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Gathering Local Drug Abuse Information for Community Action

Gathering Local Drug Abuse Information for Community Action. Jim Hall Research and Information Center The Miami Coalition For A Safe And Drug-Free Community www . miamicoalition. org. Assessing and Addressing Substance Abuse Within and Across Communities.

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Gathering Local Drug Abuse Information for Community Action

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  1. Gathering Local Drug AbuseInformationfor Community Action Jim Hall Research and Information Center The Miami Coalition For A Safe And Drug-Free Community www.miamicoalition.org

  2. Assessing and AddressingSubstance Abuse Within and Across Communities

  3. Information for Action • Setting up Local Data Networks • What does it all mean? • Taking Action: a case study

  4. Community Drug Abuse Surveillance Networks • Composition - Who? • Data collection • Community Analysis • Tools: To Measure Problems and Track Progress “Assessing Drug Abuse Within and Across Communities” NIDA: Manual www.nida.nih.gov CADCA: www.CADCA.org FOR MORE INFO...

  5. Community Drug Abuse Surveillance Networks “Assessing Drug Abuse Within and Across Communities” NIDA:The manual: NIDA Publication Number 98-3614 Download free from : www.nida.nih.gov Or Call 1 800-729-6686 CADCA: The Practical Theorist # 3 www.CADCA.org FOR MORE INFO...

  6. The Local Network • Name - CEWG, CDASN, or DEN • Composition • Who to Invite? DYA: define your acronyms!

  7. The Local Network • Name - CEWG, CDASN, or DEN CEWG (Community Epidemiology Work Group) CDASN (Community Drug-Abuse Surveillance Network) DEN (Drug Epidemiology Network) ….as in the Memphis D.E.N. • Composition • Who to Invite?

  8. The Local D.E.N.-CompositionD.E.N.(Drug Epidemiology Network) • Health Sources • Criminal Justice Sources • Ethnographic Sources

  9. The Local D.E.N.-Composition • Health Sources - Medical Examiner or Coroner - Hospital Emergency Department (ED) Poison Information Center, or 911, or EMT - Addiction Treatment Admissions - Public Health Department

  10. The Local D.E.N.-Composition • Criminal Justice Sources - Enforcement - Police & Intake - Driving While Intoxicated - Courts and Jails - Juvenile Assessment

  11. The Local D.E.N.-Composition • Ethnographic Sources Treatment Clients Treatment Counselors Educators Helpline Youth Arrestees Domestic Violence & Rape Counselors

  12. The Local D.E.N.:Data Collection • Data Exchange Meetings 2/yr • Members’ responsibilities • Findings by Consensus • Reports, Tools, &Measures

  13. The Local D.E.N.:Each Member’s ResponsibilitiesDATA EXCHANGE MEETING • All the handouts you want. “Just bring copies for all” • All complete a one page form • The 20-minute summary “Not a second longer”

  14. The Local D.E.N.:All Members’ ResponsibilitiesDATA Analysis and Interpretation • Work to develop consensus statements from multiple indicators about specific drugs and risk groups • Always ask how to do better the next time • The Community Expert Panel

  15. The Local D.E.N.:Tools to Track and Measure • Tracking patterns and trends • Performance Measurements • Surveillance for emerging problems and determinants • Rapid Response

  16. Community Drug Abuse Surveillance Networks • International Epidemiology Work Group • National Community Epidemiology Work Group • 20 US Cities including some near you • www. cdmgroup.com/cewg • Statewide Drug Abuse Surveillance Networks

  17. Information for Action • Setting up Local Data Networks • What does it all mean? • Taking Action: a case study

  18. How Communities May Interrupt, Diminish, and Halt Substance Abuse/Addiction Epidemics

  19. Come Visit Us E-mail: UpFrontin@aol.com

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