Drug-free communities- morovis - the coalicion DE prevencion morove?a (CPM) is a coalition working to foster communitypartnerships and implement innovative strategies to promote substance prevention…

Drug-free communities- morovis - the coalicion DE prevencion morove?a (CPM) is a coalition working to foster communitypartnerships and implement innovative strategies to promote substance prevention and a healthyenvironment for youth development in the municipality of morovis, puerto rico. With a population OF31,320, morovis is located in a rural geographic area in the north central side of puerto rico. Thevast majority of the population identifies as latino (99%, american community survey, or ACS,2018), and 97% reporting spanish as their primary language. The population of morovis consists OF18.2% under the age of 18, and 15% over the age of 65. The median household income is $20,589,about one-third of the amount in united states: $60,293; with 45% of persons living below thepoverty level, and 58% of children below the poverty line. In september of 2017, the entire island of puerto rico was impacted by two category four hurricaneswithin a two-week period, causing massive devastation. Then, on january 7, 2020, a 6.4 magnitudeearthquake HIT the southern region of PR, with tremors of a magnitude of 4 or more still occurring. These events have affected economically the island, but mostly the emotional health of the people ofpr, creating many challenges, and increasing the need for the drugs free communities project. Our approach to the DFC continuing project lies in the belief that youth should be active participantsin understanding their community?s issues, facilitated through the sharing of mutual experiences, andbecoming agents of community change. The purpose of the DFC project for the continuing years isto strengthen community collaboration and engagement of youth using innovative strategies toachieve community transformation around public health issues associated with underage alcohol useand perception of risks of abusing prescription drugs. The DFC project will serve youth between theages of 14-18 from the municipality of morovis. The goals and objectives of the project are:DF c goal one: increase community collaborationobjective 1: by september 2021, increase capacity of coalition and increase youth activemembership by 5%, measured by sign-in-sheets during activities.DFC goal two: reduce youth substance useobjective 1: by september 2021, decrease high school student alcohol use as measured by thepercentage of youth reporting past 30-day alcohol use on the morovis youth survey by 3%.objective 2: by september 2021, increase by 3% the perception of risk for the use of prescriptionthe CPM will utilize the strategic prevention framework to ensure interdisciplinary, multi-sectoralunderstanding of the underage drinking and prescription drug problem in the target population andleverage new and existing prevention resources to ensure a comprehensive response. The 9-monthaction plan designed is grounded in SPF and includes a mix of cadca?s seven strategies forcommunity level change in order to build coalition capacity, youth engagement and createtransformation on an environmental level.