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RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE - JCMC PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A STATIONARY OVERDOSE RESPONSE & DECONTAMINATION EXPANSION PROJECT WITHIN ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ENHANCE OVERDOSE PREVENTION, EMERGENCY RESUSCITATION EFFORTS, AND PATIENT SAFETY MEASURES. THIS INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON NARCAN DISTRIBUTION, AUTOMATED CPR DEVICE ACQUISITION, THE CREATION OF A DECONTAMINATION AREA WITH SHOWERS, AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS FOR ROUTINE SUD SCREENING. BY IMPROVING EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCREASING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HARM REDUCTION TOOLS, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS, IMPROVE SURVIVAL RATES THROUGH ADVANCED RESUSCITATION TECHNIQUES, AND ENHANCE SANITATION CAPABILITIES FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE-RELATED EMERGENCIES.

STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER)

JENKINS COUNTY DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION - SINCE 2017, THE JENKINS COUNTY DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION (DFCC) HAS FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS ON YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN JENKINS COUNTY, GEORGIA. JENKINS IS A SMALL RURAL COUNTY IN SOUTH GEORGIA WITH A POPULATION OF 8,627 AND A TOTAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF 1200. IT IS AN EXTREMELY UNDERSERVED COUNTY WHERE YOUTH FACE MANY HEALTH DISPARITIES INCLUDING POVERTY, MINORITY STATUS, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND FEW HEALTH OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES. IN 2019, THE DFCC RECEIVED THE DFC SUPPORT GRANT AND BEGAN YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE STRATEGIES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN REDUCING YOUTH USE OF ALCOHOL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. BASED ON YOUTH SURVEY DATA, THE COALITION WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTING THE USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO/NICOTINE, MARIJUANA AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS/OPIOIDS BY YOUTH. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA ARE THE SUBSTANCES MOST USED BY LOCAL YOUTH AND ARE CONSIDERED PRECURSORS FOR OTHER DRUG USE. WHILE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE USED BY FEWER YOUTH, THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE ARE MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE DFCC. THE PRIMARY TARGET POPULATIONS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE DFCC’S ACTION PLAN STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES ARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGED 10 TO 18. THE DFCC WILL DECREASE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE BY IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL ACCESS TO ALCOHOL INCLUDING COMPLIANCE CHECKS, PARTY PATROLS, ENFORCEMENT OF SOCIAL HOSTING ORDINANCES, SIGNAGE THAT DETAILS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS AND PARENT PLEDGES TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN CLEAR NO-USE EXPECTATIONS AND TO PREVENT ALCOHOL AT YOUTH SOCIAL EVENTS. NEW COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHANGE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND VAPING INCLUDE CONDUCTING COMPLIANCE CHECKS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT WILL REDUCE COMMERCIAL ACCESS TO TOBACCO AND VAPING PRODUCTS. DIGITAL BIRTHYEAR CALENDARS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO HELP CLERKS CHECK IDS. THE DFCC WILL REDUCE SOCIAL ACCESS BY IMPLEMENTING THE “THIS IS OUR WATCH” CAMPAIGN THAT WARNS ADULTS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO BUY TOBACCO AND VAPING PRODUCTS TO GIVE TO ANYONE UNDER 21 AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL PENALTIES ARE. THEY WILL ADVOCATE FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM PROVEN TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND VAPING (D.A.R.E. AND BOTVIN LIFE SKILLS) WILL BE PILOTED IN THE 5TH AND 6TH GRADES WITH PLANS TO EXPAND BOTVIN TO THE 7TH, 8TH AND 9TH GRADES IN THE FUTURE. QUITLINES AND THE TRUTH INITIATIVE’S “THIS IS QUITTING” CESSATION RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY GEARED TO YOUTH WILL BE WIDELY PROMOTED. TO DECREASE YOUTH MARIJUANA USE, THE DFCC PLANS TO PILOT THE MARIJUANA PREVENTION PLUS WELLNESS IN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM USES SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION TO PREVENT MARIJUANA USE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS. THEY WILL LAUNCH THE MPPW MEDIA CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS AND NORMS ABOUT MARIJUANA USE, INCREASE AWARENESS OF MARIJUANA HARM AND HOW TO IDENTIFY SIGNS OF USE. THE DFCC WILL ADD MARIJUANA TO THE SAFE HOMES PARENT PLEDGE AND WILL PUBLICIZE THE ONLINE RESOURCE CATCHING IT EARLY TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND RISK FACTORS AND RECOGNIZE EARLY SIGNS OF MARIJUANA USE. THE DFCC WILL REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE BY CONTINUING ITS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PREVENTION STRATEGIES INCLUDING DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENTS, PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICING SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF MEDICATIONS AND PARENT PLEDGES TO KEEP PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS SECURELY CONTAINED. TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT OPIOIDS AND FENTANYL, THE COALITION WILL LAUNCH THE DEA’S “ONE PILL CAN KILL” CAMPAIGN. THEY WILL ASK ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FOR NATIONAL FENTANYL AWARENESS DAY WITH A CORRESPONDING MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT GEORGIA’S GOOD SAMARITAN LAW THAT ENCOURAGES BY-STANDERS TO CALL 911 TO REPORT POSSIBLE OVERDOSES WITHOUT FEAR OF ARREST.

JENKINS COUNTY DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION - SINCE 2017, THE JENKINS COUNTY DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION (DFCC) HAS FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS ON YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN JENKINS COUNTY, GEORGIA. JENKINS IS A SMALL RURAL COUNTY IN SOUTH GEORGIA WITH A POPULATION OF 8,627 AND A TOTAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF 1200. IT IS AN EXTREMELY UNDERSERVED COUNTY WHERE YOUTH FACE MANY HEALTH DISPARITIES INCLUDING POVERTY, MINORITY STATUS, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND FEW HEALTH OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES. IN 2019, THE DFCC RECEIVED THE DFC SUPPORT GRANT AND BEGAN YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE STRATEGIES THAT HAVE RESULTED IN REDUCING YOUTH USE OF ALCOHOL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. BASED ON YOUTH SURVEY DATA, THE COALITION WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTING THE USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO/NICOTINE, MARIJUANA AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS/OPIOIDS BY YOUTH. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA ARE THE SUBSTANCES MOST USED BY LOCAL YOUTH AND ARE CONSIDERED PRECURSORS FOR OTHER DRUG USE. WHILE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE USED BY FEWER YOUTH, THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE ARE MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE DFCC. THE PRIMARY TARGET POPULATIONS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE DFCC’S ACTION PLAN STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES ARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGED 10 TO 18. THE DFCC WILL DECREASE YOUTH ALCOHOL USE BY IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL ACCESS TO ALCOHOL INCLUDING COMPLIANCE CHECKS, PARTY PATROLS, ENFORCEMENT OF SOCIAL HOSTING ORDINANCES, SIGNAGE THAT DETAILS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS AND PARENT PLEDGES TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN CLEAR NO-USE EXPECTATIONS AND TO PREVENT ALCOHOL AT YOUTH SOCIAL EVENTS. NEW COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHANGE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND VAPING INCLUDE CONDUCTING COMPLIANCE CHECKS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT WILL REDUCE COMMERCIAL ACCESS TO TOBACCO AND VAPING PRODUCTS. DIGITAL BIRTHYEAR CALENDARS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO HELP CLERKS CHECK IDS. THE DFCC WILL REDUCE SOCIAL ACCESS BY IMPLEMENTING THE “THIS IS OUR WATCH” CAMPAIGN THAT WARNS ADULTS THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO BUY TOBACCO AND VAPING PRODUCTS TO GIVE TO ANYONE UNDER 21 AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL PENALTIES ARE. THEY WILL ADVOCATE FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM PROVEN TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND VAPING (D.A.R.E. AND BOTVIN LIFE SKILLS) WILL BE PILOTED IN THE 5TH AND 6TH GRADES WITH PLANS TO EXPAND BOTVIN TO THE 7TH, 8TH AND 9TH GRADES IN THE FUTURE. QUITLINES AND THE TRUTH INITIATIVE’S “THIS IS QUITTING” CESSATION RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY GEARED TO YOUTH WILL BE WIDELY PROMOTED. TO DECREASE YOUTH MARIJUANA USE, THE DFCC PLANS TO PILOT THE MARIJUANA PREVENTION PLUS WELLNESS IN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM USES SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION TO PREVENT MARIJUANA USE AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS. THEY WILL LAUNCH THE MPPW MEDIA CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS AND NORMS ABOUT MARIJUANA USE, INCREASE AWARENESS OF MARIJUANA HARM AND HOW TO IDENTIFY SIGNS OF USE. THE DFCC WILL ADD MARIJUANA TO THE SAFE HOMES PARENT PLEDGE AND WILL PUBLICIZE THE ONLINE RESOURCE CATCHING IT EARLY TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND RISK FACTORS AND RECOGNIZE EARLY SIGNS OF MARIJUANA USE. THE DFCC WILL REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE BY CONTINUING ITS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PREVENTION STRATEGIES INCLUDING DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENTS, PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICING SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF MEDICATIONS AND PARENT PLEDGES TO KEEP PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS SECURELY CONTAINED. TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT OPIOIDS AND FENTANYL, THE COALITION WILL LAUNCH THE DEA’S “ONE PILL CAN KILL” CAMPAIGN. THEY WILL ASK ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS FOR NATIONAL FENTANYL AWARENESS DAY WITH A CORRESPONDING MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT GEORGIA’S GOOD SAMARITAN LAW THAT ENCOURAGES BY-STANDERS TO CALL 911 TO REPORT POSSIBLE OVERDOSES WITHOUT FEAR OF ARREST.

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

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