Evaluation of Rasmuson & ADN Partnership Student Nurses: Emily Burgan, Kris Clifton, Chelsea Dana, Darrel Foister, Danielle Hanson, Laurie Stevens, Joy Warner, and Jenae Weisz Faculty Advisors: Rachel Muir and Travis Hedwig Research Associate: Erica Mitchell S
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Collaboration • LEND/CHD • Connects with UAA School of Nursing • Service learning opportunity created • Ethics/IRB
Background & Significance • Alcohol associated with • Community restrictions leading causes of death Community regulation in Alaska • Injuries un/intentional • Rates of consumption • Economic costs • Binge alcohol use 2010 Costs = $1.2 Billion • One person with FASD = • $4.2 Million Source: State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. (2013). State of Alaska Epidemiologic Profile on Substance Use, Abuse and Dependency Consumption Consequences Update 2013. Anchorage: State of Alaska. Alaska Legislature. (2014). Legislature Resolve 41. Juneau: Alaska Legislature. McDowell Group. (2012). The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse in Alaska, 2012 Update. Juneau: McDowell Group.
Methodology Categorization of articles & videos by topic • Theme – Read – Retheme (qualitative agreement) • Two-tiered Analysis • • State of Intoxication articles/ Alcohol & Me videos • Interview key stakeholders
Family, Community & Culture • Grief, loss, trauma, shame • Economic and social impacts • Birth-mother blaming • Champions for change • Tailored, community-based solutions
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) • Range of manifestations • Support for children with FASD • Limited support services • Lasts a lifetime
De/Criminalization • Alternatives for people with FASD • Bootlegging and regulation dilemmas • New legislative proposals • Crime reduction • Pan handling • Public drinking
Policy Development • Taxation revenue • Community coalitions • Industry • Prevention
Recovery • Few treatment options featured — short-term vs long-term • Lack of treatment beds • Impact of wait-lists • Retrospect
Outreach • Reaching out to families and communities • Raising public awareness • Emotional Impact • Guilt & shame
Preliminary Interview Findings • Mixed levels of engagement FASD informed care • • Time limitations • Lack of treatment options • Safety net for FASD No treatment recruitment • transition Need for funding across • continuum of care • FASD stigma & guilt Engaging youth •
Preliminary Interview Findings cont. • Individual providers • Radio use in rural Alaska entrenched in the details of Multifaceted role of media daily workload everyday • workload Media expansion • Branding and thematic • organization • Private insurance = increased access to treatment
Considerations: Collective Impact • Getting organizations and people to work together differently • 3 Pre-conditions • 5 unique elements A common agenda • • Shared measurement systems • Mutually reinforcing activities Continuous communication • • Backbone structure
Considerations: Catalytic Philanthropy • Donors who catalyze actions across sectors of society • 2 main premises • 6 common practices
Considerations: Infotainment Anonymous People •
Considerations: Social Media • Over 1 Billion Active Users • http://www.facebook.com/vide o.php?v=10152359791929200 • USDOT video: http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=SBHYHJdM4eo
Other Considerations • Recovery Month / • Repackaging / reframing Alcohol Awareness of articles Month events • Value of early • Treatment information intervention • Strategic partnerships • Education surrounding (school districts, OCS, non-harmful use etc.) • Universality of addiction
THANK YOU! & Survey • Thank you for the opportunity to work in collaboration with The Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies in evaluating Recover Alaska!
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