Jamaica: Assessing my community by Tania De La Fuente

Jamaica: Assessing my community by Tania De La Fuente https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28 Answer the questions with information about your country and community en-us 2022-02-02 04:41:23 UTC 2025-10-05 14:02:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Trench Town https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025546341 - Music oriented
- Historic (Protected National Heritage)
- Creative population
- Home of many musical icons (including Bob Marley - reggae ambassador)
- Birthplace of rocksteady and reggae music
- Home of two of Jamaica's top premier league football clubs (Arnett Gardens and Boys' Town)]]> 2022-02-02 14:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025546341 Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025570557 Jamaica:
- Jamaica is the third largest country in the Caribbean.
- Largest English speaking country
- Situated 90 miles south of Cuba and 600 miles south of Florida, USA.
- Approximately 146 miles long and 51 miles wide.
- The capital Kingston is the largest city and is located in the south-eastern part of the island
- Population: approximately 2.5 million

Trench Town
- is located in St. Andrew part of which is in Kingston, Capital of Jamaica
- In 1960's it was known as the Hollywood of Jamaica
- Is an urban enclave (ghetto)
- Population: 11, 291 (Male - 5011, Female - 6280)
- Communities include Federal Gardens, Wilton Gardens, Arnett Gardens, Buckers and Havana. ]]> 2022-02-02 15:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025570557 https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025575302 Children
Young adults
Unemployed youths
Unemployed women]]> 2022-02-02 15:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025575302 https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025589071 Universal Substance Misuse Education programme for:
Ganja
Tobacco to include E-cigarette
Alcohol use (underaged youths)

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Families

]]> 2022-02-02 16:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2025722230 clifmorris https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027160579 Family base intervention.]]> 2022-02-03 10:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027160579 Integration of services clifmorris https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027218735 Health and Education
other stakeholder partnership to collaborate and deliver intervention.
Multi-modal delivery ]]> 2022-02-03 10:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027218735 Incidence report of drug use among youth. clifmorris https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027240102 16% of youth smoke
54% use Alcohol
0% of the 14 yrs and under report no drug use from the household survey, however other evidence suggest use among this group.]]> 2022-02-03 10:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027240102 Program and Services in community: clifmorris https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027426973 EU- Poverty Reduction programme
Citizen Securcity & Justice Programme
Integrated Community Development programme-
COMET - USAID
Jamaica Basket Ball Association - Sports and life skill intervention
Health/Clinic
Education Stakeholders: Schools
Faith base Organizations
Community Base Organization
other NGO's ]]> 2022-02-03 13:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027426973 clifmorris https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027429783 Poor inter-generational risk perception. ]]> 2022-02-03 13:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027429783 Failure to: clifmorris https://padlet.com/delafuentepsic/byk43bx0fq945j28/wish/2027525339 1. Garner support from key stakeholders to champion the initiative.

2. Develop partnership support from other interest groups.

3. Identify financial resources to sustain intervention.

4. Provide quality training and consultation to ensure fidelity of intervention.

5. Align intervention with community and other sub-targeted intervention group’s philosophy, goals, policies, and programmes.

6. Ensure that programme outcomes and impact are communicated and visible to stakeholders.
7. Develop strategies for addressing low participation in community intervention by residence/participants.

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