The broward county commission on behavioral health and drug prevention's "hispanic initiative on the prevention of underage drinking". - united way of broward county's commission on behavioral…

The broward county commission on behavioral health and drug prevention's "hispanic initiative on the prevention of underage drinking". - united way of broward county's commission on behavioral health & drug prevention created in 2002 the task force to address underage drinking, now rebranded as the youth action team (YAT). The YAT facilitated the first social norms project in broward county. The commission has implemented across broward county, florida environmental and education campaigns in order to decrease the rate of underage drinking in the community. Broward county-located on the southeast coast of florida, bordered on the north by palm beach county, on the east by the atlantic ocean, on the south by miami-dade county, and on the west by the everglades-is a large and unique geographic area. IT is the second largest metropolitan area in the state. Encompassing 1,230 square miles, IT is home to 1.9 million residents, or 8.9% of florida's total population, and its population is growing rapidly. The project will be especially focused on the cities of pembroke pines and weston, located on the western side of the county. The goals of this project will be 1. To engage parents/caregivers, youth, the school community, government officials, law enforcement, media, and other community organizations in coordinated enforcement and environmental efforts to reduce underage drinking and, 2. Increase parent/caregiver and youth access to information and resources about substance use which may help reduce underage drinking. The project consists of three evidence-based community approaches: 1. Underage drinking environmental program, 2) know the law media campaign, and 3) dissemination of talk. They hear you. Resources and screening tool, especially focusing on the hispanic/latino population in broward county; 2. Know the law media campaign; and 3. Dissemination of talk. They hear you. Resources and screening tool. The primary population of focus will be the hispanic/latino population-specifically, youth and young adults aged 12-20 years and hispanic/latino parents and other adults with some level of influence over these youth. However, the project will positively affect others in pembroke pines and across the entire county.