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P003: Epidemiology Response Division (FY18)

P003: Percent of county and tribal health councils that include in their plans evidence-based strategies to reduce alcohol-related harms

Current Value

11.0%

FY 2018

Definition

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Story Behind the Curve

  • Excessive alcohol use can lead to increased risk of health problems such as injuries, violence, liver diseases, and cancer.
  • Four people die of alcohol-related causes every day in New Mexico and the rate of alcohol-related mortality is increasing.
  • Excessive alcohol consumption does not differ by race/ethnicity. Alcohol-related death rates are two times higher for Whites, three times higher for Black/African Americans and Hispanics, and nearly ten times higher for American Indians compared to Asian/Pacific Islanders.
  • A multifactorial approach is needed to address alcohol-related harm in New Mexico. NMDOH depends on partnerships with other state agencies, clinicians, community groups, and councils to expand its reach.
  • For the 4th quarter, NMDOH has continued to reach out regularly to other tribal and county health councils. Rio Arriba Health Council declined our offer to present.
  • For the first quarter of FY19 the Epidemiology and Response Division Substance Abuse Epidemiology program fully expects results from the survey to come back and will analyze the results to identiy a more effective approach to support the health councils in FY19 and continue the focus on county collaborations that show mutual interest and participation. The survey was delayed due to competeing priorities and consultation with internal evaluation resources to maximize the impact and utility of the survey.

Partners

  • NMDOH
  • New Mexico Department of Transportation
  • New Mexico Human Services Department
  • New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department
  • New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration
  • Health Councils
  • Santa Fe Prevention Alliance
  • McKinley County DWI Council
  • Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
  • Hands across Cultures
  • Gallup Share and Care
  • Partners for Community Action
  • Clinical groups
  • Navajo Nation
  • Bernalillo County, Office of Health and Social Services

What Works

  • Reducing alcohol outlet density in key areas.
  • Increasing alcohol screening and brief intervention.
  • Increasing the price of alcohol.
  • Decreasing the hours alcohol is sold.

Strategy

  • Increase in perception that alcohol is a public health issue.
  • Increase in number of stakeholders that prioritize addressing alcohol-related harm.
  • Increase in number of stakeholders that are aware of Community Guide recommendations.

Action Plan

The Epidemiology and Response Division's Substance Abuse Epidemiology Section will work to decrease the alcohol-related death rate to the FY18 Target of 58.5 per 100,000 population as follows:

  • Disseminate information on excessive alcohol use and alcohol-related harm to a variety of audiences.
  • Build and maintain relationships with county and tribal health councils to prevent excessive alcohol use.
  • Collaborate with external programs to prevent excessive alcohol use.
  • Q1: Provide slides on excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm to Hidalgo County and update McKinley County factsheet. Completed.
  • Q2: Create factsheets for Hidalgo, Torrance, Cibola, and San Juan counties. Present to the Catron County Health Council. Completed.
  • Q3: Conduct Health Council Survey to determine the number of health councils that include evidence-based strategies to reduce alcohol-related harm in their plans. Incomplete. Create a factsheet for the Rio Arriba Health Council. Completed.
  • Q4: Present to Rio Arriba Health Council. Assess results of the survey. Incomplete.

FY18 Annual Progress Summary

Although we were unable to complete a presentation for the Rio Arriba County Health Council, the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Section (SAES) had completed a presentation in the 4th quarter of FY18 for the Grant and McKinley county health councils and essentially all of its milestones for FY18. SAES continues to achieve progress in its work with the health councils and will tailor efforts based on a needs assessment (survey). With FY18 ending and FY19 starting, SAES is continually engaged with the health councils and is improving its capacity to provide technical assistance when and where appropriate to create an effective partnership.

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