Thursday, May 2, 2024
5/2/2024
Summary of Project: Addiction Prevention Coalition through assessing the needs of Birmingham, Alabama has planned interventions to reduce alcohol, marijuana and opioid misuse in the youth and adult populations and to build the capacity and infrastructure of the City of Birmingham’s systems and agencies to reduce substance use related issues. Population(s) to be Served: Demographics/Clinical Characteristics: Population 209,880; 53.8% female, 46.2% male; 27.0% white; 67.5% black or African-American; 0.2% American Indian/Alaska Native; 0.1% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander; 1.4% Asian; 1.9% two or more races; and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino;27.2% of people live in poverty Project Goals/Measurable Objectives/Strategies/Interventions: (Reach Total Population) Goal One: Strengthen prevention capacity and infrastructure in the City of Birmingham, AL; Objective 1:By August 29, 2025, APC will have hosted 18 Partnerships for Success subcommittee meetings; Objective 2:By August 29, 2025, APC will have disseminated 48 prevention messaging campaigns in the City of Birmingham; Objective 3:By August 29, 2025, APC will have conducted 4 Strategic Prevention Framework trainings to increase prevention capacity in Birmingham; Objective 4:By August 29, 2025, the Partnerships for Success subcommittee will have conducted quarterly Lunch and Learns to train 300 medical providers from UAB, Brookwood and Princeton Goal Two: Prevent the onset of substance use among youth in the City of Birmingham, AL; Objective 1:By August 29, 2025, APC will have conducted Positive Actions Curriculum classes for 4th grade students in 8 Birmingham City elementary schools; Objective 2:By August 29, 2025, Birmingham City Schools will operate 3 high school InFocus Chapters to prevent alcohol and marijuana use; Objective 3:By August 29, 2025, Birmingham City Schools’ early intervention program will reach 100% of first-time offenders with support services to reduce incidents in schools; Objective 4:By August 29, 2025, APC will have conducted 4 Parents of Addicted Loved Ones groups in the City of Birmingham, Alabama Goal Three: Reduce the progression of substance misuse and its related problems among adults in the City of Birmingham, AL; Objective 1:By August 29, 2025, APC, Birmingham Southern College, Lawson State Community College and UAB will have hosted 4 Sober Tailgates on-campus and at the Magic City Classic; Objective 2:By August 29, 2025, APC will have added 30 convenience stores to the Family Friendly Vendor Program; Objective 3:By August 29, 2025, Birmingham Police Department will have conducted quarterly Roadside Sobriety Checkpoints; Objective 4:By August 29, 2025, APC will have trained 10 facilitators to conduct the Prevention Partners program in churches and workplaces; Objective 5:By August 29, 2025, UAB Beacon Recovery Program will have reached 100 at-risk youth with evidence-informed interventions.
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