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APRIL 2010 Newsletter:
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Dear
Colleague,
The
Department is interested in learning what efforts are being
implemented in communities regarding prescription drug prevention,
specifically if folks have implemented a “prescription drug
drop-off” event.
If
your agency/coalition has hosted or has participated in a
“prescription drug drop-off” event, please let us know the following
information:
· The date and location of the event
· Collaborative partners
· Contact person
Please forward this information to
Molly Stone at
stone@ada.ohio.gov
by Tuesday, May 4th if possible.
Thanks so much for you assistance and time!
Molly Stone, LSW, OCPSII
Prevention Manager
Ohio
Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
280
N. High St
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 728-6866 - phone
(614) 995-4223 - fax
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This request is from
the Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati,
The following links were discussed
in the Key Contact meeting. Thanks for participating.
--
Erika J. Wilson, Special Projects Coordinator
Coalition for a Drug--Free Greater Cincinnati /
CDFGC
2330 Victory Parkway, Suite 703
Cincinnati, OH 45206
513-751-8000 ext. 10
513-751-8001 - fax
ewilson@drugfreecincinnati.org
www.drugfrecincinnati.org
"Working for Safe Kids" - Harrison Community Forum on Tuesday,
April 27th at 7 p.m.
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There is still
time to register for one or more of the 46 courses on EBASEDACADEMY.
The session began Monday, April 5, 2010, and will remain open till
May 15, 2010. There are four new courses in the catalog including
“Economic Crisis and Stress.” This course has been well received in
a time when more and more people are facing economic challenges.
Too frequently, alcohol and/or other drugs becomes a way to cope
with that stress. Other updates include new data in Alcohol 101 and
Underage Alcohol use.
The
Ohio
eBasedAcademy is dedicated to providing high quality
professional development courses for health professionals in the
state of Ohio through a free, easily accessible, online environment.
If you have any
questions about the Academy, please email site administrators at
ebasedAcademy@gmail.com. If you have questions about your
course(s), please email the instructor for the course(s).
We look forward to
facilitating your continuing education experience. EBASEDACADEMY
STAFF
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Coalition Connections
March, 2010 |
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Coalition Annual Awards Breakfast! |
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by
Holly J. Molony
The Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati's
Annual Community Breakfast Event is on the
calendar. This year's event will be held on Friday,
April 30, from 8-10 am at the Hyatt Regency
Downtown.
In addition to the chance that the sun could
actually be shining again by late April, this is one
of my favorite things to host with the Coalition and
its friends. The annual breakfast is a moment in
our schedules to stop and review to our progress to
date. We celebrate our successes, have the
opportunity to make new friends, and to renew our
energy to continue our work in preventing youth drug
and alcohol use.
Please save the date on your calendars and come out
to support the Coalition's work. Invitations and
ticket information will be sent shortly.
Sponsorship information can be obtained by
contacting
Claudia Harrod by phone at 513-604-8181.
Thank you and we look forward to sharing breakfast
with you!
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Fairfield Drug Disposal Day |
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On March 20th, the Coalition for a Safe and
Drug-Free Fairfield and its local law enforcement
partners will be working to raise awareness about
the importance of prescription and over-the-counter
drug safety by providing a place for the
safedisposal of unused or expired medicines. Proper
disposal of these drugs keeps it out of the hands of
kids and is better for the environment.
Citizens can drop off their unused or expired
prescription and over-the-counter drugs at
the Fairfield City Police Department First Drug
Disposal Day on March 20th from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at
either the Fairfield City Police Department or next
to Meijiers on S. Gilmore.
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Stacy Mathis Presents at National CADCA Conference! |
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Stacy Mathis
Last month's historic blizzard may have shut down
Washington, D.C., but it didn't stop CDFGC Community
Coordinator Stacy Mathis from making her national
speaking debut. At this year's Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America National Forum held in
Washington, D.C., Stacy presented to over 60
coalition representatives from across the country
about CDFGC's approach to local coalition building
and our 2 year process to mobilize, organize, and
strategically plan to prevent youth drug use.
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Being Environmentally Aware |
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by Tony
Martinez
All of us want to see our children grow up healthy,
full of vigor and vitality, pursuing their dreams
and achieving productive contributions for their
community and society. None of us wants to see our
children become addicted to drugs or alcohol.
The way we maximize the odds of them becoming
productive citizens as opposed to citizens with
behavioral problems needing a solution is through
environmental approaches.
Environmental substance abuse prevention consists of
those evidence-based practices used to change the
"context" in which substance use and abuse occur.
Environmental strategies incorporate prevention
efforts aimed at changing or influencing community
conditions, standards, institutions, structures,
systems and policies. These approaches potentially
reach entire populations and reduce collective risk.
They create lasting changes in community norms and
systems, producing widespread behavior change and,
in time, reducing problems for entire communities.
Click here to see what we are doing
Next month:
The importance of the Student Drug Use Survey |
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Donate Now! |
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Click the image above to donate by credit card
online. It's safe, fast and easy! |
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Save the Date! |
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The Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati is
proud to announce our annual Community Awards
Breakfast will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010. |
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Corporate, individual and table sponsorships are
available. For information, please contact Claudia
Harrod, 513-604-8181.
View this event on our calendar |
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Parents Who Host -
Parent Survey |
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The Teen Brain |
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Contribute to the Coalition Connections! |
If you have a comment on anything in this
newsletter, or would like to contribute an article
about your community efforts, feel free to
contact us.
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Like what you see? Would your coalition members,
board members, friends, family, neighbors or
anyone you know benefit from this email - use the
link at the bottom and forward it on!
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Tech Talk |
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Jeff Stewart was given the opportunity to
present his "Social Marketing Framework" at the
recent 21st Century Management Conference
at Wilmington College.
The "Social Marketing Framework" is an
action-planning tool for developing social marketing
strategies using social media (Facebook, Twitter,
etc) platforms. |
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If you need assistance planning a social media
initiative,
contact Jeff today! |
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