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ONLINE
PREVENTION NEWS
Information from the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
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Volume 2,
Issue 12
July 16, 2004
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BREAKING
NEWS
Wisconsin State Prevention Conference
RESEARCH
UPDATES
Increased heartbeat after drinking linked to addictive personality
type
Father involvement makes a difference for youth
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Data
The Evaluation Exchange
FUNDING
ALERTS
Staples Foundation for Learning
Pay It Forward Foundation
J. W. Kieckhefer Foundation
Air Products Foundation
Scaife Family Foundation
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Alcohol Excise Tax
Connecting the Dots: Coalitions as Partners in Treatment and Recovery
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*BREAKING NEWS*
WISCONSIN STATE PREVENTION CONFERENCE
* PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING INSTITUTE - August 9, 2004
* STATE PREVENTION CONFERENCE - August 10-12, 2004
* * * THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER!
We still have space in several of our Training Institute Model Program
Trainings. Of special interest to you might be the new, 3-day training
in "Coping with Work and Family Stress: A Workplace Prevention
Intervention" - Session T3 in the conference brochure. We also
have many excellent workshops focusing on tobacco control issues,
multi-cultural components of tobacco use, and mental health concerns.
Space is also available in two excellent trainings that focus on
Native American audiences - the "Project Venture" 2-day
training (Session T6 on August 11-12) and the full day intensive
training in "Tribal Underage Drinking Strategies" presented
by Stephen Wall of the American Indian Development Associates. Another
exciting training is the "Faith Based Prevention" program,
focusing on the experiences in African American communities. We
invite you to consider these as well as other workshops being offered.
* * * The conference
hotel may be full, but you can still find lodging space at one of
the other nearby hotels/motels. Check with the Hotel Mead, mention
you are wanting to register for the State Prevention Conference
sponsored by the Wisconsin Clearinghouse, and ask them to recommend
another location if necessary.
The Wisconsin State Prevention Conference is being
held August 10-12, 2004 at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids. "Weaving
a Tapestry of Health: Collaborating Among Substance Abuse Prevention,
Mental Health Promotion, and Tobacco Control" is targeted for
a wide variety of professionals across many fields. Conference programs
being offered will be of interest to mental health and substance
abuse prevention professionals, school personnel, employee assistance
professionals, law enforcement, tobacco control advocates, youth
development workers, community coalitions, faith-based community
members and leaders, and Native American professionals. In addition,
a variety of trainings and workshops will focus on topics relevant
to State Incentive Grant and Brighter Futures Initiative communities.
We are thrilled that Beverly Watts Davis, the
Director for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), will be joining
us as the keynote speaker at the conference banquet on Wednesday
evening. She will be talking about "CSAP's New Prevention Initiatives
and Funding Priorities." You won't want to miss this unique
opportunity to meet her and hear her speak! And
remember, we need to have counts for those attending the banquet
before the conference starts, so don't forget to sign up for the
banquet when you register! If you have already registered but
forgot to include the banquet, there is still time to add the banquet
to your registration! Contact UWSP Extension at 800-898-9472 and
press 3.
This conference will provide professional development
opportunities in the application of research-based knowledge and
best practices, including specific training in nationally identified
model programs, several of which are culturally specific. Various
Native American workshops are being offered that will address cultural
issues and health disparities due to substance use, as well as identifying
culturally effective program strategies. An additional focus area
includes an emphasis on environmental strategies. Research has indicated
high levels of success in these types of preventive approaches.
The pre-conference Training Institute is being offered August 9,
2004 and features five model program trainings: All Stars (a full
2-day training, August 9-10); Communities Mobilizing for Change
(a 1.5-day training, August 9-10); Protecting You/Protecting Me
(a 1-day training, August 9 only); the Strengthening Families Program:
For Parents and Youth 10-14 (a 2-day training, August 9-10); and
an exciting new program, Coping With Work and Family Stress, which
is being offered as an intensive 3-day training (August 9-11) and
focuses on mental health and workplace issues. The Training Institute
Model Program Trainings have limited space available, so please
be sure to register as soon as possible. If spaces fill up, we will
place names on a waiting list for any openings that may become available
and will fill open spaces on a first come/first served basis.
Conference registration is $175, with an additional fee for those
attending the pre-conference and a reduced rate for full conference
early-bird registration. For immediate questions, contact the Wisconsin
Clearinghouse at 800-248-9244. To register or for registration questions,
contact UWSP Extension by calling 800-898-9472 and pressing 3. Additional
conference details are posted on the Wisconsin Clearinghouse (WCH)
website at http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/.
The conference brochure is available on the UWSP Extension website
at http://www.uwsp.edu/extension/brochures/aBrochures/Prevent-Wisconsin.pdf.
Online registration is available, or register by phone, fax, or
mail. Details are listed on the registration form in the conference
brochure.
We hope to see you in August!
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*RESEARCH UPDATES*
INCREASED
HEARTBEAT AFTER DRINKING LINKED TO ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY TYPE
Research from the Universitat Jaume I in Castellon, Spain, and McGill
University in Montreal, Canada, finds that people who experience
an increased heartbeat after consuming alcohol are more likely to
have an "addictive" personality. For the longitudinal
study 66 participants who never drank alcohol were administered
a small amount of ethanol while they were between the ages of 16
and 18, and researchers recorded the effect the alcohol had on their
hearts. At age 21, the participants were given a questionnaire to
measure their degree of sensitivity to rewards and punishment. The
researchers found that participants who had an increase in their
heart rate after drinking alcohol were twice as likely to have a
personality type deemed more sensitive to rewards, possibly making
them more susceptible to any type of addiction. "The idea is
that when the first experience with a reinforcing stimulus, such
as alcohol, occurs, the organism reacts in different ways in different
people, and those that have a stronger predisposition to addictions
are the ones whose organism reacts in a more vigorous way by increasing
the rate at which their heart beats," said Cesar Avila, one
of the authors of the study from the Department of Basic Psychology
at the Universitat Jaume I. The study's findings are published in
the March 2004 issue of the journal Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research. [Brunelle, Caroline,
et al. (2004) Heightened Heart Rate Response to Alcohol Intoxication
is Associated With a Reward-Seeking Personality Profile. Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research, 28(3): 394-401.]
FATHER INVOLVEMENT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
FOR YOUTH
Research confirms that father involvement makes a difference in
the lives of youth. On the positive side, warm and supportive interactions
with an engaged father can benefit children intellectually, socially,
and emotionally. On the negative side, children with uninvolved
or absentee fathers are at higher risk than children with an engaged
father in the home to experience a host of problems including dropping
out of school, becoming pregnant as a teen, and getting in trouble
with the law. To read a letter from the President of Child Trends
regarding the "The Involved Father" go to www.childtrends.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=1D1CF184-5315-46B8-89A5D4A212137211.
Also download a full research brief, "Fathers' Activities with
Their Kids," at www.childtrends.org/Files/June_2001.pdf
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*RESOURCES/MATERIALS*
2003 BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR DATA
The Behavioral Surveillance Branch, Division of Adult and Community
Health, National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is pleased
to announce the release of the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Data.
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a unique,
State-based surveillance system active in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Information
on health risk behaviors, clinical preventive health practices,
and health care access, primarily related to chronic disease and
injury, is obtained from a representative sample of non-institutionalized
adults, 18 years and older, in each State. The BRFSS provides flexible,
timely, and ongoing data collection that allows for State-to-State
and State-to-nation comparisons. State-specific data, including
racial and ethnic specific, provide a sound basis for developing
and evaluating public health programs, including programs targeted
to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health risks. The 2003
BRFSS data are located at www.cdc.gov/brfss.
Contact Lina Balluz at 770-488-2466 with further questions.
THE EVALUATION EXCHANGE
The Spring 2004 issue of Harvard Family Research Project's periodical
"The Evaluation Exchange" charts the course of early childhood
programming and evaluation over nearly half a century. Contributing
authors offer a range of views on how best to communicate the importance
of investing in a child's early years, and how to improve early
childhood programs and policies. Several articles consider the explosion
of science, from longitudinal studies of child outcomes to a large
scale demonstration program, that has helped forward our understanding
of how young children learn and grow. Finally, a number of articles
suggest that better information is needed to close the persistent
gap in achievement between children from low-income families and
those from middle-income homes. See www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval/issue26
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*FUNDING ALERTS*
STAPLES FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING
The Staples Foundation for Learning will award public schools and
other community non-profits individual grants of $5,000 to $25,000
to fund a broad range of job training and education programs for
disadvantaged youth and/or students with disabilities. All public
schools and 501(c)(3) organizations in the United States are eligible
to apply. The application deadlines are August 2 and September 30,
2004. For more information see www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html
PAY IT FORWARD FOUNDATION
Mini-grants from the Pay It Forward Foundation will be distributed
monthly, with grant deadlines on the 15th of each month during the
school year from September through June. The foundation administers
a mini-grant program for Pay It Forward activities involving youth
of all ages. A Pay It Forward project is defined as one or more
service activities that benefit the youths' school, neighborhood,
or greater community, and include learning goals for the youth participants.
Applicants are encouraged to plan the project with input from the
clients or organization that will benefit to ensure that the project
is needed and timely. Individual youth, teachers, principals, other
school personnel, youth leaders, and student or community youth
groups with an adult sponsor may apply. All youth under 21 are invited
to participate; groups whose members are all over 18 years of age
must include work with youth who are under 18 as part of their project.
Mini-grants will be between $50 and $500. For more information see
http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
J. W. KIECKHEFER FOUNDATION
The J. W. Kieckhefer Foundation funds projects in medical research;
health; hospice care; family planning; services for people with
disabilities; social services; higher, medical, and other education;
youth; child welfare; conservation; community funds; public policy;
and cultural programs. Applications should be submitted between
May and November; the board meets in November and December to consider
requests. Grants average between $2,000 and $20,000. Contact John
Kieckhefer or Eugene Polk, Trustees, J. W. Kieckhefer Foundation,
PO Box 1151, 116 E Gurley Street, Prescott, AZ 86302; 928-445-4010.
AIR PRODUCTS FOUNDATION
The Air Products Foundation will fund substance abuse programs,
especially those providing drug abuse prevention; connected to community
development and health care programs; or those serving children,
the economically disadvantaged, the homeless, and minorities. The
foundation funds annual campaigns, building renovations, continuing
support, emergency funds, equipment, general operating support,
program development, and seed money. Grants have reached $5,000
and giving is national in focus. An application form is not required,
but potential applicants are advised to approach the foundation
initially with a proposal letter. There are no deadlines, and the
board meets monthly. For more information contact M.J. Egervary,
Air Products Foundation, 7201 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown, PA 18195-1501;
610-481-8527.
SCAIFE FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Scaife Family Foundation will fund substance abuse treatment,
especially those programs that strengthen families and address issues
connected to the health and welfare of women and children. The foundation
supports early intervention and prevention programs as well. General
operating support and program development funds will be awarded.
Grants average $15,000-$75,000 and giving is national in focus.
An application form is not required, but potential applicants are
advised to approach the foundation initially with a proposal letter.
There are no deadlines and the board meets quarterly. For more information
contact Barbara Sloan, Executive Director, Scaife Family Foundation,
West Tower, Suite 903, 777 S Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL
33401; 561-659-1188; www.scaife.com
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*WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES*
ALCOHOL EXCISE TAX
On July 27, 2004 from 3:00-4:15pm Eastern Time OJJDP will air an
audioconference, "Alcohol Excise Tax." The Institute of
Medicine, National Research Council report, "Reducing Underage
Drinking: A Collective Responsibility," identifies increases
in excise taxes as a strong and well-documented strategy for reducing
underage drinking. Speakers will discuss the research and data that
supports alcohol tax increases, and spotlight several states that
have been successful in raising taxes. Speakers will also discuss
new efforts to "roll back the beer tax." To register go
to www.udetc.org/Registration.asp
CONNECTING THE DOTS: COALITIONS AS PARTNERS IN TREATMENT AND
RECOVERY
On September 23, 2004 from 3:00-4:15pm EST, CADCA's National Coalition
Institute will host the third of four teleconferences in the series
on topics relevant to anti-drug coalitions. The third teleconference,
"Connecting the Dots: Coalitions as Partners in Treatment and
Recovery," will help coalitions develop strategies for building
relationships with the treatment and recovery community. Coalitions
will also learn how to assess community resources and needs specific
to treatment as well as the financial, cultural, and other relevant
factors that influence recovery. To register for the seminar, visit
www.udetc.org/CADCA_registration.asp
or call 800-542-2322 ext 240.
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