Mission Statement of the Northern KY Local KYASAP
Board
“To
develop and oversee implementation of a long term
community strategy that is designed to reduce
youth and adult tobacco use, alcohol, tobacco
and other drug addiction; to promote resistance
to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs;
and to promote effective treatment."
Strategic
Plan
In
2002 the Board completed a needs assessment and
approved an initial Strategic Plan. A summary
of the plan follows. For more detailed information
contact the KYASAP-NKY office.
Needs
and Resources Problem Statement:
In
Northern Kentucky there is a tendency for more
youth to begin use of tobacco and illegal drugs,
including alcohol, at an earlier age than the
state or national average. There is a higher
alcohol use in early adolescents; high illegal
drug use in youth; and high tobacco usage among
youth. This may be linked to a low perceived
risk of sanctions from parents and others in the
community. There is not a high concern by
youth for the consequences of being caught using
illegal products (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs).
The
community, especially in rural areas, has a high
acceptance of tobacco and alcohol use. Many
families in rural areas are directly involved
in the agricultural production of tobacco and
products used in the manufacture of alcoholic
products.
There
are few programs addressing the issues of community
and cultural acceptance and the perceived availability
of illegal products for youth. There is
a lack of adequate treatment options available
for youth and adults seeking treatment for alcohol,
tobacco and other drug additions.
Goals
and objectives
Goal
1: To address changes in community norms and
attitudes by encouraging the community to place
greater parental and social sanctions on youth
using illegal tobacco, alcohol and other drug
products and to provide treatment options for
those addicted to those products.
Objective
a:
To increase adult and community sanctions toward
youth using illegal products by providing funding
for science-based curricula and related promotional
materials.
Target:
Adult community organizations and associations
whose membership has an influence on parenting
behaviors or provides role models for youth behavior
such as schools, churches, civic centers and sport
associations.
Who:
Health departments, Regional Prevention Centers
and other involved organizations will promote
materials among community organizations and associations.
When:
outcome to be achieved by Dec. 31 2004.
(Long Term Goal).
Where:
The eight county region with an emphasis on equal
promotion efforts in rural counties.
Outcome:
The perception by youth of adult’s disapproval
of their use of alcohol and tobacco products will
be increased as measured by self-reporting surveys.
Objective
b:
To increase awareness and sensitivity to the prevalence
of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use within
the community and associated consequences that
result from abuse of these products.
Target:
Youth and adults
Who:
Health departments, Regional Prevention Centers
and other involved organizations will promote
materials among community organizations and associations.
When:
Outcome achieved by Dec. 31, 2004 (Long Term goal)
Where:
The eight county region with an emphasis on equal
promotion efforts in rural counties.
Outcome:
There will be an attitudinal change indicating
a lower level of acceptance by both adults and
youth toward the use of alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs and a decreased prevalence of use of these
products as measured by self-reporting surveys.
Objective
c:
To promote the use of “Model Programs” in schools
for the reduction of alcohol, tobacco and other
illegal drugs by youth through providing funding
for purchasing curricula, staff training, and
related promotional and educational materials.
Target:
School-based youth
Who:
The Northern Kentucky KY-ASAP Local Board will
provide information to schools (public, private,
and parochial), family and youth resource centers,
and other community centers on how to apply for
funding.
When:
December 31, 2002 (Short term goal).
Where:
The eight county region with an emphasis on equal
promotion efforts in rural counties.
Outcome:
There will be more teachers and other professionals
trained to use science-based curricula and there
will be an increased availability of those curricula
and related materials. Long-tern outcome
will be a reduction in alcohol, tobacco and other
drug use indicators.
Objective
d:
Expand existing alcohol and drug addiction treatment
capacity by providing supplemental funding for
existing treatment services.
Target:
Alcohol and drug addiction service treatment providers.
Who:
The Northern Kentucky KY-ASAP Local Board will
provide information on how to apply for funding.
When:
December 31, 2002 (Short term goal)
Where:
Existing service treatment facilities.
Outcome:
There will be a decrease in treatment waiting
time and an increase in service availability as
shown in treatment service provider records.
Coordination
of Programs Problem Statement:
There is inconsistent data regionally to accurately
identify community needs and to evaluate the effectiveness
of educational, prevention and treatment programs
in Northern Kentucky. The inconsistencies
are in areas covered (i.e. not all counties, only
some schools, etc.), definitions of terms differ
among instruments, and data collection and analysis
procedures vary among sources. Complete
and reliable comparative data is not available
to planners, decision-makers and program evaluators.
Area planners do not have the resources to collect
data nor the expertise to thoroughly analyze data
that is available.
Goal
2: A systematic plan will be developed
to coordinate and enhance the community system
of data collection and analysis. This data
will be used for needs identification and to evaluate
prevention and treatment programs.
Objective
a:
To identify existing local data sources, develop
methodologies for collecting and analyze existing
data, and determining if the existing data is
sufficient for needs identification and to evaluate
prevention and treatment programs.
Target:
School districts and other organizations and associations.
Who:
The Northern Kentucky KY-ASAP Local Board, board
staff and local health departments.
When:
December 31, 2002.
Where:
The eight county region.
Outcome:
There will be an increase in the amount and quality
of data available to the Board for needs identification
and to evaluate prevention and treatment programs.
Objective
b:
To convene meetings of the board with the express
task of reviewing the Regional Strategic Plan,
current outcome data and current trends that may
affect the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and
other drugs in Northern Kentucky.
Target:
The Northern Kentucky KY-ASAP Local Board.
Who:
The Northern Kentucky KY-ASAP Local Board, board
staff, and the state KY-ASAP Board.
When:
December 31, 2002 and at least annually thereafter.
Where:
The eight county region.
Community
Involvement Problem Statement:
Community organizations and associations do not have
a coordinated effort toward the prevention of
the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs within
and among neighborhoods. Prevention efforts
are not coordinated with treatment service providers
and there is no coordinated effort to obtain leveraged
funding for regional prevention and treatment
programs.
Goal
3: The Board will develop a plan for building
community awareness and involvement in prevention
and treatment efforts
and coordination of funding opportunities.
Objective
a.
To identify community organizations and associations
that could include alcohol, tobacco and other
drug prevention programs or expand ones that currently
exist and to use this information to coordinate
funding opportunities among organizations and
associations.
Target:
Neighborhood organizations and associations.
Who:
The Youth Substance Abuse Treatment Collaborative
(YSAT) in coordination with the Regional Prevention
Centers, health departments, and other organizations.
When:
December 31, 2002.
Where:
The eight county region with an emphasis on equal
promotion efforts in rural counties and urban
neighborhoods.
Outcome:
There will be an increase in community participation
on coalitions and associations as well as a better
coordination among coalitions and associations
related to programs and funding opportunities.
The
Northern KY Local Board realizes the impact of
substance abuse in our community, and donate their
time and knowledge to this effort in order that
all residents may one day live in a healthy society.
For
more information on KY-ASAP-NKY, or how you can
become involved in your community contact the
local board at 859-292-2484, or the State KYASAP
office at (502) 564-8262.
Current
Board Members:
David Olds, Chair
Mental
Health Association (859) 431-1077
Dennis Corrigan, Vice Chair
Department
of Community Based Services (859) 292-6549
Pat Dressman, Treasurer
Campbell
County Fiscal Court (859) 292-3838
Paul Cookendorfer
Family
Resource Youth Service Center. (859) 654-3325
Regina Danaher
Youth
Services Representative (859) 567-5507
Vicki Dansberry
Covington
School System, (859) 392-3176
Bill Dorsey
Kenton
Co. Sheriff, (859) 356-3895
Joann Florence
St.
Luke ADTC Unit, (859) 572-3500
Pat Gibson
Representative,
(502) 487-4017
Mac McArthur
Transitions,
Inc., (859) 491-4435
David Mosmeier
Fiscal
Court, (859) 292-6717
Ed Muntel
NorthKey
Community Care, (859) 331-6505
Russ Radenhausen
NorthKey
Designee, (859) 431-2225
Fran Thom
Three
Rivers Health Department, (502) 484-3412
Judge Harold Tomlinson
Carroll
Co. Fiscal Court, (502) 732-4305
Stephanie Vogel
Northern
KY Independent District Health Dept., (859) 578-7660
Kelly West
Williamstown
School District, (859) 824-4421
STAFF
Arnetta Hobbs
Local
Board Coordinator, (859) 292-2484
