Jackson County Program Evaluation Project Year 3, Report 1.pdf

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• School District Good Conduct Policy Review and RevisionTwo school districts reviewed and updated their good conduct policies. PrestonHigh School’s policy now requires that students are referred to the substanceabuse counselor if a substance use violation occurs. Preston High School alsoinstalled hallway monitoring cameras that were purchased with grant funds, andhas seen a reduction in conduct violations since their installation.Increase Education and Change Perception of Underage Alcohol Use• Public Service Announcements/Media CampaignThe “Got A Minute?” campaign kicked off on June 24, 2009, with a communitypicnic. Messages encouraging parents to eat dinner with their children and talkwith them about the risks of substance use began airing on the radio in June2009.A 30-second PSA, “What’s Lurking in Maquoketa?” aired on the local radiostations prior to the March 2010 Maquoketa Town Hall Meeting. The PSAprovided statistics on Jackson County youths’ perceptions of drinking and easeof obtaining alcohol.The Maquoketa newspaper published a letter to the editor written by the projectcoordinator which promoted the successes of the school-based preventionprograms funded by the grant, and the involvement of school teachers in thoseprograms. Three area newspapers published an article featuring the work of thegrant’s CMCA Coordinator and the community coalition. The Maquoketanewspaper published a 10-page section about Red Ribbon Week that featuredstudents’ descriptions of the reasons they choose to be substance free.• Parent-to-Parent PledgesA Parent-to-Parent Pledge drive was held in August 2009 for the 2009 – 2010School Year. The pledge is for parents to provide an alcohol-free, supervisedenvironment for their children and their children’s friends who visit, and towelcome telephone calls from the parents of their children’s friends. Elevenparents signed the pledge in the initial implementation, which was an insufficientnumber to justify the cost of printing the parent handbooks. Program staff askedthose parents for suggestions of other parents to contact, and a second pledgedrive was held in September 2010. Thirteen additional parents signed pledges.• Alcohol-Free Graduation SignsProject staff is re-evaluating this approach as the signs have not appeared tohave the desired effect in the community. Staff is considering a similar approachin year three, using a different message.• Post-It NotesProject staff and coalition members distributed five thousand Post-It Note packsto parents of middle- and high-school age youth. The notes had lines forJackson County GRAA Evaluation Report 20
location, time, contact number, and additional information to help parents have abetter idea of their children’s whereabouts and activities.• Let’s Talk BoxesLet’s Talk boxes are designed for families, to help parents start conversationswith their children on key issues. Each box contains suggestions for startingconversations on various topics including substance use, responsibility, anddecision-making. The project staff has distributed approximately 320 boxes atthree events to date.• Hidden in Plain SightPresenters from St. Joseph’s Mercy Health System in Detroit Michiganconducted a “Hidden in Plain Sight” program at the Maquoketa High School inOctober 2010. The program is designed for parents and centers around a mockteenager’s room that contains evidence of teen substance abuse. Thepresentation consists of a viewing of the room, discussion of the signs in theroom indicating substance use, and distribution of materials containing additionalinformation on what to look for and how to address the issue with one’s child.Twenty-four parents participated. Survey results indicated that parents found theevent very informative and helpful.• X-Treme Leadership ConferenceProject staff planned to host a summer youth conference in 2010, but cancelledplans after learning of a youth leadership conference, the “X-Treme LeadershipConference,” already planned in a neighboring county for October 2010. GRAAproject staff collaborated with the conference coordinators. The GRAA ProjectCoordinator, CMCA Coordinator, and the Prevention Specialist conducted abreak-out session on family communication and introduced the new campaigntheme for 2011: “Be The Wall”. Forty-four youth from Jackson Countyparticipated in the conference (7 from Andrew, 29 from Bellevue, and 8 from EastCentral School Districts), and project funds paid for their transportation to theevent.• Red Ribbon WalkPreston students participated in a Red Ribbon Walk in October 2010 to promoteawareness of issues surrounding youth drinking. Students earned points foreach lap walked, and the class with the most points won a pizza party.• Red Ribbon Christmas TreeThe Jackson County Prevention Coalition and project staff members sponsored aRed Ribbon Tree at the Festival of Trees in Maquoketa to promote informationabout the positive aspects of being alcohol and drug free.• Celebrate With CareProject staff and coalition members distributed hot cocoa packets around thecounty which contained a message encouraging adults to provide positive roleJackson County GRAA Evaluation Report 21
Page 5 and 6: Goal 4Goal 4 is a fifty percent inc
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTIONBackgroundIn May 2008,
Page 9 and 10: program session of the second year
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Page 15 and 16: Figure 5. Participant Perceptions o
Page 17 and 18: Figure 8. Participant Perceptions o
Page 19 and 20: Figure 10. Project Towards No Drug
Page 21 and 22: Figure 13. Support from Adult at Sc
Page 23 and 24: Figure 14. Number of People Trained
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Page 29: Figure 15. One-On-One Interviews by
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Page 37 and 38: CONCLUSIONThe American Gothic Revis
Page 39 and 40: Jackson County GRAA SurveyIdentific
Page 41 and 42: 2. On how many occasions during the
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Page 45 and 46: Appendix 2Other Substances DataJack
Page 47 and 48: As shown in Figure 18, TND had a po
Page 49 and 50: Attitude and Perceived Risk of Harm
Page 51 and 52: Appendix 3Project Action Plan Year
Page 53 and 54: teachersRecruit HS students & initi
Page 55 and 56: Logic Model - Underage DrinkingTheo
Page 57 and 58: Year 1 Round 1July 1, 2008 - Januar
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Page 63 and 64: Year 2 Round 1July 1, 2009 - Januar
Page 65 and 66: Year 2 Round 2July 1, 2009 - June 1
Page 67 and 68: • Some respondents also indicated
Page 69 and 70: Appendix 6School-Based Prevention P
Page 71 and 72: School-Based Prevention Program Imp
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