Kentucky ASAP Region 6 Mini-Grants Awarded

Region 6 KY ASAP Local Board is pleased to announce the following recipient of mini grants:

  • C.H.O.I.C.E. Inc. (Children Have Options in Choosing Experiences -  for its “Dare to Dream” Sports Leadership and Mentoring Expansion Training Program
  • Kentucky Action - Advocacy Efforts to encourage Jefferson County Board of Education to pass a new policy creating a 100% tobacco free schools is Jefferson County
  • Liberty High School After School Health and Self-Esteem Project
  • Neighborhood House - Club Pride Youth Development Program
  • Portland Now Prevention Partnership - Social Norms Campaign Project

So you THINK you know underage drinking?

Written by:  Dodie Huff-Fletcher, Ph.D.  Submitted by Deanna Felts, M.S.

Prevention Division of Seven Counties Services, Inc.

How much do you know about underage drinking?  I just took a web quiz conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that tests people’s knowledge about underage drinking and I was surprised to find that many people who take the quiz don’t score so well. The quiz questions come from research sponsored by member agencies of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking.

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Prescription Drug Workshop

November 12, 2009
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

Learn about prescription drugs, how to identify use, and the problems that accompany them.Takes place at the Bullitt County Cooperative Extension Service.

Red Ribbon Award Night

November 19, 2009
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Meet those who are making a difference in the world of prevention in Bullitt County.  Location is TBD.

Partners In Prevention Monthly Meeting

December 22, 2009
10:00 amto2:00 pm

Committees meet from 11:30 -12:00. PIP meeting starts at 12:00. All meetings take place at the Bullitt County Health Dept., 181 Lees Valley Road, Shepherdsville, KY

Partners In Prevention Monthly Meeting

January 19, 2010
12:00 pmto2:00 pm

Committees meet from 11:30 -12:00. PIP meeting starts at 12:00. All meetings take place at the Bullitt County Health Dept., 181 Lees Valley Road, Shepherdsville, KY