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JUST THREE WEEKS AWAY!! CADCA'S MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE.
Have you registered for CADCA's
first ever Mid-Year Training Institute? Spaces are still available-but going
real fast. Why not come and learn how to prepare a winning grant proposal with
one of the nation's top grant writing trainers? Each participant in this course
will work on individual computers and leave the session with an actual, workable
draft to submit for funding.
If you don't need training in grant writing, then how about achieving outcomes? Coalitions are being challenged daily to demonstrate outcomes. At the Institute, you can learn how to develop logic models and other tools that will help you to document your successes. The cost to attend is only $299 for CADCA members and $449 for non-CADCA members. A real bargain when you consider that the grant writing training alone usually costs over $1,000!
Participants who book by
the end of the week will receive substantial hotel room rate savings; those
who book next week may pay higher rates. Please visit the CADCA website at www.cadca.org
for more details. Hope to see you in Seattle!
2)
SEND IN COALITION PHOTOS TODAY TO QUALIFY FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA & $250 CASH!
CADCA is inviting all paid members to enter our 2002 Photo Contest called "Hit Us With your Best Shot." If you're the grand prize winner, you could win a digital camera and $250 cash!!! Our first Photo of the Week will be announced in next week's E-News.
It's easy: just send us a recent, high quality photo, with a caption explaining the picture (300 words or less) by November 28, 2002. The photo can be from a coalition activity, event or members getting actively involved in the community. For more information, go to http://www.cadca.org/WhatsNew/PhotoContest.htm.
Send your photos to:
Hit Us With your Best Shot Photo Contest
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
901 North Pitt Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Or email them to:
photocontest@cadca.org.
Enter today!!!
3)
STUDY: FEWER DUI DRIVERS IN STATES WITH PREVENTION EFFORTS
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that states with strong activities designed to prevent driving under the influence may reduce cases of drinking and driving.
CDC's acting director David Fleming, M.D. says that drunk driving deaths are fully preventable. "This study suggests that activities such as enacting stricter DUI legislation and enforcement by states may reduce alcohol-impaired driving," Fleming said.
The CDC analyzed data collected from a national telephone survey, the 1997 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Rating the States 2000 survey. States were graded on their DUI countermeasures from 1996-1999, with results showing that residents of states with a MADD grade of "D" were 60 percent more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than were residents from states with a MADD grade of "A".
You can read the CDC's press
release at: http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r020703.htm.
4)
YOUTH
ASSOCIATE DRINKING WITH POPULARITY
A new study reveals that
57 percent of young people believe that peers who are popular are more likely
to consume alcohol. The study asked 14- to 22-year olds which risky behaviors
young people believed were associated with popularity. Researchers at the Annenberg
Public Policy Center found that 57 percent of respondents thought their popular
peers drank alcohol, while only 9 percent believed that unpopular kids are likely
to drink. A third of respondents thought popularity made no difference on drinking.
"When you associate behavior with popularity, it makes the products more desirable," said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
The study was released at
the recent Adolescent Risk Conference held at the University of Pennsylvania.
5)
CADCA PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE
CADCA has launched a comprehensive
campaign to help prevent prescription drug abuse in America. The principal component
of the campaign is a comprehensive tool kit for community leaders, that will
be supplemented by a series of five community forums nationwide in cities to
be determined (see below). Toolkits have been mailed to CADCA members in good
standing, and should arrive within a week. Additional copies can be purchased
for $8 each. The toolkit will also be available electronically in a .pdf format
on www.cadca.org (in the Members Only section,
under the Publications button at http://www.cadca.org/MembersOnly/Publications.htm
.To purchase an additional tool kit(s) or for more information, email info@cadca.org.
CADCA member coalitions
interested in hosting a community forum in their city are invited to apply for
a $3,000 unrestricted mini-grant before August 15, 2002. Each member coalition
selected to receive a mini-grant will be contacted directly by CADCA. Winners
will also be announced in the August 15th edition of E-News, CADCA's weekly
electronic newsletter (to sign up to receive E-News, visit www.cadca.org).
The community forums must take place between August and December, 2002. For
more information, contact Keyona King, CADCA Director of Research, at kking@cadca.org.
6)
REGISTER FOR CADCA SATELLITE BROADCAST ON PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Registration is open for
CADCA's next satellite broadcast, titled "Bringing Effective Prevention
to Every Community." Tune in August 1, 2002, from 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET. Every
day, more and more substance abuse prevention organizations prove that prevention
works. The SAMHSA Model Programs have been tested in communities and schools
across America, and have proven to prevent or decrease substance abuse and other
high-risk behaviors. Recurrent issues and concerns surrounding Model Programs
will be addressed during this 90-minute broadcast.
Tune in when the expert panel will:
These live training sessions
are available at no cost to you from any site with a satellite dish that has
C-band or KU band capabilities (schools, colleges, local access/cable television
stations, National Guard armories, etc.). All viewing sites must register in
advance to receive the necessary satellite coordinates.
Three ways to register with Ed Kronholm, site downlink coordinator:
Phone: 877-820-0305
Email: dlnets@aol.com
Website: www.dlnets.com/MCTFT2nd.htm
Please direct all questions to Tanyanic Brown, CADCA's Director of Distance
Learning, at tbrown@cadca.org.
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JULY QUESTION OF THE MONTH What are effective
ways to get volunteers more involved in coalition activities? Please email your answers and comments to Cliff Kai at ckai@cadca.org. To view responses, CADCA members can go to http://www.cadca.org/MembersOnly/QuestionOfTheMonth.htm. |
OTHER USEFUL CADCA LINKS
If you are not a regular member of CADCA, or would like to learn more about our services, please visit: http://www.cadca.org/Membership/JoinCADCA.htm
Interested in the latest progress on legislation that affects coalitions and anti-drug efforts? Then go to: http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionToolkit/PublicPolicy/PublicPolicy.htm
To find out what’s going on with community anti-drug coalitions and events related to the substance abuse field, check out: http://www.cadca.org/Events/Events.htm
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