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Community Prevention Day
SCHEDULE OF THE DAY* *Subject to Change Morning 7:30a.m. - 8:30a.m. Networking Breakfast 8:30a.m. - 8:50a.m. Welcome/CSAP Priorities Overview Dennis Romero, M.A., CSAP Director 8:50a.m.-9:10a.m. Welcome Remarks Terry L. Cline, Ph.D. SAMHSA Administrator 9:10a.m.-9:45a.m. The Ad Council Presentation
Heidi Arthur, Senior Vice President for Campaigns, Ad Council 10:00a.m.-11:15a.m. Underage Drinking Workshops *descriptions listed below
Lunch 11:30a.m.-1:15p.m. "Connecting & Collaborating" Regional Networking Lunch 1. Western Region 2. Central Region 3. Southwest Region 4. Northeast Region 5. Southeast Region Afternoon 1:30p.m.-2:45p.m. Underage Drinking Workshops **Please note that these workshops are repeated from the morning. 2:45p.m.-3:15p.m. Break 3:15p.m.-4:30p.m. State Break-Outs (facilitated by CSAP & NPNs) - Break-out meetings by each State to discuss how they can advance the the agenda of preventing underage drinking 4:45p.m.-5:15p.m. Afternoon Recap/Closing Evening 5:30p.m.-7:00pm CADCA Opening Reception
Community Prevention Day 2007 Underage Drinking Prevention Workshop Descriptions
Blending Prevention Models: An Effective Substance Use and HIV Prevention Program for Minority Youth Room 303 Abstract illicit drug use and rates of HIV infection among youth have increased over the past decade, indicating the need for effective substance use and HIV prevention programs. Particularly at risk are minority youth living in poor urban environments. This study examines the effectiveness of an innovative prevention program that blends the “All Star” substance abuse prevention model with the “Popular Opinion Leaser” model for HIV prevention. In general, the results indicate non-significant increases in drug and sex risk behavior and significant positive changes and trends in related areas (i.e., changes in perception, self esteem) thought to be related to drug use and risky behavior.
Presenter:
University of Arizona
FTC Update: Study of Alcohol Industry Self-Regulation and the We Don't Serve Teens Consumer Education Program Room 142 The Federal Trade Commission is the nation's consumer protection agency and has jurisdiction over alcohol advertising. This workshop will provide an overview of the recent FTC activities related to alcohol and youth. These include its newest study of the status of industry self-regulatory activities, and the agency's new consumer education program targeted to parents and other responsible adults, We Don't Serve Teens, which spreads the message that serving alcohol to minors is illegal, unsafe, and irresponsible.
Presenter:
Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission
Helping America 's Youth: The Community Guide Room 141 Background: America 's Youth Are At Risk While research indicates that an increasing number of American children are on the path to success, too many young people still face persistent challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Research has shown that youth are less likely to engage in risky behaviors when they are connected to parents, family, school, community, and places of worship. Risky behaviors, including illegal drug and tobacco use, violence, and early sexual activity, are among the top causes of disease and early death among youth.
What is the Helping America 's Youth (HAY) Initiative? HAY is a collaboration of nine federal agencies under the leadership of the Office of the First Lady. This national effort focuses on raising awareness about the challenges facing youth and motivating caring adults in families, schools, and communities to connect with youth.
What is the HAY Community Guide? Through this initiative, a Web-based guide has been developed to help caring adults connect with the youth in their families. The Community Guide to Helping America's Youth is an Internet-based tool designed to connect adults within communities and help them work together to make a difference in the lives of youth. The Community Guide provides specific strategies for forming partnerships and making them work, conducting community assessments and mapping resources, and selecting empirically-supported interventions from a searchable database. Through a geo-mapping feature, this guide enables communities to tailor the information to their particular community, link community resources and assets, and customize interventions to their unique needs. This presentation will provide an overview of the HAY initiative and a walk-through of the Community Guide. Website: www.helpingamericasyouth.gov
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Impact of Underage Drinking and the Risk of HIV on Minority College Campuses Room
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The use of alcohol and other drugs has become an established part of the college experience. It is often thought of as “time-limited” behavior, a rite of passage that happens once in a lifetime during the college years; however, for some students, the reasons for substance use are more significant. With the emergence of HIV in the College age population, there has been increasing interest among prevention coordinators in understanding the link between alcohol and sexual risk-taking behaviors. We endeavor to gain insight on underage drinking as a great risk factor for contracting HIV.
Presenters:
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
McFarland & Associates, Inc.
Bowie State University , MD
The Role of Public Health in Preventing Underage Drinking Room 203A This session will highlight the public health approach to preventing underage drinking. Useful data resources for quantifying the extent of underage drinking in States and communities will be reviewed. Presenters will also discuss evidence-based public health strategies for preventing underage drinking at both the population and individual levels. Finally, the session will consider how public health agencies and practicing physicians can collaborate with community organizations to initiate a public health response to underage drinking.
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Underage Drinking – What the Research Tells Us Room 205 An emerging body of research on the effects of underage alcohol use on human maturation adds new urgency to the effort to prevent and reduce underage drinking. The first part of this session will focus on underage drinking in the context of overall adolescent development. Information will be presented on the scope of the problem, factors that may make alcohol especially appealing to youth, and potential vulnerabilities of this age group to the negative effects of alcohol. This will be followed by a presentation detailing what is currently known about the best ways to prevent and reduce underage drinking and some of its negative consequences.
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Working with Colleges Room 208A Young adults aged 18 to 22 enrolled full time in college are more likely than their peers to use alcohol, binge drink, and drink heavily. These higher rates of alcohol use result in deaths from alcohol-related injuries, including motor-vehicle crashes, as well as nonfatal injuries, such as assaults and date rape. Because these negative consequences affect the community as a whole, it is essential that a coalition to prevent and reduce underage drinking include local colleges. This workshop will present current data on the extent and consequences of college drinking, and will provide strategies that both communities and colleges can use to prevent underage drinking by college students.
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Underage Drinking Prevention and Working with the Community (p.m.) Room 140B This workshop will explore the environmental factors that contribute to underage drinking, including community-level risk and protective factors. Special attention will be paid to the factors that have been impacted by prevention programs, such as availability of alcohol and community laws and norms favorable toward use. Capacity building at the community level will be discussed with an emphasis on community readiness assessment and development. A variety of resources available for assistance in the application of prevention strategies in communities will be provided.
Presenters:
University of Oklahoma
Chief Training & Technical Assistance University of Oklahoma
Underage Drinking Prevention and Working with the Community (a.m.) Room 140B This workshop will address underage drinking by focusing on strategies and activities that community groups can develop and implement as they work together to prevent underage alcohol use locally. The following topics will be addressed: • Coordinating your organization's and community's prevention efforts to focus on one goal. • Partnering with other community groups and local businesses to prevent underage alcohol use. • Using the Internet for underage alcohol use prevention. • Observing National Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) each April. • Observing National Red Ribbon Week, sponsored by the National Family Partnership (NFP) during the last week in October. • Using national programs such as Reach Out Now Teach-Ins, Preventing Underage Drinking: Town Hall Meetings, and Start Talking Before They Start Drinking. • Using resources for partnerships.
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Enforcement in a Community Context: Lessons from the EUDL Program Room 303 This workshop will focus on how enforcement, communities, and the judicial system can utilize environmental prevention practices to make changes that effectively reduce underage drinking. As we turn our attention to “what works” in prevention, the need for science-based prevention strategies has never been stronger. Presenters will give a brief overview of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws program, present national data, and share judicial and enforcement strategies within the scope of the underage drinking problem. A description of community-based efforts will be discussed within the context of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention's Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws program. As a result of the workshop, participants will have an understanding of how community groups can recruit key community members. They will also be provided examples of how communities can influence positive change, engage youth, and positively impact community norms regarding youth access and consumption of alcoholic beverages . Presenters:
Working with the Highway Safety Community Room 305 Alcohol-related traffic crashes remain the one of the deadliest crimes in America , and underage drinkers are a significant part of this problem. As a result, the highway safety community has a strong interest in preventing and reducing underage drinking and can be important partners in community efforts to address this problem. This workshop will provide an overview of the nexus between underage drinking and alcohol-related driving, and will present information on how coalitions and other community organizations can work effectively with their highway safety counterparts at the community, State, and national levels. The discussion will include evidence-based efforts to reduce alcohol-related driving and will identify useful resources.
Presenters:
Mothers Against Drunk Driving • Penny Wells, President and Executive Director, Students Against Destructive Decisions
Working with Schools Room 203B Nearly one-third of youth begin drinking before the age of 13. B y high school graduation, the vast majority (75 percent) of high school students have experience with alcohol, and 28 percent have engaged in high-risk or binge drinking. Drinking by school age youth can affect academic performance and result in a variety of other negative consequences, including deaths from alcohol-related motor-vehicle crashes, injuries, and assaults. Schools have a significant impact on an adolescent's life, including the decision to drink, making schools a key component of a comprehensive community approach to preventing and reducing underage drinking. This workshop will focus on strategies and tools that schools can use to prevent underage drinking, as well as strategies for involving schools in school-community partnerships.
Presenters: • Amalia Cuervo, Senior Program Analyst, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools , U.S. Department of Education • Carol Lensing, formally of Anamosa Community School District , Anamosa , Iowa • Jeanne Title, Napa County Office of Education, Napa , California
Underage Drinking Prevention and Working with Parents Room 208B It is important to focus on family when developing strategies and activities to address underage alcohol use in the community. Parents have a powerful influence over a young person's decisions about whether to use alcohol. In fact, parents' disapproval is the key reason children give for not using alcohol. However, many parents and other adult caregivers may not recognize the influence they can have over their children's use, or they may feel inadequately prepared to discuss drinking with their children. Additionally, parents may not know the basic facts about alcohol, how to approach the topic, or what resources exist in their communities. Community groups can play an important role by educating and supporting parents as they help to build young people's resiliency.
This workshop will address underage alcohol use by focusing on strategies and activities that community groups can develop and implement to enlist the involvement and support of parents and caregivers. The following topics will be addressed:
• Talking with parents.
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Underage Drinking Prevention and Working with Youth Room 102AB Underage drinking is a serious problem that can lead to profound effects on children's physical and psychological development. In fact, studies show that the earlier a child begins using alcohol, the greater his or her risks are for developing alcohol dependence. Youth who drink before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence at some time in their lives, compared with those who have their first drink at age 20 or older. It is easier to prevent children from beginning to use alcohol than it is to intervene once patterns or behaviors are firmly established. Reaching out to youth before they start drinking is key to delaying the onset of alcohol use among youth.
This workshop will address underage alcohol use by focusing on strategies and activities that community groups can develop and implement to grasp the attention of youth and to increase their perception that underage alcohol use is harmful. The following topics will be addressed: • Talking to youth. • Assisting local law enforcement agencies. • Observing National Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) each April. • Using national programs such as Building Blocks, Reach Out Now Teach-Ins, and Too Smart To Start.
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