Applicant Organization Information
Chenango Health Network Inc. Address: 19 Eaton Ave Norwich, New York, 13815. Entity Type: Not for Profit 501C3 Rural Health Network Website: www.chenangohealth.org
Project Director and Key Personnel
Project Director, Kimberly Lorraine kimberly@chenangohealth.org 607-337-4171
Project Coordinator, Braderick Morrison braderick@chenangohealth.org 607-336-2731
Project Summary
The Drug Free Chenango coalition will increase their service area from one to three school districts, expanding the alcohol related prevention activities in the Drug Free Communities work plan into two previously unserved areas.
Strategies/Interventions
1.Provide Information to parents, youth, and other community members about the risks associated with early alcohol use, how to talk with kids about delaying alcohol use, and the laws and consequences of supplying youth with alcohol.
2.Enhance Skills by providing PAX Tools evidence based Community Trainings designed to increase protective factors that contribute to delay of substance use.
3.Improve Access to safe alcohol and other substance free alternatives by developing Safe Sober After Prom initiatives that involve the entire community.
Goals
1. Increase community collaboration.
2. Reduce youth alcohol use and misuse among youth.
Objectives
1a. By December 2023, the STOP Act Coordinator will recruit two schools in Chenango County to the Drug Free Chenango Coalition.
1b. By March 2024 the STOP Act Coordinator will on board 6 new coalition members who live or work in the new school districts
1c. Establish a bi weekly Youth Coalition (PULSE) meeting in the two newly recruited schools by September 2024.
2a. By August 2027 Community Educators will provide 16 PAX Community Tool trainings.
2b. By August 2027 STOP Act Coordinator will provide alcohol risk information to 4000 community members.
2c. By August 2027 two schools will develop, implement and sustain pre and post prom activities that increase access to substance free activities.
Performance Measures
1.Decrease 30-day use reported by 9th to 11th graders by 3% in two Chenango County schools as reported by the PRIDE survey.
2. Increase perception of risk of Alcohol use reported by 9th to 11th graders by 3% in two Chenango County Schools.
3. Increase perception of Parental disapproval reported by 9th to 11th graders by 3% in two Chenango County Schools.
4. Increase perception of peer disapproval reported by 9th to 11th graders in two Chenango County schools.