Monthly Coalition Gathering
Friday, February 21. Noon-1:30pm
Parks Place
Bellows Falls
GFC staff is fresh off an inspiring conference in D.C. Join us as we share all of the amazing research and activities going on nationally around prevention. We’ll also be continuing project work on prescription drug prevention including engaging the local medical community and publicizing medication lock and disposal efforts. A free, home cooked meal will be served. All are welcome!
Monthly Coalition Gathering-POSTPONED until-
Friday, February 21. Noon-1:30pm
Parks Place
Bellows Falls
GFC staff is fresh off an inspiring conference in D.C. Join us as we share all of the amazing research and activities going on nationally around prevention. We’ll also be continuing project work on prescription drug prevention including engaging the local medical community and publicizing medication lock and disposal efforts. A free, home cooked meal will be served. All are welcome!
Guiding Good Choices Parenting Classes
Saturday, March 22. Noon-2:00pm
Parks Place
Bellows Falls
Reducing Behavioral Health Disparities:
The Role of Substance Abuse Prevention
Thursday, March 6. 1:30pm-3:00pm
Parks Place
Bellows Falls
| Come join us on Thursday March 6th for an interactive webinar. This is part of a series GFC is hosting looking at poverty, health disparities and where substance prevention fits in.Description Achieving health equity begins with understanding how to recognize and address disparities in our work. This interactive webinar is designed to help substance abuse prevention practitioners better understand the constellation of factors associated with health disparities, the impact of disparities on health outcomes, and what we, as prevention specialists, can do to mitigate this impact.After participating in the webinar, participants will be able to:
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| Iris Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H., Coordinator, CAPTSoutheast Resource Team Dr. Smith oversees training and technical assistance provided to states and territories in the CAPT’s Southeast Service Area. In addition, she is an Associate Professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Department at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, where she teaches graduate courses in program evaluation, substance abuse, social determinants of health, and mental health. Prior positions include Director of National Evaluation Services for the American Cancer Society and Deputy Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. |
New Community Garden Gathering
Sunday, February 23. 1:30pm
Stone Church
Bellows Falls
Light refreshments provided.
The Food Security Collaborative is partnering with the Stone Church to establish a new community garden on the church grounds for the 2014 growing season! The garden will offer plots to community members who live and work in the Bellows Falls area. If you live or work in the Bellows Falls area, see below for details on how to get involved and sign up for a plot!
The garden will be built with the help of local experts during hands-on
workshops designed to teach gardeners and community participants how to build
the soil and get started with planting. Throughout the growing season
gardeners will have the opportunity to attend additional workshops and will
have the support of the Food Security Collaborative to have a successful
gardening experience.
To kick-off the garden planning, a gathering will be held for anyone
interested in having a plot at the new Stone Church Garden. This gathering
will be held on Sunday, February 23 at 1:30pm at the Stone Church in the
Chapel. Light refreshments provided.
For more information and to RSVP please contact Food Security Collaborative
Project Manager, Kari Gypson at kgypson@yahoo.com or 802-282-8669.
Happy February y’all! GFC staff is back from attending the CADCA National Leadership Forum & SAMHSA’s Prevention Day in Washington D.C. What an amazing, inspiring four days! We’ll be sharing everything we learned from the conference at our upcoming coalition meeting Friday, February 21st (postponed from 2/14) from Noon-1:30pm at Parks Place. Click Here to RSVP on our Facebook event page. In the meantime, check out Chad’s “mini-recap” below.
Tobacco Cessation Classes
Wednesday, February 19. 12:30pm-1:30pm
Parks Place
44 School St.
Bellows Falls
Congratulations on taking your first step towards being a quitter! This FREE, 4-week class runs every Wednesday from 12:30pm-1:30pm starting Wednesday, February 19th.
Learn useful tips, tools and tricks to quit smoking and stay quit. Terri Kneipp, a Vermont Quit Partner, will lead each class. By working with a Vermont Quit Partner, you can have free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), like gum and patches or lozenges shipped directly to your home. When you combine nicotine replacements, like gum or patches, with the support of a Vermont Quit Partner, your chances of a successful quit double.
The classes are FREE, but you must pre-register. To register, call Terri at 802.251.8456.
For more information and other ways to quit smoking, go to 802Quits.org.
