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Community Readiness Survey Service

Resident Attitudes and Community Norms

Is your community aware of its alcohol, tobacco, other drug use and problem gambling issues? Are residents ready to work together to prevent these problems among youth? The Minnesota Institute of Public Health's Community Readiness Survey Service helps you understand adult attitudes regarding alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and problem gambling in your community. The survey will help you take the prevention temperature of your community's readiness to address alcohol, tobacco, other drug use and problem gambling concerns.

You will know better how to:

• Strengthen prevention strategies in your community.
• Raise awareness of community norms and attitudes toward alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and gambling.
• Focus prevention efforts on the areas of greatest need.

The survey has been utilized by:

• Community Coalitions addressing alcohol, tobacco, other drug abuse or problem gambling
• Safe and Drug-Free Community Organizations
• Community Task Forces
• Community Health Officials
• State and Local Agencies assessing community awareness of prevention program impact
• Organizations looking for baseline data

How Developed

How was the Survey Developed

Why and How was the Survey Developed

Big Picture

How the Community Readiness Survey Fits into the Big Picture

Think of community-level assessment as a three-legged stool.

The first leg is comprised of data on actual use rates: To what extent do young people and adults in the community actually use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? To what extent do they gamble? We typically obtain these data from school, adult, or household surveys.

Science

The Science Behind the Survey

Development of the Community Readiness Survey began in the late 1990s. Originally, the survey was about 100 items in length, focused on ATOD, and validated with 15,000 residents in 30 Minnesota communities.

Measures

What the Survey Measures

Perception of ATODG Problem Within Community To what extent do residents perceive alcohol, tobacco, other drug use and gambling by teens and adults to be a problem?

Conducted

How the Survey is Conducted

The survey process is customized to meet your community's goals and needs. Typically, the Minnesota Institute of Public Health provides the following services:

Reporting

What the Survey Means for Your Community

Following survey implementation, MIPH prepares a comprehensive report with graphs and text that explains the findings and recommends action steps.

Costs

Report, Survey and Consultation Costs

The Community Readiness Survey Service cost is $5,300 (subject to change) and covers all of the survey components from start to finish.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions