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Jonah Neville began his career in higher education alcohol and other drug (AOD) misuse prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a new professional, Jonah was initially overwhelmed by the amount of information that he needed to absorb.?
In this month's View from the Field, Jonah shares how the?Prevention with Purpose?guide gave him the ability to "catch up" to other experts and structure his efforts in a strategic and intentional way.
He shares his key takeaways from the document, such as:
- Strategic prevention framework
- Intentional programming
- Mediating between importance and changeability
- Advice for established and emerging college AOD misuse and prevention professionals
"Prevention with Purpose?helped me simplify the foundational tenets of the field and has kept me rooted in the basics of AOD misuse prevention." - Jonah Neville
Jonah Neville, M.S., CHES, is a Health Promotion Specialist at the University of Florida. He received his master's degree in health promotion from Mississippi State University, and his bachelor's degree in exercise physiology from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. His background includes prevention work in the substance use prevention field, collegiate recovery, coalition building, working as a part of multiple grant projects, and overseeing peer education efforts. Visit the Campus Drug Prevention website to read Jonah's article, or browse others like it.?
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