Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars to attend the most important prevention science conference–the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 30thAnnual Meeting that will be held in-person May 31 – June 3, 2022. This year’s theme is “Realizing the Power of Prevention Through Equitable Dissemination & Implementation Science.”
The SPR 2022 Annual Meeting will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency Seattle, Seattle, WA.
23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
23rd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference
28-31 August 2022
De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
15th European Public Health Conference 2022
The 15th European Public Health Conference 2022 will take place in Berlin from the 9th till the 12th of November.
The theme of the conference is Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for the unexpected
The subthemes are:
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Preparing for the unexpected: lessons learned from Covid-19 and other disasters
Defining and implementing evidence-based practice: Reading list
What do we mean by evidence? This ISSUP Reading List has useful resources to help you learn more about evidence-based practice.
Professionalization and Strengthening of the Drug Demand Reduction Workforce.
Chaired by Livia Edegger, Deputy Director of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), the specialist in this panel spoke about the importance of creating and strengthening the workface in drug demand reduction...
New Zealand Announces Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan
New Zealand is making history with the launch of a bold Smokefree Action Plan that aims to reduce daily smoking prevalence to less than 5 percent for all population groups across the country by 2025. The aim of the new plan is to eliminate...
Forward: A guide to support the wellbeing of youth and adults impacted by a parent's drug or alcohol use
"Forward: A Free guide to support the Wellbeing of Youth and Adults who have been Impacted by a Parent's Drug or Alcohol use." The newly released guide, Forward, is the first of its kind. It is intended to increase a youth's understanding...
School safety plans: Building prevention in schools
From both education and substance use prevention research, we know that students cannot learn if they feel unsafe in their school environment. To bond or connect with the school, the school climate must be: Physically safe, emotionally safe...
Minimum unit pricing evidence from Scotland and Wales
Is minimum unit pricing working? Examining the evidence from Scotland and Wales
About this event
Professor Eileen Kaner, Newcastle University, will share with us the findings of the Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales study, as published in The Lancet.