Specifications include, but are not limited to: The successful respondent will at a minimum deliver professional prevention services, meeting all requirements set for by DAABHS standards and DAABHS Rules of Practice and Procedure incorporated herein by reference. The most current DAABHS Rules of Practice and Procedure must always be followed, including new revisions that are released during the contract period. All efforts must fit within and promote progress toward goals of the state prevention plan and support requirement of the federal funding source. Guidance provided to communities must promote the prevention premises adopted by DAABHS and UA Little Rock/MidSOUTH, which are responsible for the SABG 20% prevention set aside. Comprehensive prevention services include, but are not limited to: ● Use of risk and protective factors as the foundation for prevention efforts; ● Adherence to the SPF in planning, implementing, and evaluating prevention efforts; ● Provider efforts that fit within and promote progress toward goals of the Arkansas Strategic Prevention Plan and support requirements of the federal funding sources. The state supports development and implementation of a wide array of primary prevention interventions to meet local community and county needs and gaps in prevention services. Strategies based on assessment of needs, resources, and readiness are used to ensure funded prevention interventions to reduce risks and enhance prevention factors. ● Providing regional support to DAABHS and UA Little Rock/MidSOUTH efforts to collect prevention data (i.e. APNA survey, Synar tobacco compliance checks, and regional and community evaluations); ● Offering and promoting evidence-based practice activities that fit within the CSAP defined prevention strategies, and align with needs identified in the regional and community evaluations.
