Panhandle SPFSIG Program Evaluation: Presentation of Data Related to Needs Assessment

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Panhandle SPF-SIG Program Evaluation
Presentation of Data Related to Needs Assessment

• Mark DeKraai
• Felice Reddy

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Question 1 DUI and non-DUI liquor law violation
arrests
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Question 2 Alcohol-involved motor vehicle crashes
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Question 3 Treatment center admissions in which
alcohol was primary drug of choice
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Question 4 Alcohol-involved trauma center
admissions
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• Medical professionals often saw young people who
  had ingested large quantities of alcohol,
  referred to as binge drinking or life-threatening
  drinking behavior among youth.
• Medical professionals noted high percentage of
  sexual assaults involving minors included alcohol
  use by either the perpetrator or victim.
• Additionally, drinking or use of drugs (including
  over-the-counter medications) was reported as
  often being involved in youth suicide attempts.
• When alcohol-related accidents occurred, they
  affected multiple young people. People drinking
  seem to jump in the same vehicle together,

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Question 5 Current alcohol use
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• The impression of high school students was that
  alcohol use was not very prevalent at their
  school.
• The students estimated that only 10-20 of the
  students used alcohol.
• Being involved in church or school activities
  served as a deterrent to alcohol use and testing
  for drug use among athletes as a deterrent.

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• High school students were more likely than
  elementary or middle school students to report
  learning about alcohol and drugs from their
  parents, although they reported that parents had
  less influence on their views.
• The influence of peer attitudes and behavior was
  reported to have more influence on high schools
  students than on elementary or middle school
  students.

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• Internet efforts aimed at prevention may be
  effective for high school students.
• High school and middle school students are more
  likely than elementary students to obtain
  information about drugs and alcohol through the
  media, although it would be beneficial to prepare
  children to evaluate media messages at a younger
  age.
• Students across all three age groups appeared to
  be more aware of prevention efforts include the
  Community Heroes Campaign than in focus groups
  conducted previously.
• Prevention efforts for elementary students may be
  more effective if they target the entire family
  rather than just the child.

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Question 6 Binge drinking (defined as having 5
or more drinks in a row)
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• Focus group concern about underage drinkers
  engaged in risky or life threatening binge
  drinking
• College age participants were especially
  concerned about freshman who seemed to be more
  prone to make more poor choices related to
  alcohol use than upper-class students.

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Question 7 Alcohol-impaired driving
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Step 3Selecting Prevention Priorities
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Three Criteria Prevalence Economic/Social
Impact Community Capacity
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• Prevalence
• Number of persons involved ( What percentage is
  engaging in this behavior)
• Comparison with State of Nebraska ( How does the
  Panhandle compare with the State as a whole?)
• Historical Trends (optional)

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Questions 8-11 Rating Prevalence
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Social /Economic Impact How consequences impact
community including productivity at work and
school, health of population, crime and
punishment, and treatment of alcohol dependence
and abuse.
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• Questions 12-15 Rating Social/Economic Impact
• Review Questions 1-4
• Add anecdotal evidence
• Community Meeting Summary
• Native American Meeting Summary

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• Community Capacity
• Analysis of coalition capacity and community
  readiness.
• On Line Survey Results
• Key Informant Interviews
• Challenge New coalition of coalitions. Variances
  in county groups.

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For today, our perceptions as a region and
knowledge gained from community meetings. We
will cross check and address any variations with
surveys and reports.
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• Summary Points from Community Meetings
• Alcohol Use 17 and Under
• Regional History
• All community meetings had extensive dialogue,
  concern
• Some communities were not certain they could
  impact

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• Summary Points from Community Meetings (ctd)
• Binge Drinking 18-25
• We have a problem but will we talk about it?
• Communities felt that by 18 it was okay for kids
  to drink.
• Chadron efforts in research and action
  (Ordinance)

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• Summary Points from Community Meetings (ctd)
• Alcohol Impaired Driving
• The elephant in our living room

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Questions 16-19 Community Capacity Assessment
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Question 20 Final Priority Section
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Question 22 Alcohol outlet density
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Question 23 Youth alcohol access and consumption
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Question 24 Ease of alcohol access for youth
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• High school students thought adults were either
  unaware or condoning of alcohol use among teens.
• Many of the students described parents as a
  primary source for obtaining alcohol.
• Kids would either steal alcohol from their homes,
  or obtain alcohol from consenting parents or
  older friends.
• Teens easily offered numerous areas where teens
  could go to drink. These areas ranged from keg
  parties at private residences to gatherings at
  public parking lots.

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Question 25 Adult attitudes toward allowing
minors to drink alcohol
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Minors
Their Homes
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Question 31 Arrest rates for alcohol related
offenses
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Question 35 Perceptions and attitudes about
alcohol
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• College and high school focus groups acknowledged
  that drinking has long been part of the culture
  of Panhandle communities. Teen drinking is
  accepted at some community events, where access
  to alcohol can be as easy as helping oneself to a
  drink from a beer keg placed in the open.
  Drinking alcohol is viewed by some as a rite of
  passage to adulthood.
• In addition to familial and community influences,
  personal and social factors influence a teens
  susceptibility to alcohol and drug use.

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Question 39 Perceived risk associated with
alcohol use
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