Post on 13-Dec-2015
INHALANT ABUSEINHALANT ABUSEThe NIPC Prevention Model
SAMHSA Update
The NIPC Prevention Model
SAMHSA Update
Harvey Weiss, B.A., M.B.A.
PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Regulation and LegislationProduct Reformulation and LabelingAwareness/Prevention/Education
Broad-based Involvement
Society
Parents
Peers
Family
Educators
Community
Media
Personalities
INFLUENCES
CommunityBusiness/retailers
Health/medical personnel
Law enforcement
First responders
Poison Control
Faith-based
Community agencies
Volunteer organizations
Media
Define the problem & determine messages:
Determine & communicate the level of inhalant abuse
Paradigm shift:
APPROACH
Substance abuse problem
Public health issue
Determine public and private change agents to forge strategic partnerships at national, state & local levels Contact, inform and request help from change agent organizations
Provide resources
Link statewide and local constituencies to form & maintain partnerships (coalitions)
Tying It All Together
NIPAWNational Inhalant & Poisons Prevention Awareness Week
A media-driven public health campaign
CONTENTS
Getting Started• How to use the NIPAW Kit• NIPC permission to print and distribute copyrighted materials• Local coordinator’s checklist• Planning a community event• Involving local businesses• Receiving proclamations• Suggested activitiesMedia Tips• Media tips• News releases• Media advisories• Letters to the editor• Opinion-editorials• Public service announcements (PSAs)
CONTENTS
Appendix• Sample news release (short & long version)• Sample media advisory• Sample letter to the editor• Sample opinion-editorial• Sample public service announcements (PSAs)• Inhalant abuse fact sheet• Symptoms of inhalant abuse/harmful effects• Tips for teachers• How physicians can clear the air regarding inhalant abuse
CONTENTS
Camera-Ready Art• NIPAW flyer• Sheet of NIPAW logos• Magazine and Quarter page newspaper ads• Window flyer for placement in retail windows• ½ page 2-sided informational flyer• Tri-fold brochure• Tips for retailers
Presentation Overheads
Inhalant Statistics