Prevent and Reduce Tobacco and Marijuana Misuse

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This group outlines and provides progress checks on the work of Health Education and Outreach to prevent and reduce tobacco and marijuana misuse in Garrett County.

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Health Improvement Strategy

Prevent and Reduce Tobacco and Marijuana Misuse

https://mygarrettcounty.com/groups/prevent-and-reduce-tobacco-use/

Goal:

Prevent and reduce nicotine use.

Strategy Description:

Staff of Health Education and Outreach use strategies like campaigns, coalitions, community education, after school programs, parent education, policy change initiatives, school health and wellness, worksite wellness, and Youth in Action Teams to promote healthy habits and reduce risky behaviors related to nicotine use.

Level of Change:

Systems

Primary Focus Area:

Chronic Diseases and their common risk factors: lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use

Data Category Tag:

GCHD Health Education and Outreach

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Education

Estimated Implementation Date:

2019-07-01

Estimated Completion Date:

2025-06-30

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Moderate

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Moderate

Potential Community Benefit:

High

Health Equity:

Research:

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/best_practices/index.htm https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-community-mobilization-additional-interventions https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-reducing-out-pocket-costs-evidence-based-cessation https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-comprehensive-tobacco-control-programs https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-smoke-free-policies

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Martin Kraska, Alisha Martin, John Corbin, Autumn Friend, Jamie Spano, Bevian Hensley (MD), Jenny Fike, Diane Lee, Sharon Custer, Sadie Liller, Lori Peck, James Michaels, Amy Ritchie, Betty Anderson, Sandy Miller, Lori Reichard, Fred Polce, Chelsie Dever, Kendra McLaughlin,

Measurements Target Goal Status Desired Trend Contributor January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018 July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 December 2018 January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 May 2019 June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 September 2019 October 2019 November 2019 December 2019 January 2020 February 2020 March 2020 April 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 December 2020 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024 August 2024 September 2024 October 2024 November 2024 December 2024 January 2025 February 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025 September 2025 October 2025 November 2025 December 2025 January 2026 February 2026 March 2026 April 2026 May 2026 June 2026 July 2026 August 2026 September 2026 October 2026 November 2026 December 2026
# youth referred as alternative to suspension 20 Active Decrease Health Education & Outreach 3 3 1 14 19 0 25 13 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 3 7 0 0 3 3 5 3 14 1 0 0 0 48 16 6 7 11 17 16 16 0 0 0 5 7 17 8 6 7 8 14 7 0 0 0 3 8 9 6 4 7
# that start 6 week cessation program 50 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 3 3 1 5 3 0 15 2 2 1 3 4 8 5 11 5 1 2 10 4 7 5 0 2 0 3 5 1 2 0 6 2 2 8 3 5 2 4 7 7 4 2 3 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 16 10 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 1
# that complete 6 week cessation program 40 Active 2 2 1 4 1 0 13 0 1 1 3 0 4 5 1 6 0 0 5 5 3 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 5 0 4 3 4 7 3 0 3 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 20 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
# compliance checks conducted 100 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 44 14 0 0 0 0 0 44 8 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 33 0 0 17 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 29 0 24 28 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 21 0 29 21 16 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0
# vendors in compliance 100 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 42 14 0 0 0 0 0 40 7 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 0 0 16 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 27 0 23 28 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 20 0 29 21 16 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0
# environmental scans conducted 40 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 0 8 21 13 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 44 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 2 6 31 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# tobacco or marijuana prevention presentations, classes, or trainings 100 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 9 2 1 13 8 5 21 2 70 0 1 4 0 1 0 38 10 17 2 0 2 7 6 2 1 6 6 33 6 10 3 1 24 10 6 33 0 25 49 5 20 8 3 1 1 26 12 2 4 27 0 36 30 25 3 2 1 22 3 6 1 3 31 46 4 14 15 8 7 47 20 27 55 29 2 32 10 5 4 29
# educated by presentations, classes, or trainings 2500 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 383 35 189 998 119 81 21 27 610 0 18 6 0 35 0 58 89 1087 36 0 2 198 150 85 13 403 72 771 77 41 17 3 234 215 94 525 0 460 55 400 197 123 48 10 10 1365 939 80 21 526 0 46 247 818 91 99 20 452 212 23 1 135 38 1209 103 112 216 82 291 1352 360 1100 402 815 33 905 474 90 63 626
# print media occurrences 25 Archived Increase Health Education & Outreach 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 8 0 10 0 2 0 1 3 2 6 1 1 2 5 1 1 0 4 3 9 10 4 2 4 6 4 1 6 3 2 3 8 6 3 3 3 7 9 8 4 1 11 0 1 6 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# high school youth that complete tobacco section of Youth Health survey 350 Archived Increase Health Education & Outreach 0 0 132 31 1 36 5 105 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 9 101 32 7 2 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 143 0 0 218 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# Play Hard, Live Clean tobacco prevention challenges completed 100 Archived Increase Health Education & Outreach 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# resource packets distributed 50 Active Increase Health Education & Outreach 5 18 1 6 8 0 21 0 0 0 0 21 6 0 0 36 5 0 7 1 77 11 50 0 0 25 59 154 6 6 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 15 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# digital media posts generated by HEO staff 120 Active Increase HEO Staff 0 0 0 3 14 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 18 2 6 1 0 18 6 6 2 2 11 3 5 14 16 3 7 13 9 7 6 5 13 0 4 18 18 14 0 3 25 1 0 0 10 6 9 10 10 2 6 5 27 4 5 1 25 8 26 4 0 8
# engaged with digital media 2000 Active 0 0 0 0 0 0 8012 2680 455 0 0 0 2242 1535 1785 1961 1110 2195 333 145 119 0 0 3 27 137 0 56 34 72 9 0 0 92 0 23 0 54 62 84 33 390 162 223 29 49 37 167 54 63 64 178 477 353 278 198 132 60 92 222 184 86 95 92 151
# adult pledges completed to reduce tobacco use or # challenges completed 150 Archived Increase HEO Staff 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 484 0 0 0 0 56 0 21 2 0 47 0 16 9 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data Narrative

  1. Total number of youth referred for tobacco use education as an alternative to suspension
  2. Number that starts cessation excludes youth that are required to meet with Tobacco Treatment Specialist.
  3. Cessation participants must participate in 5 out of 6 classes to be considered a completer.
  4. Compliance checks are conducted by Garrett County Sheriff's Office with assistance from GCHD staff and high school youth.
  5. All stores visited that do NOT sell tobacco to an underage buyer are considered compliant.
  6. GCHD staff visit all stores in the county that sell tobacco to assess availability of tobacco, advertising of tobacco, and to educate the employees about the laws.
  7. This measure includes any presentations that are conducted around the county, classes that are offered (excluding cessation classes), or trainings. (tracked on departmental databases)
  8. # educated as a result of #7 (tracked on departmental databases)
  9. Print media occurrences include articles, posters, fliers, print ads, radio ads, banners, billboards, or screens that are generated by staff. Media occurrences are only counted once per month (for example, if a billboard stays up for 2 months, it will show up once in each month it is featured; a poster that goes up in 5 communities is only counted once for it's overall message)
  10. Tracked online.
  11. Tracked online. Surveys are promoted twice a year to PHLC participants.
  12. Resource packets may include vendor education packets or quit kits. Tracked on departmental databases.
  13. Digital media posts are tracked on the departmental databases and include topic-related posts that HEO employees make on Facebook pages.
  14. # reached as a result of #13 (tracked on departmental databases)

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