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2. Overview of the Arizona Anti-Meth Initiative. 2009 Arizona Anti-Meth Community Coalition Grantees. 3. Reach of the Anti-Meth Coalitions. Active in 97 Arizona cities and townsReached more than 2 million people (34% of the state population)Partnered with 492 agencies and organizations. 4. 5. Coalition Strategic Planning.
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1. Arizona’s Anti-Meth Initiative
2. 2 Overview of the Arizona Anti-Meth Initiative
3. 2009 Arizona Anti-Meth Community Coalition Grantees 3
4. Reach of the Anti-Meth Coalitions Active in 97 Arizona cities and towns
Reached more than 2 million people (34% of the state population)
Partnered with 492 agencies and organizations
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6. Coalition Strategic Planning Arizona Anti-Meth Coalitions identified a total of 44 strategies and interventions to be implemented:
16 environmental strategies and interventions
26 non-environmental strategies and interventions
60% engaged in sustainability efforts
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7. Community Mobilization Activities 100% distributed info at community fairs, reaching more than 16,500 people
100% partnered with local organizations
93% delivered media messages
87% increased coalition capacity through training of coalition members
73% increased community capacity, training a total of 2,536 community members
53% held a community forum/town hall
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8. Towards a Data-Driven Approach 8
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11. Enforcement Data Greenlee County: decrease in meth-related cases for residents in the County Jail from 70% in 2006 to below 30% in 2008
Greenlee County: reduction in meth-related child dependency cases from 90% in mid-2005 to 20% in 2008
Navajo County: decrease in female drug-related arrests from 23 in August 2008 to 10 in September 2008
Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine: 32% decrease in methamphetamine specific drug cases between 2006 and 2008.
Santa Cruz County: 54% decrease in meth-related arrests between 2006 and 2008
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12. Treatment Data
Greenlee County: decrease in the percentage of meth-related Ambulance calls from 25% in 2006 to less than 10% in 2008
The Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine: methamphetamine and other psycho stimulant-related emergency room visits in Maricopa County decreased from 3,617 visits in 2005 to 1,831 visits in 2007.
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13. Community Readiness 13
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15. Top Coalition Successes and Barriers – Self Reported Coalition development
Community events
Community partnerships
Media activities
Using data
Funding and sustainability
Community engagement
Time constraints
Data collection 15
16. Summary Anti-Meth coalitions active in 97 Arizona cities and towns with a total population of over two million people
Coalitions developing, building capacity, and engaging partners
Reductions apparent in meth-related enforcement and treatment data
Reductions in lifetime meth use and past 30-day meth use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders between 2006 and 2008
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17. Thank You! Angela Baldasare, Ph.D.
Technical Services Division Director
Pima Prevention Partnership
2525 E. Broadway, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85716
abaldasare@thepartnership.us
520-624-5800 x1412 17