The Statewide Rural Network

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

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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

Meeting agenda are emailed out to the distribution list prior to each meeting. If you’d like access, please email out staff. You may review previous years work using the links below.

Minutes

Meeting minutes are emailed out to the distribution list after each meeting. If you’d like access, please email out staff. You may review previous years work using the links below.

Timeline: July 2024 – June 2025

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 2023 – June 2024

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 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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