Tobacco Free Spaces
What Is It?
Tobacco Free Spaces was identified by the Community Wellness Action Team and the Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Swain County as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, that has a reasonable chance of making a difference in substance misuse in our community. This is an ongoing program in our community.
This program is ongoing and needs to be expanded into all policy across the county.
The priority population/customers for this Tobacco Free Spaces are community members in Swain County, and the Tobacco Free Spaces aims to make a difference at the individual and community level.
Misuse often impacts rates of violence, injuries and certain diseases so people who are using substances are at a disadvantage when it comes to overall health.
Partners
The partners for this Tobacco Free Spaces include:
|
Agency |
Person |
Role |
| Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Swain County | Trish Hipgrave |
Lead |
| Swain County Health Department | Amber Frost |
Collaboratea and Support |
| Swain Community Hospital | Chelsea Burrell |
Collaborate and Support |
Work Plan
| Activity | Resources Needed | Agency/Person Responsible | Target Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy changes to make Swain County and Bryson City tobacco free. | Support | The Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Swain County, Swain County Health Department, and Swain County Community Hospital | Continuous |
Evaluation & Sustainability
Evaluation Plan:
We plan to evaluate the impact of Tobacco Free Spaces through the use of Results-Based AccountabilityTM to monitor specific performance measures. We will be monitoring How Much, How Well and/or Better Off Performance Measures.
Sustainability Plan:
The following is our sustainability plan for Tobacco Free Spaces:
- Sustainability Component 1:
- Identifying champions who strongly support the program
- Demonstrating success to key stakeholders, communicating and engaging community leaders and organizations
- Establishing a grant to help with Tobacco Free Space signage across the city and county
Measures
Period
Trend
% Change
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