ZAP
Zero Adult Provider
Underage drinking is a serious problem in Minnesota and across the nation. Youth who drink are more likely to have a car crash, get into a fight, have unsafe sex, experience problems in school, or become chemically dependent. Preventing underage drinking must become a top priority in communities.
Preventing underage drinking is not just about getting kids to say no to alcohol. It’s also about getting adults to stop providing alcohol to kids. In virtually every case of underage drinking, an adult provided the alcohol –
an older friend or sibling, a clerk at a convenience store, or sometimes even a parent. We must cut of these sources of alcohol to youth if we hope to reduce underage drinking.
Some of the most effective ways to reduce underage drinking are through policy change and enforcement of laws related to youth access to alcohol. Effective solutions often involve the judicial system, law enforcement, and other community representatives. All too often, agencies are forced to rely only on their own resources and abilities. Many people and agencies need to be involved in determining and implementing an effective response to prevent and deter underage drinking. The Zero Adult Provider (ZAP) project aims to do just that – bring multiple agencies together to prevent underage drinking and identify adult providers.
MIPH recently awarded our ZAP grant for 2010-2011 to McLeod County, Minnesota. We are excited to work with this group of people committed to reducing youth access to alcohol.
MIPH staff are available to work with you and your partners even if you do not have a ZAP grant. We can answer your questions, send resources, attend meetings, and help you problem solve. We are here to help so please contact us today if we can be of assistance.
Contact our project staff for more information:
Sheila Nesbitt
Electronic Contact Form
763-427-5310 x128
Download Materials
To learn more about the ZAP project and how it might work in your community, please download the following materials.
ZAP RFP |
Click this link to download the ZAP RFP |
Overview of ZAP |
This 2-page document provides a brief overview of ZAP and is a nice introduction to the work. |
Reducing Access to Alcohol |
Use this document to understand the rationale for reducing access to alcohol as a way to prevent underage drinking. |
History of ZAP |
Learn about how the ZAP project began in Ramsey County and expanded with success to Chisago County. |
ZAP Communities Map |
ZAP has made an impact across the state of Minnesota. Check out this map to see if your county has implemented a ZAP project. |
ZAP Logic Model |
Review this model to see how the ZAP project objectives lead to
expected outcomes. A logic model is basically a description of the
program. |
ZAP Project Highlights |
ZAP projects participate in evaluation to provide useful information that will likely lead to future project improvements. Learn about the evaluation findings in this document. |
Using Formal Complaints |
Read this document to understand recent policy changes related to underage consumption as a payable offense and to learn how some ZAP communities have dealt with this change. |
In combination, the following three Roadmap documents serve as a starting point for community representatives to start planning a ZAP project.
Roadmap for Improvement |
A map will not tell you where to go or how to get there, but it will give you options to consider. This map provides points of intervention and ideas for addressing underage drinking and adult providers. |
Roadmap Questions |
Partner these questions with the Roadmap to discover how ZAP might work in your community. |
Roadmap Examples |
Learn how communities in Minnesota have implemented ZAP project strategies with success. |