Reach a countywide consensus on Conduct and document a county needs Communicate prevention priorities with to a assessment prevention priorities broad group of stakeholders Step 2: Capacity Building Identify resources and determine readiness for addressing substance abuse in communities Tasks Sustainability Milestones Skills Needed Identify internal coalition or agency staff Plan for long-term internal and external Develop prevention workforce knowledge, capacity need capacity needs (cultural issues are skills, and competencies considered for the capacity building plan) Consider broader community capacity needs in the creation of a capacity building Identify cultural issues in the county and Ensure ongoing and current knowledge of plan incorporate them into a capacity building culturally relevant issues and programs plan Build community-based capacity in prevention (e.g., Boys and Girls clubs) Engage the community in creating Create a working group to focus on sustainable prevention efforts sustainability Build and/or enhance local prevention infrastructure Assess community readiness Factor in the needs of groups with varying Analyze readiness data while assessing community needs levels of readiness Identify actions or strategies to advance readiness Identify data gaps and planning for data Collect data and identify gaps Develop and enhance data systems collection and analyses
Conduct and document a county needs assessment Reach a countywide consensus on prevention priorities Communicate prevention priorities with to a broad group of stakeholders Step 2: Capacity Building Identify resources and determine readiness for addressing substance abuse in communities Tasks Sustainability Milestones Skills Needed Develop prevention workforce knowledge, skills, and competencies Identify internal coalition or agency staff capacity need Consider broader community capacity needs in the creation of a capacity building plan Plan for long-term internal and external capacity needs (cultural issues are considered for the capacity building plan) Identify cultural issues in the county and incorporate them into a capacity building plan Ensure ongoing and current knowledge of culturally relevant issues and programs Build community-based capacity in prevention (e.g., Boys and Girls clubs) Build and/or enhance local prevention infrastructure Engage the community in creating sustainable prevention efforts Create a working group to focus on sustainability Analyze readiness data while assessing community needs Factor in the needs of groups with varying levels of readiness Assess community readiness Identify actions or strategies to advance readiness Develop and enhance data systems Collect data and identify gaps Identify data gaps and planning for data collection and analyses
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