Northwestern Health Unit
260 Fribt Street
Emo, ON
P0W 1EO
Program Details
Program:
Aboriginal Substance
Description:
Work on Issues and in locations specific to the Rainy Rive Districts' Aboriginal population
Stage:
Final Report
Date:
From: Apr/01/2006
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To: Mar/31/2007
Program Focus
6
Alcohol Use
Chronic Disease Prevention
Drinking (Underage)
Drug Abuse in General
Illicit Drug Use
Injury Prevention in General
FOCUS Provincial Objectives
2
Organizational Capacity
To enhance the effectiveness of the coalition
To sustain an appropriate partnership
0
Community Capacity / Knowledge
6
Environmental / Programming
To increase prevention initiatives in key settings (work sites, school, etc.)
To increase the # of initiatives to prevent AOD abuse, including the prevention of injuries associated with the inappropriate use of AODs
To increase the number of effective initiatives to prevent AOD abuse among youth.
To increase the number of effective initiatives using a number of approaches (awareness, education, policy, and environmental support).
To increase the number of people reached by these AOD prevention initiatives.
To sustain appropriate programs
5
Population
To reduce the proportion of adult women and men who consume alcohol at levels that places them at risk for AOD injuries, chronic disease, illness, or death.
To reduce the proportion of illicit drug use.
To reduce the proportion of youth (12-19 year olds) who consume alcohol at least once a week.
To reduce the rate of alcohol-related injuries, chronic disease, illness, or death.
To support reduced consumption of alcohol and other drug abuse, and associated alcohol and drug use behaviour changes made by the intended audience(s).
