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Thanks for attending community forum!
November 18, 2011 – 1:38 pm
Thanks to all that attended the community forum Thursday night!! I was very pleased with how many people showed up to learn more about some of the tobacco issues we are dealing with in the community. A special thanks to the tobacco coalition, SPA staff and board, the middle school and high school This Is Us student committees, and all our community partners for helping making the event a success. THANK YOU! Click here to see pictures and video of the event.
Tobacco Forum-Thursday
November 16, 2011 – 10:52 am
Please mark your calendars for the tobacco forum on Thursday, November 17th! We will be discussing some of the tobacco issues we are seeing the community: growing use among our youth, new candy-like products, and what we can do about it. The event will take place at the Summit Middle School Auditorium. Appetizers will start at 5:30 and the forum will be from 6-7:30. Childcare and an interpreter will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Dialogue Over Dinner Rescheduled 11/15/11
November 7, 2011 – 1:46 pm
The presentation on The Lizard in Me: Surviving the Teen Years – Dialogue over Dinner at Summit Middle School, Frisco, CO. Dinner starts at 5:30, presentation starts at
6:00pm – 7:30 pm by Christine Cerbana has been rescheduled to November 15, 2011. Please click here to register.
Cannabis and Brain Activity – New Study
November 2, 2011 – 9:21 am
Find out how cannabis affects the brain, specifically causing chaos in concentration and memory. Check out this article in Science Daily Learn about how the brain activity is compromised, specifically:”the drug completely disrupted co-ordinated brain waves across the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, as though two sections of the orchestra were playing out of synch. Both these brain structures are essential for memory and decision-making and heavily implicated in the pathology of schizophrenia.”
Tobacco Community Forum November 17, 2011
October 28, 2011 – 10:20 am
The Summit Prevention Alliance We Count Tobacco Education program is holding a community forum Nov. 17 at Summit Middle School Auditorium to discuss tobacco in the community — the problems they’re seeing, and how to talk to kids about tobacco. The gathering starts at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 6 p.m.
Refreshments and childcare will be provided.
For more information, contact the organization at (970) 668-2077. Please RSVP for childcare to SPA@SummitPreventionAlliance.org
Happy Halloween
October 28, 2011 – 9:52 am
Halloween is a special time for kids and our community to celebrate and come together. Please take a moment to prepare your kids and family so you all can make healthy choices. Also, click here to read more about managing the sweet tooth.
Please have a SAFE HALLOWEEN, click to find out how.
To find out about great events happening in Summit County this weekend, please visit our website calendar. If you’d like to add future youth special events, please email us your details. Spa@SummitPreventionAlliance.org
We Count News!
October 27, 2011 – 2:02 pm
The website of the “We Count” tobacco campaign is now live!! Please visit wecountsummit.org to learn more about tobacco issues in Summit County and comment on local issues!
We Count will also be at the Frisco Trick or Treat Street! Please stop by and learn more about what we do and how you can help keep our kids safe!
Finally, check us out in the Summit Daily:
Article about upcoming compliance checks: http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20111022/NEWS/111029953&parentprofile=search
Article about Representative Hamner and Senator Nicholson legislative priorities, including tobacco: http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20111022/NEWS/111029954&parentprofile=search
TiPS Training Offered 11/11/11 in Frisco
October 25, 2011 – 1:41 pm
Summit Prevention Alliance presents a responsible server trainer for all bartenders & waitstaff. The Class will be held at the Summit County’s Community & Senior Center from 10:00 – 3:45, $35 or $30 for Restaurant Association members. Click Here to sign up.
Bring your own lunch, water bottle & snacks. We encourage you to be zero waste so bring reusable containers when possible.
Dialogue Over Dinner Update
October 13, 2011 – 9:05 am
We are so happy to have many parents come out to the Summit Prevention Alliance’s Dialogue Over Dinner. Radio Ad for Dialogue Over Dinner – The Teen Lizard Brain
Our last subject of Healthy Dating & Teen Sexuality was a great discussion lead by Dawn from Advocates of Victims of Assault. Many people left with a great awareness of the opportunities to have difficult conversations with their middle and high school kids to help protect them from unhealthy relationships, especially ones involving “sexting” and other pop culture driven stereotypes. Parents can be the positive role model for their children by screening out the negative messages they hear and see on tv, the internet and on the radio.
Thank you to Advocates Dawn Vranas & Amy Jackson for your presentation. We want to give a big Thank You to All Seasons Catering for the lovely dinner and Mountain Mentors for providing safe and fun childcare. Our next DOD Session will be: Lizard Brain Teen brain development in the frontal cortex about how the emotional brain to make decisions, preseneted by Christina Cerbana, (rescheduled) November 15, 2011, please click here to RSVP to ensure sufficient food and child care.