Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Summary: The PLT will increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use in DuPage County, Illinois, focusing on the targeted substances of alcohol and marijuana. Year 2 objectives will continue to focus on coalition building to raise awareness, accountability and action; reducing 30-day use; strengthening social hosting policies throughout the county and increasing perception of harm. Population to be Served: The PLT will serve communities throughout DuPage County, Illinois, the second most populous county in Illinois. DuPage County spans an area of 336.55 square miles and is home to 931,743 people (American Community Survey 2014-2018 Estimates). About 67% of residents are White non-Hispanic, 4.8% African American, 11.7% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian/Alaskan Native. Of all races, 14.2% are Hispanic. DuPage County is one of the five suburban collar counties in the Chicago metropolitan area. Historically, DuPage County has been identified as one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. It is also among the healthiest counties in the country according to the National County Health Rankings. Despite plentiful resources, the public health system in DuPage County is challenged by significant socio-economic changes among its residents. Strategies: The PLT will focus on alcohol and marijuana as the 2018 Illinois Youth Survey and supplemental coalition data confirm that these substances are the greatest threats to DuPage youth both in terms of 30-day use and permissive social norms. Numerous strategies relate to the following goals and objectives. Goals and Objectives: Two goals and five measurable objectives will guide the coalition in Year 2: Goal #1: Increase community collaboration. Objective 1: Increase coalition participation in the Faith sector by adding 3 representatives to the coalition as recorded by meeting attendance and meeting minutes, by October 30, 2021. Objective 2: Increase member involvement in work committees by 5% of current coalition membership as recorded by committee meeting attendance and minutes, by October 30, 2021. Objective 3: By October 30, 2021, increase coalition sustainability by obtaining an additional $5,000 in-kind/match donations, as reported by coalition accounting match documentation. Goal #2: Reduce youth substance abuse. Objective 1: By October 30, 2021, increase the percentage of parents who report great risk of harm for youth who use alcohol from 50% to 70% as reported by community survey. Objective 2: Increase perception of harm (moderate risk or great risk) as self-reported by youth for marijuana use through youth focus groups by October 30, 2021. Numbers Served: Year 2: 150,000. Total Five Years: 250,000
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