The Statewide Rural Network

“A gathering of rural people who support youth in their journey to whole health.”

Rural Prevention Conference The Rural Toolkit

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Our Work

We’re identifying key partners, assessing the unique risk and protective factors rural communities face, developing tools and supports, uncovering the greatest gaps in prevention/education resources and seeking to bridge these gaps. Together we’ll discover what works and what doesn’t with prevention in rural communities.

Below is a collection of our work so far. Not seeing what you’re looking for? Send us an email.

Agenda

3-28-23 Rural Network: Positive Community Norms Training
3-15-23 Toolkit: Update Find Your Good
3-1-23 Steering: Contracts planning, Eval
2-28-23 Rural Network: Rural Health Training, Group Concept Mapping, Teens in Driver Seat
2-15-23 Toolkit: Update Find Your Good
1-25-23 Rural Network: Senator Short Meet & Greet
1-18-23 Toolkit: Update Find Your Good
1-4-23 Steering: Planning, Prep, Eval
12-29-22 Rural Network: Informal winter celebration
12-14-22 Toolkit: Update Find Your Good
12-7-22 Steering: Evaluation, Grant updates
11-29-22 Rural Network: Prevention Voices, Washington Traffic Safety Commission
11-23-22 Toolkit: Update Find Your Good
11-2-22 Steering: Website, Planning
10-25-22 Rural Network: Highlight Member Strategies
10-12-22 Toolkit: Update Find Your Good
10-10-22 Steering: Planning
9-27-22 Rural Network: Connection & Beginnings
9-12-22 Steering: Equity Assessment
8-30-22 Rural Network: Conference Prep & Preview
8-16-22 Steering: Annual Calendar
7-26-22 Rural Network: Summer fun!
6-28-22 Rural Network: Rural Healthy Youth Survey
Folder: Fiscal Year 3 Agenda
Folder: Fiscal Year 2 Agenda
Folder: Fiscal Year 1 Agenda

Timeline: July 2022 – June 2023

Maintain Network: Increase collaboration among rural communities to reduce isolation and prevent youth substance misuse.
- Monthly meetings
- Agenda & minutes
- Annual Conference
- Planning meetings
- Newsletter
- Website & Social Media
- Coordination
- Program Promotion
Build Capacity: Equip rural communities with skills and education of prevention science.
- Rural Conference
- Translate resources
- Educate members
- Sponsor summits & conferences
- Orientation trainings
- Office Hours Technical Assistance
- Podcast
- Recruitment
Maintain Steering Committee
- Annual planning
- Monthly meetings
- Process evaluation
- Outcome tracking
- Budget updates
- Equity Assessment
- Meeting facilitation
Build Toolkit: Reduce barriers for rural prevention work by building tools that overcome obstacles for the rural toolkit.
- Stock photo library
- Success story gallery
- Cultivate resources
- Workgroup meetings
- Update or develop new campaigns
- Update rural maps
Change Policy: Connect rural communities with key decision makers.
- Analyze public policy
- Train members on topic
- Host Legislative Meet & Greet
- Youth policy cohort / policy 101
- Educate decision-makers

Timeline: July 2021 – June 2022

Maintain Network
- Monthly meetings
- Agenda & minutes
- Annual Conference
- Planning meetings
- Newsletter
- Website & Social Media
- Coordination
- Program Promotion
Assess Needs
- Analyze Healthy Youth Survey data
- Reflect on data
- Members assessment
- Listening sessions
- Update maps
- Report to stakeholders
Build Capacity
- Educate members
- Sponsor summits & conferences
- Orientation trainings
- Office Hours Technical Assistance
- Podcast
- Recruitment
Maintain Steering Committee
- Annual planning
- Monthly meetings
- Process evaluation
- Outcome tracking
- Budget updates
- Equity Plan
- Meeting facilitation
Build Toolkit
- Stock photo library
- Success story gallery
- Cultivate resources
- Workgroup meetings
- Pilot test
- Create website
Change Policy
- Analyze public policy
- Train members on topic
- Educate decision-makers
- Attend hearings
- Support partner policy efforts

Click here to view this information in an accessible infographic. if you have trouble accessing this document please email us!

Timeline: July 2020 – December 2020

Formalize a Steering Committee
Develop a Quantitative Needs Assessment Plan (Healthy Youth Survey)
Begin offering monthly Technical Assistance
Program promotion & outreach
Needs Assessment Report Executive Summary
Begin developing online prevention toolkit
Develop an annual report for Fiscal Year
Program training and capacity building
- Send members to CADCA Mid-Year Institute
- Send members to the Washington State Prevention Summit
- Send members to the National Marijuana & Public Health Summit
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

January 2021 – June 2021

Quantitative Data collection & analysis
Rural Healthy Youth Survey Data Report Needs Assessment Part 2 (click here for Rural Needs Assessment Report Part 1)
Create Toolkit Workgroup to develop online toolkit
Gather rural stock photos
Gather rural innovation & success stories
Engage in statewide policy change during Legislative Session
Continue monthly Technical Assistance calls
Refine & pilot test online prevention toolkit
Program evaluation
Partner recognition
Program promotion & outreach
Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2
Create a professional development plan.
Offer professional development opportunities:
- Send members to CADCA Forum & Capitol Hill Day
- Prevention Policy Panel
- Qualitative Data Training
- Data to Action Workshop
- Coalition Organizing Session

Timeline: March 2020 – June 2020

Establish program contract with Department of Health – Feb. 25, 2020
Launch Rural Network
Develop Strategic & Action Plans
Map Rural Communities. Click here for the Mapping Task Report
Staff & partner training
Fill vacant sectors. Click here for a link to the recruitment form.
Building capacity & readiness
Establish website and media projects
Develop a Qualitative Needs Assessment Tool. Click here for the Rural Community Survey or visit www.bit.ly/surveyrural
Qualitative Data Collection & Analysis
Finalize a Rural Needs Assessment Report. You can also view the Executive Summary document.

Note: Due to grant guidelines, this first Fiscal Year was abbreviated to four months.

Collaboration

Our staff supports people in/serving rural communities. We reserve monthly Office Hours for offering support, ideas, and strategy development. Have a barrier you can’t seem to overcome? Planning an event that could use some energy? Schedule an appointment. Contact preventcoalition@esd112.org.

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