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Prevention Planning Tools forBuilding Productive
Community Connections
Together We Can Make A Difference
Today. . .
• Importance of Community Collaboration in Prevention Among Youth
• Key Lessons Learned from the Four Pilot Sites
• Outcomes of the Four Year Project
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Community-based Prevention Wheel
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The Wheel: Opportunity for Discussion
• Youth Involvement
• Who Can Intervene
• What Is the Message
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Youth Involvement
• Youth Are NOT Just Like Adults
• Avoid Tokenism At the Meeting Table
• Adults “Let Go” BUT “Provide Guidance”
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Where Do We Intervene. . .
• Medical Clinics Are Not a Primary Site for Youth
• Brief Interventions Need to Occur at Every-Day Life Contacts
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• Is It Consistent Among Community Partners?
• Is It Repeated At Every-Day Life Youth Contact Points?
• Home---Community---School
What Is the Message?
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• The Regional Approach Was Beneficial for Consistency of the Message but NOT for Planning Regional Activities
Key Lessons Learned
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• The Prevention Effort Was Successfully Implemented Through An Existing Coalition
Key Lessons Learned
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“We Learned to Respect Turf and Not Be Controlled By It!”
Cook County School/Community Advisory Team
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Lessons Learned
•Celebrate! Short Term Goals Are Important To Celebrate
•Celebrations Build Enthusiasm, Camaraderie and Community Awareness
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Project Outcomes. . .
• Tools That Bring Life to the Philosophy of Community Collaboration
• Tools That Can Be Adapted to Any Prevention Message
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Prevention Planning Tools:A Self-Guided Set of Tools for Use With Community Partners
•Draw a detailed picture of what is happening in your community•Plan together and coordinate for future community-wide activities •Excitement and momentum build success•Integrating efforts increase probability of success
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• Final Report Building Productive Community Connections: The Minnesota Department of Health CISS Project 1996-2000
• Executive Summary
• Prevention Planning Tools
• The Community 6 A’s: Recommended Practices for Talking With Youth About Tobacco and Alcohol Use
Available Today. . .
On the Web at
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Contact: Jane Dietzman, MN Dept of Health, 651-281-9822 [email protected]
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Our State,Our Nation and
Our World!
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