Jackson County Prevention Coalition Drug Free Communities Project - The Jackson County Prevention Coalition will use a grant of $625,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's FY 2018 Drug-Free Communities Support Program to further its mission of working together to prevent or reduce substance abuse in Jackson County youth. The Coalition serves Jackson County, Iowa, a community of 19,848. Jackson County has a high percentage of low-income families. Forty-five percent of children in Jackson County are eligible for free or reduced lunches, over 50% in two of our school districts. The coalition voted to address alcohol and prescription drug abuse (focusing on opioid prevention) with DFC grant funds and will focus on achieving the following goals and objectives during the next five years:
DFC Goal One: Increase community collaboration
Objective 1: Increase JCPC voting membership from 17 by 10% by September 29, 2019 as measured by Secretary’s list of voting coalition members per coalition by-laws, number of presentations, number of 1-1 conversations, number of coalition materials developed, number of new member orientations.
Objective 2: Increase JCPC youth collaboration and involvement from grades 6-8 (Ages 11-15) and from grades 9-12 (ages 14-17) from Jackson County school districts by 5% by September 29, 2019 as measured by Secretary’s list of voting coalition members, list of committee members, volunteer sign-up sheets, SPF trainings, social media posts and shares, news articles.
Objective 3: By September 29, 2019, 12 JCPC members will increase their knowledge of alcohol and other drug best practices by 10% as measured by pre/post training surveys. (5 coalition members will attend 1 training)
DFC Goal 2: Reduce youth substance abuse. Objective 1: Increase by 2% youth’s (ages 12-17) perception of risk/harm related to underage drinking from 44% by 5% by September 29, 2023 as measured by the 2016 and 2018 Iowa Youth Survey. Ultimately by September 29, 2023, 54% (up from 44%) of Jackson County 11th graders will think that there is great risk when drinking 3 or more drinks of alcohol nearly every day, surpassing the 2016 State rate of 48%, as measured by the 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 IYS.
Objective 2: By September 29, 2019, increase percent of Jackson County 11th graders who report it’s very hard/hard to get alcoholic beverages by 2% by increasing youth barriers by establishing policies/practices that support enforcement and compliance with liquor laws as measured by the 2016 and 2018 IYS. Ultimately by September 29, 2023, 25% (up from 15%) of Jackson County 11th graders will report it’s very hard/hard to get alcoholic beverages as measured by the 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 IYS, surpassing the 2016 State rate of 23%.
Objective 3: Increase perception of peer disapproval (Ages 12-17) of prescription drug misuse by 2% by September 29, 2019 by mobilizing, educating, and supporting youth to implement social media campaign to decrease peer acceptance as measured by the 2016 and 2018 IYS. Ultimately by September 29, 2023, increase the percent of Jackson County 11th graders from 64% to 74% who report most of the students in their school feel it would be very wrong/wrong to use prescription drugs not prescribed to them, surpassing the 2016 State rate of 69%, as measured by the 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 IYS.
Objective 4: By September 29, 2019, increase the number of Jackson County 11th graders who report that there is great risk of harming themselves by using prescription drugs prescribed to someone else by 2%, by increasing barriers to accessing prescription drugs not prescribed to them for youth (ages 12-17) as measured by 2016 and 2018 IYS. Ultimately by September 29, 2023 the percent of 11th graders who report a great risk of harming themselves by using prescription drugs prescribed to someone else will have increased from 57% to 67%, surpassing the 2016 State rate of 59%, as measured by the 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 IYS.
