Trimble County CES

Title:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Substance/Drug Awareness

MAP:

Enhancing the Family Unit

Agents Involved:

Proctor

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Situation:

Kentucky has the 3rd highest drug overdose mortality rate in the U.S. (HealthyAmericans.org) The Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention has found that high school students in Kentucky are above the national average in their lifetime and for current 30 day use of cigarettes, current 30 day use of smokeless tobacco, lifetime inhalant use, and lifetime methamphetamine use (YBRFS, 2009). Although each community's substance abuse issues vary, there is an increased need for awareness of the consequences and resources related to substance abuse.  

Long-Term Outcomes:

- Improved the quality of life resulting in a stronger family

- Participants will reduce their long term risk for substance abuse

- Improvement in the mental health and well being of Kentuckians

- Social norms are less supportive of drug use and abuse

- Decreased access to commonly abused substances by minors

Intermediate Outcomes:

- Apply knowledge and skills to think critically, to solve problems, and to make informed decisions regarding healthy lifestyle choices

- Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strenghten individuals' ability to cope with normal life stressors

- Increased number of youth and adults participating in prevention programs conducted throughout the community

- Utilize appropriate community agencies and resources to assist with substance abuse needs

Initial Outcomes:

- Increased knowledge about the legal, health, emotional, and financial consequences of substance abuse

- Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse

- Raise community awareness of the problems and impacts of substance abuse in their community 

- Educate parent and community volunteers to help change attitudes towards youth substance abuse

- Provide an opportunity for parents to gain knowledge and understanding about the consequences of substance abuse for their child.  

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Participants increase knowledge about the legal, health, emotional, and financial consequences of substance abuse.

Indicator:

- Number of students indicationg that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial)

- Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm or substance abuse

Method: Oral and written surveys 

Timeline: After the Truth and Consequences program

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Audience: Trimble County High School students

Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences program

Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences

Inputs: Proctor, Kentucky CES resources, Trimble County School school officials, Substance Abuse Coalition, Community resource Partners, volunteers

Date: October 2018

Audience: Trimble County Community

Project or Activity: Substance Abuse Resource and Information program

Content or Curriculum: CES resources, Drug Coalition resources

Inputs: Proctor, Kentucky CES resources, Trimble County School school  officials, Substance Abuse Coalition, Community resource Partners,  volunteers

Date: Fall 2018

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