Alabama Administrative Code › Title 580 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH › Chapter 580-9-47 - PREVENTION STANDARDS › Section 580-9-47-.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
All definitions provided herein and the addenda are applicable
				to all Prevention Standards, practices and policies in the State of
				Alabama.
(1) Activities: Efforts to be
			 conducted to achieve the identified objectives.
(2) Adaptation: Modification made to a chosen
			 intervention's changes in audience, setting and/or intensity of program
			 delivery. Research indicates that adaptations are most effective when
			 underlying program theory is understood, core program components have been
			 identified and both the community and needs of a population of interest have
			 been carefully defined.
(3)
			 Advocacy: To promote the interest or cause of a particular
			 initiative.
(4) Alternative
			 Activities: One of the six (6)prevention strategies identified by the Center
			 for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) that can be used as part of a
			 comprehensive prevention program. This strategy provides for the participation
			 of the target population in activities that are alcohol, tobacco and drug-free.
			 Examples of alternative activities include drug-free dances and parties, youth
			 and adult leadership activities, community drop-in centers, community service
			 activities and mentoring program. This strategy is based upon the assumption
			 that constructive and healthy activities offset the attraction to drugs; or
			 otherwise meet the needs usually filled by drugs; and can lead to the reduction
			 or elimination of substance use. The use of alternative activities alone as a
			 prevention strategy has not been shown to be effective, but alternative
			 activities should be part of a comprehensive plan.
(5) Best practices: Programs, practices and
			 policies that have been rigorously researched and evaluated and have been shown
			 to effectively prevent or delay substance abuse.
(6) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
			 (CSAP): CSAP is a center within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
			 Administration (SAMHSA) that provides national leadership in the effort to
			 prevent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. CSAP works with states and
			 communities to develop comprehensive prevention approaches to promote healthy
			 communities.
(7) Capacity: The
			 infrastructure necessary to support needed programs and services in
			 communities. Examples include human resources (e.g. personnel with different
			 skill sets), material resources (e.g. technical abilities and systems) and
			 administrative resources (e.g. telephones).
(8) Coalition: A formal arrangement for
			 cooperation and collaboration between groups or sectors of a community, in
			 which each group retains its identity but all agree to work together toward a
			 common goal of building a safe, healthy and drug free community.
(9) Community: A group of individuals who
			 share cultural and social experiences within a common geographic or political
			 jurisdiction. A community may be a neighborhood, town, part of a county, county
			 school district, congressional district or regional area.
(10) Community-based Process Strategy: One of
			 six(6)prevention strategies identified by the Center for Substance Abuse
			 Prevention (CSAP) that can be used as part of a comprehensive prevention
			 program. This strategy aims to enhance the ability of the community to provide
			 more effective prevention and treatment services for substance abuse disorders
			 by including activities such as organizing, planning, interagency
			 collaboration, coalition building and networking.
(11) Community domain: One of the spheres of
			 influences identified by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to
			 prevent substance use. Community encompasses the societal environments in which
			 consumers live, work and socialize. Community domain risk factors include:
(a) Lack of bonding or attachment to social
			 and community institutions.
(b)
			 Lack of community awareness or acknowledgment of substance use
			 problems.
(c) Community norms
			 favorable to substance use and tolerant of abuse.
(d) Insufficient community resources to
			 support prevention efforts.
(e)
			 Inability to address substance abuse issues.