Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Adapting Prevention Interventions to Better Serve Vulnerable Populations
This webinar, developed by the Central East PTTC, will discuss adapting prevention interventions to better serve minority populations in our communities.
COVID-19 and People Who Use Drugs
The situation regarding responses to the COVID-19 outbreak is rapidly evolving. People who use drugs face the same risks as those of the general population and therefore need to be aware of the appropriate advice to reduce their risk of...
COVID-19 and Drinking Behaviour
With most countries adopting measures to encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are notable changes to drinking behaviours. Health professionals are calling on people to avoid using alcohol as a coping strategy in...
4 Online/Distance Learning Substance Use Prevention Strategies for the Coronavirus Outbreak
Here are four online and distance-learning strategies for providing evidence-based and evidence-informed Prevention Plus Wellness programs during the COVID-19 outbreak. They include: 1) Recorded video programs, 2) Live streamed programs, 3)...
Covid-19: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Website
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and outbreak investigations are ongoing. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is closely monitoring this outbreak, providing risk assessments, public health guidance, and...
Coronavirus COVID-19 Information Summary
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers this situational summary and latest updates page for Coronavirus COVID-19. The page includes information regarding: How coronvirus is spread Symptoms Prevention and treatment...
Increased Alcohol Advertisement Regulation in Kenya
One of the key recommendations to reduce alcohol related harm is for countries to introduce policies that regulate how companies advertise their alcohol products. This measure, along with adjustments in alcohol taxation, is a measure that...
Providing Prevention Plus Wellness Programs During an Epidemic
The following is a list of protocols for providing the unique single-session evidence-based Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs via distance-learning in the event of an epidemic such as the novel coronavirus, poor weather conditions...
Providing Youth Substance Use Prevention During an Epidemic: Free Webinar
Webinar Objectives: Explore the protocol and options to provide single-session Prevention Plus Wellness programs online. Review the protocol and options to provide Prevention Plus Wellness programs by telephone. Examine the protocol options...
Alcohol-free Childhood: Investigation by the Children’s Parliament
Alcohol has a constant presence in everyday lives. It is important that all practitioners, professionals, and policymakers are aware of this presence and the impact it has on different members of society. One way to gather this information...