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Campaign Targets Underage Drinkers and Parents Who Provide Alcohol

Each year thousands of teens are killed or injured in traffic crashes as a result of underage drinking. Teens and parents are strongly reminded that underage drinking is against the law and it’s deadly serious.

Nationally in 2006, 64 percent of all drivers or motorcycle operators ages 15 to 20 who were involved in fatal traffic crashes and had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .08 or higher died as a result of the crash – a fact which is both tragic and unacceptable.

That is why in Bullitt County and the Metro Louisville area we’re stepping-up the crackdown on underage drinking through a comprehensive teen drinking-and-driving prevention program called Underage Drinking. Adult Consequences….click here for more.

We invite parents of youth age 13-20 to participate in an important survey being conducted by Seven Counties Services Prevention Division.  The results of the survey will help Jefferson County, as well as groups in other cities and states, address underage drinking and other important health issues in local communities.  After completing the survey, you will be eligible for the drawing of a $25 gift card.

Click on Link to complete Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9932HJ

HEALTH SUMMIT 2012
February 17, 2012
9:00-3:00 cst
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

STEVE CAMBRON, Synar Coordinator, Substance Abuse Prevention Branch
Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Steve will share with us what SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative #1 will mean to us and those that we serve:
Creating communities where individuals, families, schools, faith-based organizations, and workplaces take action to promote emotional health and reduce the likelihood of mental illness, substance abuse including tobacco, and suicide.
JODI MITCHELL, Executive Director, Kentucky Voices for Health.
Jodi will enlighten the audience with current events in health policy and why Kentuckians need to be engaged more than ever.
JENNIFER HAMILTON, LCSW, CADC
Claudia Black defines recovery as “the ability to tolerate your feelings without the need to self-medicate or use self-destructive or self-defeating behaviors”. Learn techniques to tolerate your feelings without turning to food to replace drugs or to ease feelings of anxiety or depression. Learn to choose nutrition, exercise and relaxation exercise as well as designing goals to ensure success with weight loss and in life.
OCAY KIDS
In keeping with the holistic approach the OCAY KIDS (Ohio County Assets for Youth) will show you protective factors that are based on the best youth developmental research being done around the world today.
DAWN LANG, Operation UNITE
Dawn will explain the work to be done in Kentucky as a result of a Community Transformation Grant to build capacity to support healthy lifestyles. Work will target tobacco-free living, active living and healthy eating, quality clinical and other preventive services, social and emotional wellness, and healthy and safe physical environments.
Who should attend: Health Coalition Members, Health Care Workers, Community Leaders and anyone interested in a healthy lifestyle and community. YOU!

The Spring 2012 Smoke-Free Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy (KCSP) will be held on April 11, 2012 at the Doubletree Suites in Lexington, Ky.

A FREE, Public Domain Video Program
Available as a C-Satellite Downlink and as an On-Demand Webcast

Thursday, March 15th, 2012
2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time

Program Summary:

Most Americans today equate slavery as an issue of the American past – synonymous with Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and something still read about in volumes of history books. The unfortunate reality is slavery not only exists in the 21st century, but is a $31-billion dollar industry worldwide, second only to the international drug trade. There are an estimated 27-million men, women and children enslaved in 161 countries. The U.S. is no exception. Join us for this important program!

Key Concepts for This Program Include:
• Definition of Human Trafficking and the different types that exist
• Law enforcement issues pertaining to the complex needs of victims
• Real world solutions including possible actions needed by non-governmental agencies
• The need for accountability by growers in the food industry.
Target Audiences:
Governmental Agencies, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Non-Governmental Organizations, Churches and Ministries; Anti-Trafficking Coalitions; Colleges & Universities, Community Organizations, Hotels/Motels, Restaurants, Food Suppliers; Agricultural Agencies.

Panelists For This Program:

Terry Coonan is the founding Executive Director of the FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights and a practicing human rights and immigration attorney. The Center provides pro bono legal assistance to victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking, and works closely with state and federal enforcement officials in the investigation and prosecution of these cases. Professor Coonan has trained law enforcement agencies and service providers nationwide on the Trafficking Victim Protection Act, and was one of the designers of the Justice Department and FDLE training curricula on human trafficking.

Detective James McBride was selected as the lead investigator on the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Human Trafficking Task Force in August of 2006. As lead investigator, he is responsible for building relationships with all ethnic communities, non-governmental agencies, faith based organizations and law enforcement agencies within a three county area of Florida. His duties include the investigation of human trafficking; sex trafficking, domestic sex trafficking, labor trafficking, domestic servitude, human smuggling and fraudulent immigration document organization.

Bradley Myles currently serves as Polaris Project’s Executive Director and CEO. Mr. Myles works on all areas of Polaris Project’s comprehensive approach to fighting human trafficking, including over-seeing the direct victims services efforts of local offices in Washington D.C. and New Jersey, supervising the policy team’s advocay initiatives at the Federal and state levels. and providing strategic oversight for Polaris Project’s operation of the National Human Tafficking Resources Center (NHTRC) hotline. His anti-trafficking efforts have been covered in the New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

To register: http://www.dlnets.com/SPC_Program_reg.htm