Tool 1: IPFS Tri-Ethnic Community Readiness Assessment Process The Tri-Ethnic Community Readiness Assessment (.docx), developed by the Van Buren County Safe Coalition, is a meticulously structured process designed to evaluate a community's preparedness to tackle specific issues, particularly underage and binge drinking among youth. The primary objective is to align interventions with the community's current level of readiness, ensuring their effectiveness. This assessment utilizes survey interviews conducted with at least six individuals, each representing diverse community sectors such as education, law enforcement, healthcare, clergy, and youth. This comprehensive approach guarantees that a variety of perspectives are taken into account. The survey comprises questions that span six dimensions: Knowledge of the Issue, Community Efforts, Community Knowledge of Efforts, Leadership, Community Climate, and Resources for Prevention. The scores from the interviews and dimensions are averaged to ascertain the community's overall readiness stage, which ranges from 1 (No Awareness) to 9 (High Level of Community Ownership).
