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East
County Rural / Tecate Border |
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| Teen
Drinking Prevention |
- Small project over 18
months
- must be measurable &
measured
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| Problem
that exists: Underage Drinking |
- 85% of local high school
seniors drank alcohol in the past week
- Believed source of
alcohol: Tecate, Mexico
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| Change
Targeted |
- Reduce underage drinking
among rural east county teens
- Reduce youth access to
alcohol in rural east county (including Tecate, Mexico)
- Reduce DUI-related
crashes along Hwy 94 corridor
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| FOUR
Components of the Project |
- Increase law enforcement
of underage drinking laws
- Community organizing
- Youth development
- Media advocacy
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| We've
identified these potential collaborators |
- Border Patrol
- US Customs (Tecate)
- SD Co. Responsible
Hospitality Coalition (Marian Novak)
- Mt. Empire School
District
- SD Co. Sheriffs Dept.
- CHP
- Rural Fire District
Emergency Medical Aid
- El Cajon CASA
- Countywide Law
Enforcement Task Force on Underage Drinking
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| And
have planned this process: |
- Perform initial
assessment
- Implement some high
visibility enforcement operations
- Enforcement at the border
- RBS on both sides (rural
community & Tecate, Mexico)
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| Data
Available |
- Last drink survey
- High school survey
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