Delaware State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup

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Delaware State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup

• Organizational Meeting
• July 11, 2006
• Goodstay Center, Wilmington

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A collaborative effort by the Department of
Health and Human Services, Division of Substance
Abuse and Mental Health and the University of
Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, and
all of you attending this meeting (and those who
could not join us today).
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SEOW Expectations

• Establish a workgroup to
• Bring systematic analytical thinking to the
  causes and consequences of the use of alcohol,
  tobacco and other drugsin order to effectively
  and efficiently utilize prevention resources
• Conduct periodic, statewide assessments
• Assess magnitude and distribution of substance
  abuse and related consequences across lifespan
• Establish and manage data system for monitoring
• Develop Epidemiological Profile
• Communicate data in ways designed to facilitate
  use
• Promote ongoing in-depth exchange of data and
  learning among SEOW and State decision makers

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Outcomes-Based Prevention
Conceptual Framework for the Data System
Substance-related consequences Substance Use
Risk Protective Factor/ Causal Variables
Programs/ Policies/ Practices
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Data Collection

• Consequences
• Causal Factors (Risk and Protective)
• Consumption
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Marijuana
• Other Drugs (We decide whats most important for
  Delaware)

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Categories of Data

• Consequences
• Undesired health, social and safety outcomes of
  substance use
• Scientific evidence to support alcohol, tobacco
  or illicit drug as contributing factor to
  consequence (acknowledging multiple causes)
• Consumption
• Patterns of substance use
• Frequency, quantity
• High risk situations
• High risk populations

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Data Synthesis/Analysis

• Looking at Consumption through Consequences
  (i.e., school performance by marijuana use)
• Looking at Causal Factors through Consumption
  (i.e., underage drinking by parental disapproval
  of alcohol use)
• Looking at overlap of consumption, causal factors
  and consequences (mapping of binge drinking,
  parents providing alcohol, and DUI fatalities)

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Data Dissemination

• Epidemiological Profile(s)
• Identifying Target Populations (i.e.,
  Legislators, other Decision-Makers)
• Matching the Message and the Communications
  Format to the Target Population
• Effectively Impact Policy and Practice with Data

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SEOW Requirements Deliverables

• Workgroup charter-todays project
• Epidemiologic profile-start in October
• Monthly progress reports-ongoing by CDAS and
  DSAMH
• NOMs-need to identify sources for populations
  served by prevention services

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Requirement 1 Workgroup Charter

• Definition
• Document that describes SEOWs principles,
  functions, organization and workplan
• Draft submitted end of 3rd month (7/15/06)
• Comments back end of 7th month (11/15/06)
• Final submitted end of 12th month (3/15/07)

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Requirement Epidemiological Profile

• Identify Delawares most important consequence
  issues
• Identify Delawares most important consumption
  issues
• Identify most pressing causal issues
• Identify best format