American Lung Association, 2022 The American Lung Association’s Advocacy Basics course is a free, 45-minute interactive online learning program designed to help people understand more about lung health advocacy and how they can get involved. In this course,...
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Recorded Webinar – Power Prism 101: Effective Advocacy for Community Change
The RIPRC and The American Heart Association, August 2021 This is a recording of the RIPRC's Power Prism 101 training, which was presented by Lori Fresina and Terra Hall of the American Heart Association on August 10th, 2021. Viewers can expect a lively and...
Learn the Law: Preventing and Reducing Underage Drinking Series 1-24
SAMHSA: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, 2021 Alcohol remains the most widely used substance by young people. To address this public health issue, the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage...
Recorded Webinar: Racial Equity in the Context of Prevention
Don Mays, February 25, 2021 This is the seventh installment of the RI PREVCON Virtual Series. During this webinar, Don Mays—artist, educator, and activist/advocate—focuses on racial equity within the context of prevention, addressing the intersection between racism...
Trauma, Racism, Chronic Stress and the Health of Black Americans
Office of Behavioral Health Equity, June 3, 2020 Summary Findings: racism and associated trauma and violence contribute to mental health disorders, particularly depressions, anxiety and PTSD, and chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension,...
The Trauma Lens of Police Violence against Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Journal of Social Issues, 2017 Police violence against racial and ethnic minorities has been researched through the lens of multiple social science disciplines including psychology. Within psychology, the study of trauma lends itself to understanding the dynamics of...
State of Tobacco Control 2020
The American Lung Association, 2020 The 18th annual American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” report evaluates states and the federal government on actions taken to eliminate the nation’s leading cause of preventable death — tobacco use — and save lives...
Cannabis Use Among Drivers in Fatal Crashes in Washington State Before and After Legalization – 2020 Research Brief
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, January 2020 Washington State Initiative 502 (I-502), effective Dec. 6, 2012, legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use by adults aged 21 years and older. It also included a prohibition against driving...
Research Letter: Association of Cannabis Use With Adolescent Psychotic Symptoms
American Medical Association, June 2018 This research letter discusses cannabis use and adolescent psychotic symptoms.
Primary Care 101: A Glossary for Prevention Practitioners
SAMHSA's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, 2017 As the U.S. healthcare landscape continues to change under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), primary care will play an increasingly large role in preventive care, including the prevention of substance...