North Country Prevention Coalition Membership Assessment

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The North Country Community Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is a program of the North Country Health Consortium and is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and by the New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services.

We are an active Coalition working on prevention and cessation of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug related activities, focusing primarily on youth. Our initiatives focus on creating change in our communities and among individuals to prevent and reduce the impact of substance abuse. In order to do this we use many strategies including: education providing programs, healthy drug free policies and enforcement to reduce access. This takes the active involvement of volunteers from ALL sectors of our community including youth. Research has shown that sustained large-scale programs, which include community-based activities, are effective in prevention and reducing abuse.

Why should you be active in the Coalition?...

Benefits to you:
Join with others on issues that are important to you;
Work together as a team to create change;
Link to other groups in the state working on similar issues;
Increase resources and funding for programs and services; and
Opportunity to receive additional training to increase skills and knowledge of substance abuse prevention.

Benefits to the Coalition:
Knowledge of the community that local residents can provide;
Increased support within the community for substance abuse prevention;
Community members have important understanding of the issues; and
Experts with local knowledge providing valuable information to problems and solutions.

Our Coalition is planning many exciting strategies this year to change the way our community views alcohol, tobacco and other substances. In order for us to plan successfully, please fill out your answers to the following questions.

Filling out this survey is necessary to receive or continue receiving prevention news and information through our mailing list.