Mitchell County Home Health Care Public Health

YOUTH & ADULTS

WORKING TOGETHER

TO BUILD

A HEALTHY COMMUNITY !

• Mitchell County SAC is a collaborative effort to provide support and leadership to numerous community sectors, including schools, churches, businesses, government, parents, and other.
• Alcohol abuse among adults and youth in MItchell County results in risky behavior, lost productivity, poor school performance, and heavily burdens our legal system.
• We are uniting individuals who share common concerns.
• SAC is a component of a larger tri-county effort that promotes and sustains efforts to improve safety and stability for children.
• Mitchell County SAC is creating an environment where every community member is engaged in health living.

• When asked if there are enough good places for kids to go that are alcohol and drug free, 1 in 4 Mitchell County students say there are not.
• 1 in 8 students surveyed say there is a person with a serious alcohol or drug problem living in their home.
• 77% of 11th graders is Mitchell County report that it would be "easy or very easy" to get alcohol in their community.
• 46% of 11th graders and 5% of 8th graders report having 5 or more drinks in a row in a coupole of hours within the last 30 days.
• One in four 11th graders report they have driven a motor vehicle after using alcohol or other drugs.
• 27% of Mitchell County 8th graders say they started drinking alcohol by age 14.
• One in twelve Mitchell County 8th graders say they started smoking by age 14.
• 31% of 11th graders report there is slight or no risk to drinking 3 or more drinks of alcohol per day nearly every day and 9 % of 11th graders say there is slight or no risk to smoking cigarettes every day.