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Prevention Services - Promoting Healthy Behaviors and Lifestyles

Fast Facts

 

Fast Facts: During 2005-2006, approximately 47,276 people benefitted from specific prevention services. More than 800,000 Oregonians were exposed to broad-based prevention information. 

 

AMH's and SAMHSA's Prevention Platform is a systemic community-based approach, which aims to ensure that substance abuse prevention programs can and do produce results. This approach to prevention will help move our state closer to the vision of local community members using the powers of prevention to lead healthier, longer lives.
 
AMH endorses the use of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) for implementation of prevention activities. SPF uses a five-step process known to promote youth development, reduce risk-taking behaviors, build assets and resilience, and prevent problem behaviors across the life span.

 

The idea behind SPF is to use the findings from public health research along with evidence-based prevention programs to build capacity within state, local communities and the prevention field. This in turn will promote resilience and decrease risk factors in individuals, families, and communities.

 

Research provides strong evidence that prevention helps people make healtful choices about the way they live their lives. Prevention also reduces risk factors associated with alcohol and drug abuse.

 

Prevention programs are aimed at three audiences:   

Universal prevention is for all people; Selective prevention is for people who are at above average risk of involvement with alcohol and other drugs; Indicated prevention is for people who show minimal but detectable signs of involvement with alcohol and other drugs but do not meet diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence.

 

 

The Institute of Medicine Spectrum of Intervention 

 

 

Why We Need Prevention in Your Area

Prevention Services in Your Area

Partners/Statewide Contractors

 

Oregon Attorney General's Office

Attorney General John Kroger: Preventing Youth Substance Abuse 

 

Oregon Partnership 

Oregon Partnership provides free and confidential drug and alcohol referrals, suicide counseling and intervention for youth and adults and information for people seeking help for themselves or loved ones through a Crisis/HelpLine Service. This service has special lines/services for those that speak Spanish and youth. During 2007-08, the HelpLine responded to 25,891 calls.

 

HelpLine: 800-923-HELP

YouthLine: 877-553-TEEN

LifeLine: 800-273-TALK or 800-SUICIDE

Linea de Ayuda: 877-515-7848

 

Face it, Parents 

An awareness campaign that provides parents with information and tools to help kids stay healthy and alcohol free.

 

Drug-Free Workplace Initiatives

WorkHealthy Oregon 

A workplace health promotion program sponsored by the Oregon Nurses Foundation. Workplace health promotion is a promising win-win strategy to help reduce healthcare expenses through better health risk management, increase competitiveness through improved productivity, and raise worker satisfaction as they meet personal health goals. Because workplace health promotion is new to many employers and workers, WorkHealthy Oregon disseminates information about successful applications of health promotion through research and implementation projects. Contact: Chris O'Neill at 541-344-1232 or oneillchris@mac.com

 

 

Links to Partners

 

Reports

 

Resources

 

Resource Materials

Web Links for Community Members

Potential Funders

Tools for Oregon Providers

Communication

Forms

  • Demographic Reporting Sheet (PDF)
  • Program Outcomes Report (Excel) or (PDF)
  • MDS Data Entry Form - Single Services (PDF)
  • MDS Recurring Services Form (PDF)
  • Prevention Site Review Protocol (PDF)
  • Implementation Tribal Prevention Plan (PDF

Upcoming Prevention-Related Training Opportunities

 

(If you have prevention related training opportunities open to all and would like to promote them on this site, please contact Greta at Greta.l.coe@state.or.us) 

 

Training

 

OJJDP 12th National EUDL Leadership Conference
August 18-20, 2010
Anaheim, CA

 

Oregon Prevention Conference
University of Oregon, Eugene
September  15-17, 2010 (Pre-conference workshops on Sept. 14, 2010)
 

Online Prevention Courses

 

Homestudy courses 

--Prevention Program Planning and Coordination

10 hours; $54

 

--Strengthening Families: Review of a Model Prevention Program

7 hours; $44

 

--Understanding Substance Abuse Prevention

5.5 hours; $39

 

Self-Paced Distance Learning 

--Enviornmental Prevention Strategies

9 CEHs; $64

 

--Socioeconomics and Prevention

6 CEHs; $48

 

--Substance Abuse Prevention

18 CEHs; $144 

 

 

 

 

 
Page updated: August 13, 2010

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