GOAL: By December 31, 2018, reduce the drug poisoning death rate in Hendricks County from 10.2 per 100,000 population to 9.7 per 100,000 population as reported by the County Health Rankings. SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE: By December 31, 2016, develop a comprehensive substance abuse prevention and intervention guidebook for key community members in Hendricks County as reported by the Substance Abuse work group. STRATEGIES Conduct a needs assessment of the community to assess current substance abuse prevention and intervention activities, gaps in services, and available resources. Identify key community members (e.g. law enforcement, schools, public health practitioners, faith-based organizations) working with populations at high risk of substance abuse. Outline resources for use by key community members based on results from the needs assessment. Disseminate resource guide to key community members and the general public. MID-TERM OBJECTIVE: By December 31, 2017, add two new medication and/or sharps drop-off sites in underserved areas of Hendricks County as reported by the Substance Abuse work group. STRATEGIES Assess current data on service and resource gaps, and map current asset locations. Identify possible locations for drop-off sites and determine resource needs for developing new drop-off sites. Acquire resources and set-up drop-off sites. Develop awareness and education messaging and add to the substance abuse guidebook for distribution. LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE: By December 31, 2018, train 125 of Hendricks County law enforcement officers and/or laypersons in need of Naloxone on recognizing and responding to opioid overdose and equip them with needed overdose resources as reported by the Substance Abuse work group. STRATEGIES Assess all law enforcement agencies and community agencies in Hendricks County on need for opioid overdose response training and overdose medications. Develop training materials on recognizing and responding to opioid overdose. Train and distribute equipment to participating individuals. Develop awareness and education messaging about training and add to the substance abuse guidebook.
Send quarterly newsletter to Preferred Providers telling them about Quitline enrollment numbers, successful referral sites, and other updates. Develop messaging and marketing materials to share with Preferred Providers and the general public. MID-TERM OBJECTIVE:By December 31, 2017, increase the number of municipalities with comprehensive air ordinances from 1 to 2 as reported by Tobacco Free Hendricks County. STRATEGIES Assess municipalities’ willingness or need for a comprehensive smoke-free air ordinance and identify one municipality to address. Meet with policymakers to discuss need for a comprehensive smoke-free air ordinance and determine support level. Gather at least 500 petitions from municipality residents, businesses, and organizations supporting the implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free air ordinance. Draft language for the comprehensive smoke-free air ordinance. Present ordinance, petitions, and additional community support to policymakers within the municipality. LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE:By December 31, 2018, 75 Hendricks County pregnant women who smoke will quit smoking during pregnancy as reported by the Hendricks County Health Department. STRATEGIES Identify health care providers and community organizations working with pregnant women, educate them on the BABY & ME – Tobacco Free™ program, and enroll them as Referral Partners. Enroll pregnant women who smoke into BABY & ME – Tobacco Free™ for home-based tobacco cessation services and fax refer them to the Indiana Tobacco Quitline for phone, web, or text-based support. Send quarterly newsletter to Referral Partners telling them about BABY & ME – Tobacco Free™ enrollment numbers, successful referral sites, and other updates. Develop messaging and marketing of BABY & ME – Tobacco Free™ for Referral Partners and the general public.