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In this Issue:
- What's Happening Around the Region?
- Register: Ditching the Discomfort with Data Series: Part Two, Reading Data, February 24
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Register:Prevention Coalition Affinity Group Series, Session 3, March 10
- Additional Social Health Marketing Resources
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Be Above the Influence, Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign: Ten New Mexico Counties Working for a Collective Impact
By Frank Magourilos, MPS, CPS
According to the New Mexico 2015-2019 Youth Risk and Resiliency Surveys (YRRS), New Mexico has consistently ranked in the top five states with the highest rates of underage drinking (UAD). Because of this, prevention professionals have been seeking low-cost, high return, evidence-based prevention strategies to mitigate New Mexico’s UAD challenges. One of the strategies being implemented to accomplish this is New Mexico's Be Above the Influence (BE-ATI) underage drinking prevention campaign. It is reaching millions.
Read more about the Be Above the Influence social health marketing campaign.
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Opioid and Other Drug Use Among College Students:
Predictors and Effective Intervention Approaches
By Iris Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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A recent systematic literature review of 47 studies of prescription opioid misuse among college students found that among general populations of students, misuse ranged from 2% to 19.7%. The majority of studies reported prevalence rates below 10%.1 The prevalence of misuse varied among specific populations with highest rates among students reporting psychological distress, depression, suicidal thoughts/behaviors. Rates were also higher among white male students who reported the use of alcohol and other illicit drugs. Overdose deaths among college students were found to be highest in the U.S. compared to the other countries included in the study.
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What's Happening Around the Region? |
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South Southwest PTTC Training |
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Begin Your Data Journey and Ditch the Discomfort
A 5-part series presented by the South Southwest PTTC
Ditching the Discomfort with Data, Part 2, Reading Data
February 24, 10-11:30 a.m. CT
In this five-part series, Dr. Hayden Center will take you on a data journey. Dr. Center started this series providing an overview of the basic components of data literacy. In parts two through five, he’ll take a deeper dive into data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and finally visualizing and communicating data to your partners.
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In part two of this five-part series, Dr. Hayden Center will discuss what it means to "read" data, identify tips to help you understand data, research, and evaluate outcomes, and give you prevention related opportunities to practice reading data. |
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Prevention Coalition Affinity Group Series
A 3-part series presented by the South Southwest PTTC
Prevention Coalition Affinity Group Series
Session 3: Rejuvenating Community-led Prevention
March 10, 2022, 1:30-3 p.m. CT
In part-three of the Prevention Coalition Affinity series, Sarah Davis will take us on a deeper dive to learn more about the art of rejuvenating coalition efforts. Each session has been a unique combination of discussion and shared resources that have strengthened local coalitions at different stages of readiness and capacity.
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Part one, Prevention Coalition Affinity Group, Sustaining Prevention Efforts is now available on our website! |
Watch for Session two! It will be available on our website within the week.
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Additional Social Health Marketing Resources |
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Trainings, Tools, & Templates
Health communication can be challenging. This Playbook will make it easier. When you need to communicate with the public about environmental health, you may be dealing with tight deadlines, complex topics, and distracted or confused audiences.
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www.cdc.gov
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Webinar: Trauma-Informed Health Communications 101:...
Presented by: Ivan Juzang, MBA Description: This session is designed to improve prevention professionals' cultural competency and ability to communicate with low-income communities of color (particularly urban, African-American communities), to...
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pttcnetwork.org
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Webinar: Community Engagement Strategies - Best...
Supplemental webinar resources: Presented by: Ivan J. Juzang, MBA, Founder and President of MEE Productions Inc. Description: Many agencies and organizations are struggling to engage members of affected communities with opioid prevention,...
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pttcnetwork.org
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