working together<\/em> with other rural coalitions. The coalition decided to expand the effort to the Walker\u00ad-Hackensack\u2010Akeley and Northland Community School Districts, the two school districts directly to the North of the Pine River\u2010Backus School District.<\/p>\nSo, the coalition is really three, small coalitions under the umbrella of one. The Coalition Coordinator, Kelly Felton, said this strategy has helped their coalition three-fold.<\/p>\n
The neighboring coalitions are all in the same county, which could take half a day to cross back and forth to attend a meeting. So, in a way, Felton said, the coalition actually came to the people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe even have some members calling in to meetings,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The power of three has helped the coalitions to better affect community change. Through its \u201cBe Inspiring\u201d campaign, hosting a National Night Out event, participating in Project Sticker Shock, conducting responsible beverage sales and service trainings, implementing school curricula, and working on reducing problems associated with alcohol at special events, the Working Together: A Coalition for Safe and Healthy Communities has reduced binge and underage drinking in their county. Next, they are working on tackling marijuana prevention. Minnesota recently legalized marijuana for medicinal use.<\/p>\n
Felton arrived at the coalition as a former probation and parole officer. She said she has learned a lot about prevention since then and so have her fellow officers in the law enforcement sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, the Cass County Sheriff\u2019s Department has been instrumental in bringing our message out in a positive and proactive manner.\u00a0They continue to support and implement many of our environmental strategies and work proactively, rather than reactively. This partnership is one of the reasons that we have been so successful,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
How did the coalition do that? They decided to tweak their messaging to each sector with the premise \u2018This is why we should care about our kids.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a risk-and-protective factor approach,\u201d the coalition leader said.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not what<\/em> you say, it\u2019s how<\/em> you say it.<\/p>\n\u201cWe used to have a \u2018you go, girl, keep doing what you\u2019re doing,\u2019 and now we have a \u2018how can I help\u2019 from our community members. We are able to articulate to our coalition partners what their role is in prevention to keep our kids safe and healthy is the best strategy for capacity building,\u201d Felton added.<\/p>\n
The coalition was able to present the problem to each sector, but when they realized how to leverage their resources and explain in a very simple way that the solution is in the community, there was a buy-in.<\/p>\n
The coalition created paper cards that market the reasons why each sector of their community would want to join the coalition.<\/p>\n
For example, to appeal to the sector of state, local, and tribal government, the coalition actually writes a summary of what the representative would do, what the coalitions\u2019 specific needs are from this sector, and then a few bullet points are specified that state what past sector reps have contributed. For the schools sector, the coalition appeals to the very heart of academic achievement to engage these stakeholders: Academic achievement is linked to students who do not drink and use drugs.<\/p>\n
The coalitions\u2019 successes shows in other measurable ways.<\/p>\n
In 2010 the Coalition was awarded \u201cMinnesota Coalition of the Year\u201d from the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center. In 2012 the Coalition was chosen by the MN National Prevention Network representative to be the pilot site for SAMHSA\u2019s National Prevention Week and continues to be involved in the initiative.<\/p>\n
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