Proven Strategies. Innovative Ideas.

Prevention Services provide a wide range of age appropriate, culturally relevant, and proven effective programs and strategies. Programs, such as our parenting education services are designed to support families and promote healthy choices while preventing problems associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. Community Strategies are chosen based on needs identified through surveys, listening sessions and data. Many strategies are designed to have the greatest impact on the largest number of people in a community by providing support to existing systems. Our merchant education program which supports merchants checking identification for tobacco and alcohol purchases reduces underage access. This wide range of services make our community stronger and healthier.

Prevention is a public health population level service. Focus areas include strategic planning with community stakeholders, policy education advocacy, community mobilization and targeted media messaging. This affects how numbers served are counted and how outcomes are measured. Research has shown this approach provides greater long-term impact with limited resources and funding.