcohol for the alcohol-related harm its products cause, with the additional funds to be used specifically for critical prevention and treatment programs at the state and local levels. Learning objectives: P(1) Identify states that “charge for harm,” or impose a tax or fee to mitigate alcohol-related harm; (2) Develop an advocacy plan for taxes or fees to mitigate alcohol-related harm; (3) Counter common Big Alcohol myths about increased alcohol taxes with research-based, logical responses; (4) Describe case study of Oregon’s efforts to raise alcohol taxes. Level: Intermediate Presentation: Download (1.0MB) Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Substance Use Disorders in Community Health Centers Serving Diverse PopulationsPresenter(s): Naomi Tomoyasu, Health Systems Branch, SAMHSA CSAP; Reed Forman, SBIRT Program, SAMHSA CSAP; Michael Lardiere, National Assoc. of Community Health Centers; Eric Goplerud, Center for Integrated Beh. Health Policy, George Washington Univ. Medical Center Description: This workshop will focus on the lessons learned from two states, Tennessee and Virginia, who are part of the NNED SBIRT learning cluster. Community health care providers from these states will discuss the challenges of implementing SBIRT including organizational readiness, administration of screening tools, and the recruitment and training of clinical supervisors and staff on the basic concepts of SBIRT implementation. Learning objectives: (1) Understand the essentials of implementing Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in community health care centers that serve underserved populations with substance abuse problems; (2) Understand the reimbursement strategies and sustainability challenges for SBIRT services within community health centers; (3) Examine the role of community coalitions in organizing and participating in SBIRT learning clusters to enhance early intervention opportunities within their respective communities Level: Beginner Presentation: Download (1.0MB) Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010Prescription for Disaster: Preventing Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse in Your CommunityPresenter(s): Dana Stevens & Enrique De La Cruz, Communities Against Substance Abuse Description: This intermediate-level workshop is designed to assist coalitions in developing and implementing a strategic plan to prevent prescription and OTC drug abuse at the community level. The workshop is designed using the SPF and media advocacy. Participants will leave with a community action toolkit with sample materials for both youth-led components and adult-focused components. Learning objectives: (1) Identify and engage strategic partners to prevent Rx and OTC drug abuse; (2) Conduct local assessments to support the need for preventing Rx & OTC drug abuse; (3) Plan and implement effective strategies (both youth-focused and adult-focused). Level: Intermediate The Impacts of Regional Coalition Change Efforts in AppalachiaPresenter(s): Kristine Bowers, Coalitin on Appalachian Substance Abuse Policy Description: From New York to Alabama and Mississippi, Appalachia stretches through 420 counties in 13 states. Substance use and misuse has cultural roots reinforced by geography and social determinants. The Coalition on Appalachian Substance Abuse Policy will illustrate those cultural and geographic antecedents and present information learn about regional funding, research and network resources available to Appalachian counties with activities and opportunities to share ideas and best practices. Learning objectives: (1) Recognize the range of the Appalachian region and its component counties; (2) Name characteristics of Appalachian culture and geography that affect substance use; (3) Name at least 3 additional sources for regional funding in the Appalachian region; (4) Identify at least 3 additional regional networks that could benefit Appalachian county substance abuse coalitions including one in the participant’s home state Level: Beginner Presentation: Download (13.6MB) Working To Prevent Underage Drinking: Workplace is the Key, A Free ToolkitPresenter(s): Dee Mason & Jim Ryan, Working Partners Systems; Elena M. Carr, US Dept of Labor; Hope Taft, Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation Description: This interactive, research-based workshop developed by workplace training professionals is designed to give coalitions directions and the tools needed to encourage employers to provide parent education on underage drinking during the workday. This Toolbox contains the Keys for coalitions to change Drug Free Workplace programs and employee knowledge about underage drinking. Learning objectives: (1) Learn about state laws governing Drug Free Workplace Programs and how to use them to improve Drug Free Work Programs; (2) Learn the 5 components to effective Drug Free Work Programs; (3) Preview 4 parent educational models designed for use in the workplace and leave with a game plan for approaching local employer. Level: ALL Levels Presentation: Download (1.6MB)
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