Physical Activity and Nutrition  

Recommendations 

Current Status/Resources

Action Plan Notes & Ideas

Mobilize resources to encourage environmental improvements that support physical activity.

• Bicycle and pedestrian paths
• Adequate sidewalks
• Bicycle Lanes
• Bicycle Racks
• Community parks & playgrounds

Project Open Space

Garrett County Recreational Trails Task Force

•  Promote networking between municipalities to share successful applications for environmental improvements.

•  Explore again the potential for a Parks & Recreation Dept.

Develop community-wide educational campaign to include:

• self-help groups,
• physical activity counseling,
• risk factor screening and education,
• community health fairs/screenings and other community events
• media

Aim-Hi website

Steps to Better Health news magazine

•  Will Clower classes

•  Campaign specific to sodas / energy drinks / sugar drinks

•  Support Mt. Laurel in development of Community Activity Guide

Develop and support new community-wide policies that make healthy choices more accessible

Affordable health clubs

• Outdoor activity groups/clubs (such as mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking/canoeing, cross country skiing, roller-blading)
• Frequent locals day discounts at whitewater course, ski area, etc.

Mayors & Town Councils

Existing clubs/groups like Boy Scouts, Yough Paddling Club, Queen City Striders

Public / Private partnerships

Support school policies that make healthy choices more accessible, such as:

• School Nutrition
• Making PE classes longer or having students be more active during class
• Non-competitive daily physical activity through recess and outdoor play (even on bad weather days)
• Healthy fundraisers

Steps to Better Health Committee

Support and promote worksite nutrition and physical activity programs

• Healthy vending machine options
• Payroll deduction for health club membership

GCHD Health Education

GCMH HealthWorks

Promote the consumption of locally grown foods by supporting programs such as:

• Farmer's markets
• Public agencies buying and serving local food products
• 4H youth markets
• Community supported agriculture

Cooperative Extension

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention  

Recommendations 

Current Status/Resources

Action Plan Notes & Ideas

Support evidence-based environmental strategies to reduce the acceptance of substance abuse among adults and youth (Ex. counter-advertising, restrictions on use in public places, alcohol server training, compliance checks)

TIPS training

Alcohol and tobacco compliance checks

•  Talk to Your Kids Campaign

•  Campaign to address parental norm that "alcohol is ok, drugs are not"

•  Support the Drug Free Communities Model

Target direct interventions to children whose parents are in drug treatment or incarcerated.

DAAC Strategic Plan

Substance Abuse Program flag intake records of kids whose parents are incarcerated so that adolescent counselor can monitor.

Develop a standard procedure for obtaining and providing outpatient, medically assisted, drug detox for addicted persons.

DAAC Strategic Plan

Develop a local workgroup with MDs and Behavioral Health staff

Increase the array of addiction treatment services available in the community (For example, a drug court, residential detox, buprenorphine therapy, transportation consideration).

DAAC Strategic Plan

Pursue grant funding when appropriate

Support current law enforcement efforts to curb illegal drug activity in Garrett County .

Winners Program

Expand educational efforts to prevent illegal and inappropriate prescription drug use

Drug and Alcohol Council

Update school health curricula regularly to address prevention in light of most current drug trends

Strengthen and support existing evidence-based strategies or programs to prevent youth tobacco initiation.

Project TNT, LifeSkills, TEG

Develop peer-to-peer strategies to positively influence student norms about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

SADD

STEAM

Focus groups to assess student perception of effective strategies

Foster and support activities and organizations that provide healthy alternatives to substance abuse and violence

Community Planning Groups

Scouts

4H

Church youth groups

Sports leagues

Prevention of Domestic Violence  

Recommendations  

Current Status/Resources

Action Plan Notes & Ideas

Maintain and expand domestic violence services to address self-sufficiency, including

• transitional and permanent housing
• employment assistance
• transportation
• child care, and
• access to health care

Dove Center - 24 hour shelter

Domestic Violence Coalition

Fundraising campaign ongoing for new facility. Anticipated date to purchase facility is Dec. 2008.

•  Dove Center purchase vehicle for client transportation.

•  In-house child care center.

Expand outreach to the general public to increase awareness of domestic violence

• Engage men and boys
• Change societal messages that perpetuate violence

Dove Center Public Awareness Committee

Train health care providers to screen, identify, treat and refer domestic violence victims.

• Establish specially trained personnel in hospital

Dove Center

Garrett Co. Memorial Hospital - Grand Rounds

Ensure efforts to continue Sexual Assault Response Team, including Forensic Nurse Examiners