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| HEC/News e-Digest | July 29, 2011 |
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! HazingPrevention.Org Launches Redesigned Web Site HazingPrevention.Org has launched a new-and-improved Web site that is designed to be more interactive and current, offer more information, and do it all in a better graphic format than the previous site. The Web site should also engage a broader audience than the traditional Greek segment-students, athletes, parents, athletics directors and coaches, teachers, advisers, journalists, and others seeking information about the issue. The Web site provides information about hazing as well as links to other online resources.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
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| Announcements from the Field | |
Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention field. The information shared on this site does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education or the Higher Education Center. The U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Education Center do not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field.
New Report: State Estimates of Substance Use and Mental Disorders from the 2008-2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
This July 2011 report for policymakers, prevention professionals, public health professionals, and researchers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) presents state estimates for 25 measures of substance use or mental disorders based on 2008 and 2009 statistics and estimates of change from previous years' data. It reports on illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use; treatment need; and mental health factors.
To download the report, please visit SAMHSA's Web site.
National Drug Control Strategy 2011
National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske has released the National Drug Control Strategy 2011 (Strategy). The Strategy reflects the Obama Administration's comprehensive and balanced efforts to reduce drug use and its consequences.
For more information and to download National Drug Control Strategy 2011, visit the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Program Coordinator for Victim Advocacy Colorado State University Health Educator California State University - East Bay Associate Director, Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center Vanderbilt University Assistant Director for Health Promotion University of Maryland Health Promotion Specialist Northern Illinois University |
| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
ED's Safe and Supportive Schools News
If you would like weekly e-mail updates on Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools programs, as well as other information related to school safety, substance abuse and violence prevention in education, and the promotion of student health and well-being, you may be interested in subscribing to ED's Safe and Supportive School News. Subscription information is at http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html. |
| The Latest Research | The latest research related to campus-based alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.
Merlo, L. J., Ahmedani, B. K., Barondess, D. A., Bohnert, K. M., & Gold, M. S. (2011). Alcohol consumption associated with collegiate American football pre-game festivities. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 116(1-3), 242-245.
O'Grady, M. A., Cullum, J., Tennen, H., & Armel, S. (2011). Daily relationship between event-specific drinking norms and alcohol use: A four-year longitudinal student. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(4), 633-641.
More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.
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