Does The Upstream Solution Work?
“I have been in the maternal child health field for many years, and for the last 20 years, we have been trying to address the problem of prenatal substance abuse in our county. It was not until our team attended the Upstream Solution’s Leadership Institute, that we actually were able to implement a perinatal substance use assessment program with our Obstetricians and begin screening all pregnant women in our county for the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. We have accomplished more in the last three years than we had been able to do in 20 years. The institute helped us focus on our vision, set goals and objectives, and develop a scope of work that was easy to implement and support within our community.” Jan Campbell, RN, PHN Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Director San Luis Obispo, Ca Where is The Upstream Solution Being Implemented? The red dots indicate the states in which The Upstream Solution is being implemented. In some cases single counties/regions have begun the p
