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Residents of Swain County are Healthy, Safe and Thriving

HNC2030 Alignment

Substance use and the related result "Residents of Swain County are healthy, safe, and thriving" are aligned with the following Healthy NC 2020 Focus Areas/ Objectives

  • Subtance Abuse
  • Tobacco Use

Experience & Importance

How would we experience residents of Swain County being healthy, safe and thriving in our community?

Swain County would be healthier and happier byway of deduction of substance abuse/misuse. According to community listening sessions, community members would experience the following: 

  • No needles
  • More physical activity
  • More treatment 
  • More participation in commuity 
  • Happier 
  • No cigarette butts 
  • Less funds being used 
  • Empowered by discussion 
  • Less smoke pollution 
  • Not holding breath to go in buildings
  • Not hearing about overdoses
  • More communication 

 

What information led to the selection of this health issue and related result?

The Community Wellness Action Team and the Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Swain County processed the community health assessment data in September and October of 2018 across several meetings. Both groups were provided information about the relevance, impact, and fesibility around substance abuse/misuse, specifically looking at opioid, tobacco, and alcohol data. The community members in attendance then unianimously voted to move forward with the substance abuse priority as a result of evaluating the primary and secondary community health data. 

Known risk factors for this issue are as follows: 

  • Family
  • Social Networks
  • Peer Pressure 
  • Income Level
  • Educational Attainment 

For results 2018 Swain County CHA, Chapter 8, pg. 36-38

 

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