Monthly Roundtable
Items for the Roundtable are due to Jodee by the 20th of each month.  The Roundtable will go out at the beginning of each month.
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November 2016 

Retreat highlights

Eastern Iowa Heroin Initiative

During our quarterly retreat in October, we were fortunate to have Officer Al Fear speak about the increasing concerns related to heroin use and opioid addiction in our state.  The presentation shared alarming trends related to drug overdose in Iowa. Offic er Fear has been working with Sue Greene from Helping Services in the Dubuque area to establish CRUSH chapters and provide community education. 
Please check out the Facebook page  Eastern Iowa Heroin Initiative for more information.

During our first day, we also held a panel including Al Fear, Sue Greene, Anthony Pudlo with Iowa Pharmacy Association and Jennifer Tiffany with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.  Th ese  groups  shared information about the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and the increase in drug take back boxes and resources across the state.  We are excited to hear that we are getting thisclose to having take back boxes in all 99 counties.  The Iowa Pharmacy Association has also had great success with the Take Away program - please check out their website at this link. 

Officer Fear shared a video during his presentation that was developed by the DEA and FBI "Chasing the Dragon" - it can be found at  this link.
If you have any questions about the resources, please check out our partner sites / social media or email us at [email protected].   ________________________________________________________________

Please remember to vote!
AC4C will hold their annual virtual meeting on November 15th at 3:00 via GoTo Meeting. Anyone is invited to attend this meeting as the board will conduct monthly business and hold an annual election of officers.   Voting members are invited to attend this meeting to cast their vote OR if you are not able to be present, please submit your votes prior to the election.  The information for this meeting can be found at  this link

Please submit your ballot at  vote link.  You can contact Jodee at [email protected] if you have any questions or issues with the link.  
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Day on the Hill

The policy committee has been working on public service announcements concerning marijuana and is starting to plan the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Day on the Hill, which is  February 23, 2017.   

If you have any questions or would like to get involved, you can contact Jennifer Husmann at  [email protected]
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Still looking for success stories!

In our efforts to show case the work of coalitions, we have been working to collect stories to share through the round table and social media.  We would love to share your story and a picture of your group / community activity.

Some ideas of what a Success Story might contain:
  • Being valued as a resource
  • Increasing successful partnerships
  • Demonstrating shared leadership
  • Having meaningful youth involvement
  • Providing examples of creating change
  • Sustaining environmental change
  • Achieving successful outcomes.
If you have something share email Kathy at [email protected] 
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Membership forms available on website
 
We are asking our new and current partners to please update the information on our membership forms.  If you are a new member, please go to our website and click on this link to fill out the membership form.  If you would like to update your current form or have any questions, please contact Jodee at [email protected].  Thanks for your assistance!

Coalition Resources
Brochures available for coalitions
It is important to get the general public up to speed on what we know regarding safety issues with marijuana and Rx drugs in particular.  AC4C has worked with state partners to produce 10,000 brochures for statewide distribution.  The funds were provided through a ODCP-JAG Diversion grant. and are available upon request.  You can also download the links below to access these brochures.  

Limited quantities can be mailed by emailing us at [email protected] 



Upcomin g  Training   & Events

Check out the trainings on our partner sites:

SAVE THE DATES
Iowa Prevention Conference
Date: November 17th
Location: Holiday Inn, Des Moines
Registration: at  this link

AC4C retreat
Date: December 6th & 7th
Location: Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa
Registration: found  here

Assets & Aces 
Date: Wednesday, December 14th - 11:30-1:30
Location: Youth Task Force Office, 308 S. Pennsylvania, Mason City
For more information contact  Mary Schissel

Building Relationships in Youth Programs
Date: January 27th, 2017
Location: online
Registration:     Building Relationships information
For more information contact  Mary Schissel

39th Annual Governor's Conference on Substance Abuse
Dates: April 18-19th
Location: Iowa Events Center, Des Moines
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AC4C leadership

Executive Board

 

 

Angie Asa-Lovstad         Jodee Goche

    Co-Director                     Co-Director 

AC4C on Facebook

 

AC4C Website 

Iowa ODCP


Iowa State Patrol

 

Iowa EUDL Program

 

ISAIC

 

IDPH- Substance Abuse

 

IDPH- SBIRT

 

IDPH- Suicide Prevention 

 

Partnership @ Drug Free Iowa.org 

 
Resources To Share.....
CDC- Alcohol Page
Tobacco Use Prevention Toolkit

Iowa Voices of Reason resources
If you have a resource you would like to have added here please email it to Jodee [email protected]


"Unify Iowa Prevention Coalitions to Affect
Positive Change"

 

The Alliance of Coalitions 4 Change is a statewide network seeking to increase the synergy of substance abuse prevention efforts in Iowa.

  Join a work group session!   Action Teams
Marijuana Action Team                                 
Next meeting - November 14th @ 9:30 a.m. -  Meeting information found  here
Prescription Drug  Action Team
Next meeting-  November 21st @ 9:30 a.m. - Meeting information found here
 
Alcohol Action Team
Next meeting - November 28th @ 9:30 a.m.  -  Meeting information found here
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Policy Work Group
 
Co-Chair: Jennifer Husmann  
[email protected]  

Co-Chair : Position to be filled

Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 23rd @ 2:30 p.m. - Meeting information found  here

Purpose
To collaborate with the community and statewide entities to advocate and educate on substance abuse legislation, policies, and related issues.
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Marketing and Communications Work Group

Purpose
 
To build skills and provide resources to members of AC4C 
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Capacity Work Group
Co-Chair:    Karie Terhark    [email protected]

Co-Chair: Kathy Getting    [email protected]

Next Meeting:  Monday, November 28th @ 1:15 p.m.- Meeting information found here

Purpose
Create a network of professionals that have a diverse knowledge, experience and interest.
More resources...


AC4C | 515-320-0585 | [email protected] | www.AC4C.org
Alliance of Coalitions for Change
Attn: Angie Asa-Lovstad, Director
2300 River Road
Algona, IA 50511

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