Evidence-Based Practices for
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010

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This page provides access to information about evidence-based practices for achieving objectives of the Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 health priority "Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Addiction." Below you will see the objectives in the implementation plan for this health priority.

Select an objective to see summary results of research on the effectiveness of various public health strategies (interventions) to achieve the objective. Note that for some objectives, no link is provided because a research summary has not yet been completed.

1. Stigma Reduction Through Increased Knowledge and Understanding:
   1. By 2010, 55 percent or more of Wisconsin's general public will demonstrate a basic understanding of the scientific knowledge about alcohol and other drug use, addiction, addiction treatment, recovery, and alcohol or drug use during pregnancy.
      
      
   2. By 2010, 55 percent or more of Wisconsin's general public will demonstrate positive, non-prejudicial attitudes toward persons with or recovering from alcohol and other drug disorders.
      
      
2. Evidence-Based Prevention Practice for Youth: By 2010, reduce alcohol and other
   1. Reduce the percentage of youth who report binge drinking in the past 30 days.
   2. Reduce the percentage of youth who report using marijuana in the past 30 days.
   3. Reduce the percentage of youth who report using tobacco in the past 30 days.
   4. Reduce the percentage of youth who report first use of alcohol prior to age 13.
   5. Reduce the percentage of youth who report first use of marijuana prior to age 13.
   6. By 2010, reduce the number of youth under the age of 18 arrested for operating while intoxicated to 641.
      
      
3. Improving Screening: By 2010, 80 percent or more of providers of health and medical services and managed care plans under Medicaid, BadgerCare, the Health Insurance Risk Plan (HIRSP), the Community Options Program (COP-W), the Community Integration Program (CIP II), Family Care, SSI managed care, other Medicaid waiver programs, and state employee group health plans, by contract will provide screening and referral for alcohol and other drug use in order to increase the identification and provision of specialized services for persons with alcohol and drug use-related problems.
   
   
4. Closing the Treatment Gap: By 2010, annual state/federal aids and grants and Medicaid admissions for alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment will increase by 10 percent or more over the 5-year average of admissions between 2001 and 2005 in order to increase access to treatment and close the gap between those receiving treatment and those needing treatment.
   
   
5. Meeting the Needs of Other Family Members when an Individual has a Substance Use Disorder: By 2010, 60 percent or more of the families served under the women's treatment, juvenile court intake, Nexus, and coordinated services team programs will achieve improved family functioning which will be evidence of an increase in screening and provision of appropriate services to family members of persons with a substance use disorder.

Last Revised: October 06, 2005