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Performance measures provide tools to track, measure, and steer progress on the community's path to Priority One.
For each of Priority One's 15 Objectives there are provided:
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| Impact Objective I. | |
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| Reduce the prevalence of current substance use among youth in Miami-Dade County. | |
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| Target: | Youth substance use among middle and high school students. |
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| Outcome Measure: | The prevalence of past month use of different illegal drugs (marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine), alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100 %) 2001 (80%) 2005 (50%) |
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| Impact Objective 2. | |
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| Prevent or at least delay the onset of first-time use of substances. | |
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| Target: | First-time use of different substances |
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| Outcome Measure: | The mean school grade level of first-time substance use for marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%*) 2005(150%*) * + 10 months by 2001, + 36 months 2005 |
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Strategy Objectives
| Strategy Objective 1. | |
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| Increase the perceived harmfulness among youth in the use of different illegal drugs (marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine), as well as alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants. | |
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| Target: | Perceived harmfulness of substances by middle and high school students. |
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| Outcome Measure: | The percent of middle and high school students reporting
the use of different substances to be harmful.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Strategy Objective 2. | |
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| Increase the rate among youth of those disapproving of friends' regular use of marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants. | |
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| Target: | Disapproval of friend's use of marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants. |
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| Outcome Measure: | The rate of disapproval of friend's substance use.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Strategy Objective 3. | |
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| Reduce the rate of perceived prevalence of friends' current use of marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants among local youth. | |
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| Target: | Perceived prevalence of friends' past month substance use |
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| Outcome Measure: | The rate of perceived prevalence of friends' past month use of marijuana, Rohypnol, LSD, cocaine, alcohol, tobacco, and inhalants among local youth.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100 %) 2001 (80%) 2005 (50%) |
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Program Objectives
| Program Objective 1. | |
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| Increase the ability of parents and adults to discourage drug use to our youth. | |
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| Target: | Parents' and other adults' understanding and ability to speak with youth about the importance of not using drugs. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Increase proportion of parents and adults who express confidence in knowing what to say to youth about drugs.
Source: Miami Coalition General Population Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2000 (120%) 2002(130%) 2004 (140%) |
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| Program Objective 2. | |
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| Increase the capacity for youth to influence other youth not to use drugs and to intervene in situations in which drug use is present. | |
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| Target: | Youth's ability and willingness to speak to friends and peers about the importance of not using drugs. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Increase the rate of youth reporting that "friends" and "brothers or sisters" have influence on young people's decisions not to use drugs.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Program Objective 3 | |
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| Continue and enhance the community's vigorous and successful anti-drug media and public information campaign that has led the nation for the past five years. | |
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| Target: | Youth reporting anti-drug commercials made them less likely to use drugs. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Increase the rate of youth reporting that anti-drug commercials made them less favorable toward drugs and the rate stating that the commercials do not overstate the dangers of drug use.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Target: | Adult Perceived Harmfulness of Drug Use |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of adults stating use of different drugs to be
somewhat harmful or very harmful
Source: Miami Coalition General Population Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2000 (120%) 2002(130%) 2004 (140%) |
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| Target: | Youth Perceived Harmfulness of Drug Use |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of youth stating use of different drugs to be
somewhat or very harmful
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Program Objective 4. | |
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| Support and enhance school-based prevention programs. | |
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| Target: | Essential elements of school prevention programs |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of local public and parochial schools having implemented substance abuse prevention programs which have been evaluated and demonstrated to be effective.
Source: Special TMC Survey to Educators |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2000 (120%) 2002(130%) 2004 (140%) |
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| Program Objective 5. | |
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| Promote and support community-based prevention and intervention programs. | |
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| Target: | Assist programs in adopting and implementing the three key community prevention strategy objectives to increase (1) the perceived harmfulness and (2) disapproval of friends' drug use as well as (3) to decrease perceived prevalence of friends' drug use. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Percent of community programs utilizing all 3 prevention strategy objectives to increase (1) the perceived harmfulness and (2) disapproval of friends' drug use as well as (3) to decrease perceived prevalence of friends' drug use.
Source: TMC Prevention Committee Member Survey and the Florida Department of Children and Families Youth Prevention Quality Assurance Reports |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2000 (150%) 2002 (200%) 2004(250%) |
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| Program Objective 6. | |
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| Distribute information on the negative consequences of drug legalization on youth. | |
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| Target: | Voter disapproval of drug legalization. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of Florida voters stating they would vote against a pro-drug legalization ballot initiative.
Source: Save Our Society (SOS) Florida Voters Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998(100 %) 2000 (131%) 2002(140%) 2004(150%) |
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| Target: | Adult Perceived Harmfulness of Marijuana Use |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of adults stating use of marijuana to be somewhat harmful or very harmful.
Source: Miami Coalition General Population Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2000 (120%) 2002(130%) 2004 (140%) |
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| Target: | Youth Perceived Harmfulness of Marijuana Use |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of youth stating use of marijuana to be somewhat harmful or very harmful.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 (120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Program Objective 7. | |
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| Increase effective and accessible treatment for youthful drug abusers. | |
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| Target: | Reduce the treatment gap for youth |
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| Outcome Measure: | Difference between the number of youth needing substance abuse intervention and addiction treatment and the capacity of local system to provide care.
Source: Florida Department of Children and Families Special Survey to Providers of youthful substance abuse services. |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2001 (85%) 2002(70%) 2005 (50%) |
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| Target: | Improved substance abuse treatment efficacy for youth |
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| Outcome Measure: | Apply State and County Treatment Outcome measures.
Source: Florida Department of Children and Families and Miami-Dade County Addiction Service Board |
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| Time: | Baseline - 2000 (100 %) 2002 (120%) 2004(130%) |
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| Program Objective 8 | |
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| Create a local Drug Abuse Toxicology Network that will issue frequent updates on the risks and dangers of local drug abuse patterns among youth to prevention specialists and parents. | |
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| Target: | Adult Perceived Harmfulness of Drug Use |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of adults stating use of different drugs to be somewhat harmful or very harmful
Source: Miami Coalition General Population Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998 (100 %) 2000 (120%) 2002(130%) 2004 (140%) |
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| Target: | Youth Perceived Harmfulness of Drug Use |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of youth stating use of different drugs to be somewhat or very harmful.
Source: The UM/Miami Coalition School Survey |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1995 (100%) 2001 )(120%) 2005(150%) |
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| Program Objective 9. | |
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| Enhance the evaluation component for all activities within The Miami Coalition. | |
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| Target: | Integration of Priority One and its strategy objectives into all activities of The Coalition. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Number of Coalition activities addressing the reduction of youthful substance abuse and the strategic objectives of Priority One.
Source: The Miami Coalition Evaluation Instruments |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1998(100 %) 2000 (120%) 2002(140%) 2003(160%) |
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| Program Objective 10. | |
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| Assist local programs, initiatives and Coalition members in developing evaluation tools over a 5-year period. | |
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| Target: | Integration of Priority One and its strategy objectives into community programs addressing youthful substance abuse. |
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| Outcome Measure: | Proportion of community activities addressing the reduction of youthful substance abuse applying and documenting the use of the three strategic objectives of Priority One.
Source: The Miami Coalition Evaluation Instruments and The Florida Department of Children ad Families, ADM Office |
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| Time: | Baseline - 1999 (100 %) 2001 (160%) 2002 (180%) 2003 (200%) |
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