From pulse at mx.plaxo.com Sat Sep 6 10:56:21 2008 From: pulse at mx.plaxo.com (Gabriel Romero-C) Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:56:21 -0700 Subject: [Prevention] Gabriel Romero-C added you as a business connection on Plaxo Message-ID: <164c20ca5c330fcb3ac496a214ab7c63@xpertmailer.com> Hi maine prevention list, Gabriel Romero-C wants to add you as a business connection on Plaxo. Message from Gabriel: I am happy to be with you To accept this connection request, go to: http://pulse.plaxo.com/pulse/invite?i=41931603&k=1323568018&l=en&src=email&et=1&est=business&etv=nnic1a&el=en Thanks! The Plaxo team More than 20 million people use Plaxo to keep in touch with the people they care about. Don't want to receive emails from Plaxo any more? Go to: http://www.plaxo.com/stop?src=email&et=1&est=business&etv=nnic1a&el=en From Anne.Rogers at maine.gov Thu Sep 11 09:37:28 2008 From: Anne.Rogers at maine.gov (Rogers, Anne) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:37:28 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] November 13 Provider Day Message-ID: Earlier a save the date was sent out about November 13 Prevention Provider Day. Thought we would share more information about the day - some of the break out topics and sessions will include: * A session for those working with Schools; * Working across the Spectrum of Substance abuse; * Service to Science; * Reaching out to the Medical Community; * Learning about Diversion and Alternative to Suspension programs (SIRP and Boomerang); * Fidelity and Adaptation of Strategies; * Engaging retailers; * Evaluation; * Marketing your coalition; * And district breakouts to learn what others are doing. For more information, please see below. SAVE THE DATE! Annual Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Conference The Maine Office of Substance Abuse presents a special training for Substance Abuse Grantees implementing substance abuse prevention strategies: HMP Substance Abuse Prevention Staff, Essential Prevention Services Staff, and Enforcing Underage Drinking Law Enforcement Grantees. Who: HMP Substance Abuse Prevention Staff or their designee are required to attend. Essential Substance Abuse Prevention Providers should attend. Others interested in Substance Abuse Prevention work. When: November 13, 2008 Where: Spectacular Event Center, Bangor, Maine What: Stay tuned for more information and the agenda. Seating is limited. Watch for registration materials. From mshaughnessy at masap.org Wed Sep 17 21:51:59 2008 From: mshaughnessy at masap.org (Malory Shaughnessy) Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:51:59 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] FW: Position available Message-ID: <36E730EA0C414FE1BA9747DA0593ADBF@TRAVEL> Can you post this position? Community Health Specialist Position Available The Choose to Be Healthy Partnership, a Healthy Maine Partnership in Southern Maine is looking for a full time team member who will assess, design, implement, and evaluate community-based health promotion and disease prevention strategies. Work includes strong community development skills, a comprehensive knowledge base of health promotion and disease prevention, with a focus on substance abuse prevention; and a successful background in community outreach and development. Competitive salary and benefits package consistent with our fiscal agent, York Hospital. Minimum Baccalaureate Degree in related field; Masters preferred. Two years of community-based experience n the field of health promotion/disease prevention or public health, or any equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the knowledge and skills listed above. Knowledge/experience with substance abuse prevention preferred. Contact Deb Erickson-Irons at 439-6504 or derickson-irons at yorkhospital.com From eschmitz at mcd.org Thu Sep 18 09:45:26 2008 From: eschmitz at mcd.org (Erica Schmitz) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:45:26 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Maine Voices: What are college presidents thinking? References: <36E730EA0C414FE1BA9747DA0593ADBF@TRAVEL> Message-ID: Hi everyone, The Portland Press Herald printed Malory's & my Op Ed today regarding the Amethyst proposal--We could really use some friendly online reader's comments. Thanks! Here is the link: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=210736&ac=PHedi&pg=1 And here is a link to a powerful Op Ed piece by Colonel Evan Hoapili, USAF, regarding the common argument, "if they're old enough to go to war..." http://www.faceproject.org/resources/Hoapili.html Erica Schmitz, MPP Director, MESAP & 21 Reasons Medical Care Development, Inc. NEW ADDRESS: 175 Lancaster Street, Suite 220A Portland ME 04101 (207) 773-7737 eschmitz at mcd.org www.mcd.org/MESAP.asp www.21reasons.org From Anne.Rogers at maine.gov Thu Sep 18 12:39:05 2008 From: Anne.Rogers at maine.gov (Rogers, Anne) Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:39:05 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] FW: Alcohol News Message-ID: 25 States Ask MillerCoors Not To Sell New Alcoholic Drink Article Source: By Chad Bray Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Sept 17th A group of 25 state attorneys general, including Andrew Cuomo of New York, asked MillerCoors LLC on Wednesday to abandon its plans to introduce a caffeinated alcoholic beverage aimed at young people. In a letter Wednesday, the attorneys general asked MillerCoors - a joint venture of Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) and SABMiller PLC - not to introduce Sparks Red, which Cuomo contends is a higher-alcohol version of its Sparks drink. Cuomo said the new product will have 8% alcohol by volume. "By introducing Sparks Red, a higher-alcohol-content and even more dangerous version of its Sparks product, MillerCoors is demonstrating an utter disregard for the safety of young consumers," Cuomo said in a statement. "Drinking is not a sport, and my office will not stand idly by as MillerCoors ramps up its efforts to market these potentially harmful products to young consumers." In a statement, MillerCoors said it has yet to receive the attorneys general's letter, but said it is important to note that the Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau "has approved all product formulations and labels" for the Sparks line of drinks. "We have and we will continue to ensure that the labeling, marketing and product formulations of all our brands meet all applicable federal regulations and that our brands are marketed responsibly to legal drinking age adults," the company said. Several state attorneys general, including Cuomo, are investigating the marketing of Sparks and have expressed concern about its appeal to young people. "Alcoholic energy drinks such as Sparks Red constitute a serious health and safety risk for America's youth," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who also signed the letter. "Adding caffeine and other stimulants to alcohol is particularly dangerous because these additives tend to reduce the drinker's perception of intoxication and promote the delusion of drinking and functioning without impairment. Although the stimulants may foster the feeling of alertness, alcohol inevitably and unavoidably impairs motor skills and reaction time," he said. Last week, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit consumer-advocacy group, sued MillerCoors in District of Columbia Superior Court, in an effort to have the beverage removed from the Washington market. In June, Anheuser-Busch Cos. (BUD) agreed to stop selling similar drinks in a settlement with 11 state attorneys general. "When Anheuser-Busch was presented with the facts about the dangers of mixing alcohol and caffeine, it did the right thing and took its caffeinated alcohol products off the market," Cuomo said. "MillerCoors, on the other hand, isn't just continuing to ignore the dangers of its current product, it has now decided to put out an even-more dangerous one." Study Shows Correlation Between Number of Alcohol Retailers and Youth Injuries Source: Business Wire Last update: 2:04 p.m. EDT Sept. 12, 2008 Children who live in neighborhoods with a high number of alcohol outlets may be at a higher risk of personal injury, according to a research study that will be published in the November 2008 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. "Neighborhoods with a high number of alcohol outlets can make the children who live there vulnerable to injury in a variety of ways," said Bridget Freisthler, the lead researcher of the study. "First, greater densities of off-premise alcohol outlets may increase the frequency of drinking among parents at home, undermining their ability to adequately supervise their children's activities. Second, greater densities may increase the number of people who travel in and out of the neighborhood to shop or dine at restaurants, making it more difficult for residents to know who lives in the area and who is just conducting business there. Thus, other adults in the area may be less likely to intervene when they see unsupervised children playing," said Freisthler. The study, a joint project between UCLA and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), is based on the analysis of data from more than 1,600 California zip code and corresponding hospital discharges for childhood injuries, assaults and injuries related to child abuse from the year 2000. "Impoverished and disorganized neighborhoods may have a limited ability to deal with the negative effects related to high densities of alcohol outlets in their community and often present more physically dangerous environments like vacant housing or more dangerous streets," said Freisthler. "I certainly hope that our findings will lead to changes in how communities look at the presence of alcohol outlets and the consequences they may have on their families. This is just one in a series of studies showing the impact of alcohol outlets on our health, safety and welfare." Childhood injuries constitute a serious issue in the United States. In 2001, there were 12,249 deaths among children ages one to 14, of which injury was the leading cause of death. From jmorrissey at mcd.org Fri Sep 19 11:08:31 2008 From: jmorrissey at mcd.org (Joanna Morrissey) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:08:31 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] 21 Reasons in the News Message-ID: One of the advantages of being based in Portland is that the three major networks have news crews based here, too. So when it was announced yesterday that Maine's Attorney General Steve Rowe was one of 24 state's attorneys general to call on MillerCoors to stop expansion of their 'alcopops' energy drink product line, they again called upon 21 Reasons for story background and an interview: "Maine Asks MillerCoors to pull Energy Drinks ," John Hopperstad, WGME13, September 18, 2008 http://wgme.com/News/story_detail/story_detail_3.shtml This past spring, Anheuser Busch agreed to pull their 'alcopop' energy drinks off the market in response to a national effort lead by our own Attorney General Steve Rowe. MillerCoors latest action not only defies requests to do the same, but shows their disregard for the prevention communities concerns by expanding their existing product line. For more information about alcoholic energy drinks, why they are a problem, and what we can do to stop them, visit: http://www.marininstitute.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=cat egory&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=28 Thanks! The team at 21 Reasons From nminer at mcd.org Mon Sep 29 10:23:54 2008 From: nminer at mcd.org (Neill Miner) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:23:54 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Sample Membership Agreements for YAP groups? Message-ID: Hello Prevention Listserve Members: We are supporting the strengthening and expansion of YAP groups in southern Kennebec County. The topic of formal membership agreements came up last week in a conversation among the coordinators. Does anyone have a sample agreement for members of their youth group that is available to share? (The MYAN site has some great suggestions about the process and general focus of member agreements that look very useful?and which we will be sharing.) NM Neill Miner Substance Abuse Prevention Manager Healthy Communities of the Capital Area (HCCA) 36 Brunswick Ave. Gardiner, Maine 04345 1-207-588-5027 (office) 1-207-557-2947 (cell) 632-4663 (Cell #2) 1-207-582-5804 (fax) nminer at mcd.org STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This document transmitted contains information from HCCA and Medical Care Development, Inc. and may be confidential and privileged information. This information is intended for the use of the addressee. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, photocopying, distribution or use of its content is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please call immediately so that we may arrange to retrieve the original document. From Anne.Rogers at maine.gov Tue Sep 30 14:59:18 2008 From: Anne.Rogers at maine.gov (Rogers, Anne) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:59:18 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Oct 15 conference call - re School Policy Guide Message-ID: Dear Prevention Colleagues, We have a school policy statewide conference call tentatively scheduled for October 15 from 1-2 pm. This call was originally planned as a follow-up to the school policy orientation webinars held last spring. Before proceeding, we'd like to know if you have progress to report or any new questions to address. Thank you for answering the following questions to help us best tailor the call to your needs and interests. Please provide your feedback by Friday, October 3rd by responding to Anne Rogers- anne.rogers at maine.gov 1. Are you planning on participating. 2. Has your community started implementing the recommendations listed in OSA's recent document, Your Substance Abuse Policy: A Comprehensive Guide for Schools? YES/NO (if NO, go to question 2. If YES, go to question 3) 3. If NO: Is it because there were challenges/barriers that you need help on? If so what are they? If it is not because of any challenges but that it is not scheduled in your workplan to begin until a later date, please let us know this. 4. If YES: What successes/challenges have you had so far? Would you be willing to share these in a statewide conference call? 5. Do you need further assistance or information regarding the school policy guide? If so, can you please list your questions or describe the help that you need? Depending on the responses we receive above, we may decide to change the topic for our October 15 conference call. If you have suggestions of alternative topics that may be of interest to other prevention providers across the state, please list them here: Please list your name and contact information (OPTIONAL). NAME and TITLE: ORGANIZATION and TOWN: EMAIL: PHONE: Thank you! The OSA school policy guide, Your Substance Abuse Policy: A Comprehensive Guide for Schools can be downloaded online at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/prevention/schoolcollege/policyguide.htm and ordered from the OSA IRC by phone, 1-800-499-0027 (Maine only) or by email, osa.ircosa at maine.gov.