In the world of Prevention Science, the prevention practitioner must choose effective, evidence-based strategies for the community in which they work through processes such as the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). The SPF promotes data-driven strategy selections that encompasses cultural competency, sustainability, and fidelity. This presentation will review how the SPF process works through local application of the steps it utilizes. The Carter County Substance Abuse Prevention committee is currently receiving grant funding to work on substance abuse prevention with a focus on alcohol, marijuana, and stimulants. The first steps of the SPF process will be discussed for each of the three substances including how the problem was assessed using community data, how coalition capacity is being built, and an explanation will be provided on how the planning process of the grant is being carried out. This will give insight into how the coalition selected the best fit evidence-based prevention strategies to incorporate for maximum change.
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