Anaconda Community Intervention Inc

ANACONDA COMMUNITY INTERVENTION, INC., DFC PROJECT

ANACONDA COMMUNITY INTERVENTION, INC., 2021 CARA PROJECT - THE ANACONDA COMMUNITY INTERVENTION COALITION SERVES DEER LODGE COUNTY, MONTANA, A COMMUNITY OF 9,162. ACI, COALITION MEMBERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND REGIONAL CDC PROGRAMS (FOCUSING ON SIMILAR GOALS) WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS OUR YOUTHS MISUSE/ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THE ONGOING OVERDOSE CRISIS. WE WILL ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES (E.G.,ACES, LACK OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, ETC.) BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE BASED AND PRACTICE-BASED STRATEGIES. STRATEGIES THAT WILL: 1) LIMIT ACCESS TO SUBSTANCES; 2) CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH DECISIONS ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE MADE; AND/OR 3) SHIFT THE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE USE.THE GOAL OF THE COALITION?S AIM IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE ABUSE OF OPIOIDS AND THE ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AMONG OUR POPULATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH AGES 12-18. WE WILL STRIVE TO ENGAGE AND TARGET ALL SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES THAT FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY-WIDE CHANGE RELATED TO THE NORMS AND ACCEPTANCE OF SHARING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND OVER-PRESCRIBING OR OVER-DOSING OF OPIOIDS. STRATEGIES WILL INCLUDE INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS; REACHING CHILDREN EARLY, IN AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS; WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EXPLORE DRUG DROP OPTIONS; PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; WORKING WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND STATE AGENCIES TO FOSTER COOPERATION BY DEVELOPING SOUND POLICIES AND PRACTICES; AND PROVIDING MEDICATION SAFETY EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO PARENTS AND OTHER SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY. TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF OUR EFFORT, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOME OBJECTIVES. TO IMPROVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG CORE MEASURES, YOUTH (IN GRADES 8, 10 &12) BY JUNE, 2026 AS FOLLOWS: DECREASE PAST 30-DAY USE FROM 8TH GRADE 2.4% (2020) TO 1% (2020); 10TH GRADE FROM 3.2% EACH (2020) TO 1% (2026); INCREASE PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL FROM 97.1% (2020) TO 99% ( 2026); INCREASE PEER DISAPPROVAL FROM 93.2% (2020) TO 98% (2026); AND INCREASE PERCEPTION OF RISK FROM 85.5% (2020) TO 95.5% (2026). OUR PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED ANNUAL STRATEGIES THAT WILL SERVE ALL YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 (CURRENTLY, 650); ALTHOUGH WE REALIZE THE IMPACT OF OUR EFFORTS WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL TARGET THE 50+ PRESCRIBERS (PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, ETC.); 4 PHARMACIES; OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; SCHOOL STAFF; PARENTS; AND COMMUNITY.

ACI, INC. - STOP ACT PROJECT

ACI STOP ACT PROJECT - ANACONDA COMMUNITY INTERVENTION (ACI) SERVES DEER LODGE COUNTY, ENCOMPASSING 741 SQUARE MILES (ABOUT HALF THE AREA OF RHODE ISLAND) WITH A POPULATION OF 9,510 (2022. DEER LODGE COUNTY'S HEALTH INDEX RANKS #42 OUT OF 47 COUNTIES, PLACING THEM IN THE BOTTOM 11%. THE US CENSUS INDICATES THAT 91.9% OF OUR POPULATION IDENTIFIES AS WHITE, 3.8% AS HISPANIC/LATINO, .9% AS AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1. % AS ALASKAN/ AMERICAN INDIAN, .7% AS ASIAN, AND 4.10% IDENTIFY AS TWO OR MORE RACES; AND 53% IDENTIFY AS MALE AND 47% FEMALE. • DUE TO OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC STATUS, 100% OF STUDENTS IN K-12 RECEIVE FREE/REDUCED BREAKFAST/LUNCH. • 50% OF OUR YOUTH HAD THEIR FIRST ALCOHOLIC DRINK BEFORE AGE 18 (2023 YRBS). • 50% OF 12TH-GRADE STUDENTS REPORTED PAST 30-DAY USE (2022 MPNA). • 62.15% OF INDIVIDUALS AGED 12 OR OLDER IN OUR SUBSTATE REGION USED ALCOHOL IN THE PAST MONTH. AVERAGES ARE BASED ON 2016, 2017, AND 2018 NSDUHS. CURRENT SUBSTATE ESTIMATES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS ABOUT COMBINING 2020 DATA WITH DATA FROM 2018 AND 2019. • 30.28% OF THIS SAME GROUP REPORTED BINGE ALCOHOL USE IN THE PAST MONTH. HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER REGION IN MONTANA AND THE MONTANA AVERAGE. OUR GOAL IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG ANACONDA-DEER LODGE COUNTY YOUTH (AGES 12-20) BY IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH COLLABORATION, INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND OUTREACH FOR OUR AT-RISK/HIGH-RISK YOUTH, CULTIVATE SUBSTANCE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO SUSTAIN OUR EFFORTS. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR COALITION, OTHER MONTANA-BASED PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS, AND MONTANA GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (THAT INCLUDE A FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF YOUTH ALCOHOL USE), IMPROVING METHODS OF DISSEMINATING AND SHARING SURVEILLANCE DATA RELATED TO UNDERAGE DRINKING AND POPULATION-BASED RISK FACTORS TO THE PUBLIC; LIMITING YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL; AND DECREASING COMMUNITY NORMS FAVORABLE TO UNDERAGE DRINKING. TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF OUR EFFORT, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOME OBJECTIVES, WHICH CORRELATE WITH THE FOUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES REQUIRED. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028 (USING THE 2022 MPNA SURVEY AS A BASELINE): TO REDUCE 8TH, 10TH, AND 12TH GRADE PAST 30-DAY USE OF ALCOHOL FROM 24.3% TO 19.44% (20%); TO INCREASE PERCEPTION OF RISK OR HARM FROM 72% TO 86.4% (20%), TO STRENGTHEN PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL (8TH, 10TH AND 12TH GRADE) FROM 93% TO 98% (5.38%), AND PERCEPTION OF PEER DISAPPROVAL FROM 71.9% TO 85.92% (20%), TO INCREASE ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEER USE OF ALCOHOL FROM 71.2% TO 85.44% (20%), AND TO DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF BINGE DRINKING (5 OR MORE PER OCCASION) FROM 14.6% TO 11.68% (20%).

ANACONDA COMMUNITY INTERVENTION, INC., DFC PROJECT

ANACONDA COMMUNITY INTERVENTION, INC., DFC PROJECT