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Community
Mobilization
WHY COALITIONS WORK
Public Health Model
HOST
PERSON USING
AGENT
ENVIRONMENT
Alcohol / other
drugs
Physical and social
context
BECAUSE…
#1
RESEARCH SHOWS, THEY WORK
#2
THE PERSPECTIVE IN PREVENTION WORK HAS SHIFTED
#3
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
#4
SERVE AS CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE
#5
LOCALLY IDENTIFIED ISSUES AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE ENTIRE
PROCESS
#6
JOIN TO ACHIEVE A COMMON PURPOSE AND SOLVE A COMMON
PROBLEM
#7
SHORT TERM – LONG TERM OUTCOMES
#8
BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR SOLUTIONS
#9
COALITIONS PROVIDE AVENUES TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL
STRATEGIES WORK
#10
COALTIONS LEVERAGE THE EFFORTS OF OTHERS
Historical Citations about…WHY Coalition Building Works
Research originally done in Miami and Chicago, and replicated elsewhere, show lower
prevalence rates in those areas where there were active coalitions
During the 1990’s, Community Prevention Trials conducted in California and South
Carolina, resulted in 3 years worth of reduced DWI convictions, reduced numbers of
sales to minors, and reduced alcohol involved injuries, measured at hospital
emergency rooms
East Islip
Vandalism,
Graffiti, Drug
Paraphernalia,
Illegal sales to
minors
Illegal
Prescription
Drug sales
West Babylon
Defining an
“Alcohol -Free
Zone”
Westhampton Beach
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
Pamela Mizzi, MS, CASAC, LMHC
Director
631-608-5014
[email protected]
Prevention Resource Center
www.liprc.org