Thought this may be a good example of community education. Our King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) Communications Team developed a new publication, “10 DCHS Accomplishments in 2019.” Please see the weblink, https://kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services.aspx. It has highlights by King County Council district, of nearly 100 instances of things DCHS does for and with local communities...
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February 18, 2020
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) is pleased to announce the release of an Overview of and Recommendations Regarding Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS).
The overview:
- Offers background on e-cigarettes and reviews the scope of the problem, especially among youth;
- Outlines federal actions over the past several years, including recent steps to raise the minimum age of...
February 14, 2020
The National American Indian and Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) is pleased to announce a collaborative technical assistance project focused on helping communities create their own health promotion interventions for their communities. Three pilot sites will be chosen from the applicants to participate in the project.
Learning collaborative opportunities focusing on the following topics:
- Assistance in identifying key stakeholders
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February 13, 2020
HCA/DBHR is hosting in-person Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Trainings (SAPST) based upon a national curriculum developed by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP):
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May 18 - 21
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Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PDYQGSW
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- July 14 - 17
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February 12, 2020
Access the course here: https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/education/behavioral-health
About This Program:
Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic...
read more February 11, 2020
The 33rd National Prevention Network Conference takes place August 25 - 27, 2020! Birmingham, AL
The purpose of the National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference is to highlight the latest research in the substance use prevention field. It provides a forum for prevention professionals,...
read more February 7, 2020
The Region 10 Opioid Summit is a 2-day summit where professionals from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Indian Nations, Urban Indian Health programs and recognized American Indian orgranizations can meet and explore ways to address the opioid summit.
This summit that is comprised of four tracks focusing on...
read more February 4, 2020
The Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network is holding an enhanced prevention learning series: Getting ready for sustainability planning. This 7-week distance learning series offers participants a unique, interactive experience to explore how to develop a sustainability plan.
Session dates and times:
1:00 pm –2:30 pm Pacific
Session 1 - April 7
Session 2 - April 14
Session 3 - April 21
Session 4 - April 28...
February 3, 2020
January 31, 2020
The Washington State Tobacco and Vapor Product Prevention and Control Program, Gay City Health Project and the Rede Group have been working with stakeholders over the past several months to identify strategic priorities for Tobacco and Vapor Product Prevention & Control in Washington State. Click here to view the draft priorities that were developed based on the input of stakeholders across the state through a...
read more January 23, 2020
Webinar Objectives:
- Identify approaches & benefits of involving youth in providing substance use (SU) prevention to peers
- List the advantages of using Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs in youth leadership training (YLT)
- Describe evidence-based & evidence-informed PPW programs ideal for YLT
- Explain settings, populations, roles & objectives of YLT in PPW
- Explore training options & program...
January 21, 2020
Coalition Evaluation Services is what your coalition needs in order to properly manage the information you work so hard to collect. Your data matters, and our Evaluation and Research experts are here to help.
CADCA's Evaluation and Research experts will share...
read more January 17, 2020
Greater Columbia Accountable Community of Health (GCACH) seeks to support organizations willing to precept, supervise, or train professionals seeking careers in behavioral health or having a behavioral health component who need clinical experience in order to complete their education and certification requirements. See accompanied documents for more information or contact...
read more January 14, 2020
Webinar Objectives:
- Examine evidence-based & evidence-informed substance use Prevention Plus Wellness screening & brief interventions
- List differences between typical substance use prevention and Prevention Plus Wellness programs
- Explore theory and research supporting brief and multi-health risk behavior interventions
- Describe options, settings, steps and adaptations for implementing and evaluating PPW programs ...
January 13, 2020
Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) provides easy to use evidence-informed resources to help prevention and health specialists and parents prevent youth and young adult alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, e-cigarette, and opioid use while promoting protective wellness lifestyles.
Free Prevention Plus Wellness Youth and Teacher Resources address increasing and improving physical activity and sports participation, healthy nutrition, getting adequate sleep, controlling daily stress, setting and...
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