b'Protective Factors & Risk FactorsGoals 1.Increase regional youth access to protective factors.2.Decrease regional youth exposure to risk factors.3.Continue to shift cultural norms around substance use in the region through education, awareness, environmental changes, and policy. SDoH/Equity Main Lens Economic Stability Employment, food insecurity, housing instability, povertyEquityIncomeStrategic Partner Greater Monadnock Public Health NetworkSubstance Misuse PreventionThe previous Tobacco Workgroup and Substance andAlcoholMisuseWorkgroupmergedinto oneWorkgroup,whichfocusedlessonspecific substances and more on overall prevention.The ProtectiveFactorsandRiskFactorsWorkgroup isfocusedonupstreamopportunitiestoboost protective factors specifically in youth and young18%adults,whilerecognizingtheimportanceacross the lifespan. YoungadultswithmultipleriskfactorshaveDecrease in household income from 2009 agreaterlikelihoodofexperiencingsubstanceto 2017 among those 25 years-old in misuseproblemsorengaginginotherrelatedCheshire Countyharmful behaviors, while individuals with multipleAmerican Community Survey, 2017protective factors are at a reduced risk.This priority area is focused on the importanceFigure 12: Trends in Household Incomeof intervening early and implementing programs andpracticesthattargetmultiplefactorstohavethelargestimpactbasedonthewidely recognized correlations. Someriskandprotectivefactorsarefixed, meaningtheydonotchangeovertime.Other Page 17 of 20Greater Monadnock Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)Nov. 2020'