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Community Health Proposal

A COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN: REDUCING HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED AMONG MALES AGED 15-44 IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Increased societal emphasis on the problems associated with driving while intoxicated behavior has resulted in the creation of many new programs. Some of these programs are enhanced law enforcement programs (increased enforcement and more severe penalties), while others emphasize treatment (the correction of individual problems). What continues to be unknown with a high degree of certainty is whether any of these policy approaches is dealing effectively with the real causes of driving while intoxicated, or even whether these various policy approaches are effectively reducing the incidence of driving while intoxicated behavior (Usdan, Schumacher, & Bernhardt, 2004).

Worldwide, approximately 50.0 percent of all fatal automobile accidents are due to the influence of alcohol consumption by the drivers involved in such accidents. The risk of being involved in an automobile traffic accident increases geometrically with rises in the blood alcohol count of the vehicle operator. Driving while under the influence of alcohol continues to be a major problem in the United States and in the State of New Mexico (Centers for Disease Control, 2003).

Rio Arriba County is located in north central New Mexico. Of the 41,190 residents of the county, 20,388 (49.5 percent) are male and 20,802 (50.5 percent) are female. With respect to age distribution:

The greatest population growth is occurring in the 10-to-19 year old and 40-to-49 year old age brackets. Among the 10-to-19 year olds, the male proportion is growing faster than the female proportion. The reverse is true among the 40-to-49 year olds.

The birth rate in Rio Arriba County is 16.7 per 1,000. The birth rate for teenage others in the county is 18.2 per 1,000, and the birth rate for single mothers is 53.1 per 1,000. The fertility rat...

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