{"id":175,"date":"2023-04-06T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timiskamingyouth.ca\/?p=175"},"modified":"2024-04-02T12:24:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:24:15","slug":"icelandic-model-endorsed-by-timiskamings-board-of-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timiskamingyouth.ca\/fr\/icelandic-model-endorsed-by-timiskamings-board-of-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Icelandic model endorsed by Timiskaming Board of Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Timiskaming District Board of Health endorsed Planet Youth and the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) as a local strategy to reduce youth substance use at their April 5, 2023 meeting.<\/p>\n

The board received a briefing report prepared by staff at the Timiskaming Health Unit. The report outlines the need for a comprehensive upstream prevention approach in order to prevent and reduce substance use harms in our communities.<\/p>\n

The expected impacts of local implementation of the IPM include high-quality, timely, and localized data; evidence-informed interventions; reduced youth substance use and related harms; enhanced youth well-being and resiliency; increased collaboration between community partners; reduced duplication of services; cost-savings; and healthier youth, families, and communities.<\/p>\n

The support of the Board follows a community learning session hosted by the Timiskaming Drug and Alcohol strategy in February 2023. The event brought together community partners from across the district to explore Planet Youth as a local strategy to improve outcomes for children and youth. Planet Youth representatives Jon Sigf\u00fasson and Robin Katrick presented how the approach has reduced teen substance use in Iceland from 42% in 1997 to 5% in 2022.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visit the Timiskaming Health Unit website to read the briefing note: https:\/\/www.timiskaminghu.com\/websites\/timiskaminghu.com\/files\/Board%20of%20Health\/Item%2010b-Briefing%20Note%202023%20Icelandic%20Prevention%20Model.pdf<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Timiskaming District Board of Health endorsed Planet Youth and the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) as a local strategy to reduce youth substance use at their April 5, 2023 meeting... En savoir plus<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t