Need ethics to obtain or renew your credential? Prevention Action Alliance is hosting Ethics for the Prevention Professional on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 from 9:30 am - 4 pm.

This training is designed to help you make ethical choices in your work every day. It will cover the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics, illustrated by realistic examples designed to enhance your understanding of each principle.

The training will be held at the Prevention Action Alliance. The training cost is $100 with lunch included. Members of the Statewide Prevention Coalition Association at Prevention Action Alliance are eligible to receive a $10 discount. Please email Rachael Kenter, director of community engagement programs, to receive the discount code.

Prescription Drugs & You is a public health awareness campaign by Prevention Action Alliance. The tagline, “Everyone has a role in prevention,” emphasizes our collective responsibility to safely use, secure, and dispose of prescription drugs. This public information campaign gives you the resources you need to raise awareness about the risks of prescription drug misuse as well as the behaviors needed to mitigate those risks. It supports the protective factors in your community and provides opportunities to build awareness of your organization.

The Prescription Drugs & You flyer features five concrete tips for prescription drug safety, including talking to your doctor or pharmacist, using medication as directed, not sharing medications, securely storing any prescription drugs, and disposing of them safely. 100 flyers come with each pack purchased.

The Prescription Drugs & You booklet provides detailed information about how to talk to your pharmacist and doctor about your medications, how to create a medicine log, and how to dispose of unneeded prescription medicine. There are also national facts and statistics about the misuse of prescription drugs and the dangers they pose. 25 booklets come with each purchase.

You can give away these resources at community resource fairs, parent-teacher nights, forums and presentations, and anywhere people may gather. You can also partner with local doctors, psychiatrists, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to make the flyers available in their businesses or to give them out to their patients. 

Co-brand these resources with your coalition’s or sponsor’s logo. For customization and pricing, please email us at [email protected]. 

Communities throughout Ohio and the United States rely on us at Prevention Action Alliance to provide them with resources and expertise to help them prevent drug misuse and promote mental health wellness. In turn, we rely on our dedicated staff to carry out that mission. Do you want to join a team of passionate professionals working together to make our communities healthier?

 

We’re currently hiring!

Summary: Responsible for managing grants projects by assessing the needs, planning, budgeting, implementing, evaluating, and completing all required reporting for the following projects:

 

Ohio College Initiative, which is led by its member schools and supports campus and community coalitions that work to change the substance-related culture that can negatively impact students.

The G.A.P. Network (From Grief to Advocacy for Prevention) was created to bring information, education, advocacy opportunities, networking, and support to individuals who have lost a loved one to an overdose and to family engagement groups that are working to end addiction to prescription drugs and opiates in Ohio.

 

PAA provides competitive benefits, salary, and a family-friendly workplace.

Click here to see the full job description and qualifications.

Interested in applying? Email a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to [email protected]. Please use "Project Manager" in your subject line.

All resumes submitted shall remain confidential. We are an equal opportunity employer.

School safety is on everyone’s minds, and our young people aren’t immune to it. In fact, they’re likely to be confused or anxious about lockdown drills and ballistic shelters. 

Regardless of how you or child may feel about these changes, it’s important that we, as parents and educators, support and guide our children as they navigate these fears. 

This Know! Parent Tip delved deeply into the subject of school violence, and it includes concrete tips from the National Association of School Psychologists on how to help children feel safe at school. 

The Ohio Youth-Led Prevention Network engages young people and youth-led organizations across Ohio to prevent drug use and addiction, teach their peers the importance of self-care, and promote positive mental health. To ensure that youth lead the efforts of OYLPN, an OYLPN Youth Council was created to engage youth voices in behavioral health.

This year’s youth council includes 16 young people ranging from freshman to senior. As Youth Council members, they’ve chosen to address the low perception of risk and harm of vaping in their prevention efforts and will begin planning to address this intervening variable. In between planning sessions, they enjoyed team-building activities and a high ropes course. 

Implementing prevention services in two different communities must be done with the differences of those communities in mind. Cultural norms and beliefs differ from one community to another and interpreting language can be difficult. 

Cultural competence is care that respects the diversity of the patients served as well as the cultural and linguistic factors that can affect health and health care. It’s widely seen as the basis for reducing disparities through the provision of culturally sensitive, unbiased care.

To help your organization prepare to serve individuals from diverse backgrounds, a collaborative of local, regional, state, and national entities, including Prevention Action Alliance, are offering a 4-month training and learning opportunity. The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Intensive Masters Series will give participants the skills they need to improve service delivery, enhance treatment outcomes, and integrate cultural and linguistic competence into their organizational structures. 

This training collaborative presents cultural competence not as a distinct knowledge base, but rather as a system that incorporates cultural awareness, communications principles, implementation science, clinical applications, leadership development, and process improvement. This design will enable participants to create and sustain culturally-informed organizations that are equipped to provide responsive services to clients from any culture or background.

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