PREVENTION TASK FORCE STRATEGIC PLAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY

GOAL ONE:  Improve the quality of life for youth and families in San Juan County.

Objective One:  Provide education and information based on community needs to community entities and the community at large four times a year.

 Activities

  1. Review communities needs assessments annually and determine priority community needs.

  2. Connect prevention strategies across disciplines, e.g., domestic and sexual violence, tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse by developing a multi-disciplinary display.

  3. Make a list of who is missing from the table at the March meeting.

  4. Make a list of planned community events at the March meeting.

  5. Create the display for upcoming community events, including Riverfest-Memorial Day weekend.

  6. Provide education to the community on how to be proactive in reducing violence against women.

  7. Provide community events that offer drug-free information to parents and youth.

  8. Work with the media, print, air and through technology to promote prevention strategies.

  9. Get information to Farmington Insights, Chamber of Commerce, and Aztec Talon.

  10. Provide IHS Injury Prevention Training to the community.

  11. Secure date and location.

  12. Support media literacy training countywide.

  13. Schedule media literacy training for Task Force in April. 

Objective Two:  Provide information and resources on effective prevention strategies to communities in San Juan County four times a year.

Activities

  1. Link multi-disciplinary prevention efforts.
    • Support the positive community norms approach.
    • Review anti-gang legislation and support as appropriate.
    • Review underage drinking legislation and support as appropriate.
    • Support peer education development.

     

    Source: Pamela Drake