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Supporting Community Collaboration for Preventing Substance Abuse in Hawai‘i

The Hawai‘i Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) website is an ongoing collaboration between the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and the University of Hawai‘i Center on the Family. Our goal is to increase the understanding and implementation of high quality substance abuse prevention strategies in Hawai‘i's communities. We hope to facilitate and support a statewide prevention infrastructure that will become a sustainable part of our communities.

 

September 2021

Featured Updates

Open Container Laws and Alcohol-to-go: Implications and Considerations (J.T. Griffin, 2021) 

A new Open container laws require alcohol beverages to be sealed and stored out of the passenger area in vehicles. Griffin's latest report provides legislative background to these laws and explains how they serve as an essential "countermeasure available to discourage drunk driving." 

Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth Website

A new social host ordinance aimed at reducing underage drinking goes into effect for the island of Maui on September 1, 2021. The Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth launched a new website on June 21, 2021 to help raise awareness about the ordinance, and to help parents stop underage drinking at home. Check out their website to stay up to date on their initiatives.

Hawai'i State Report Underage Drinking Prevention and Enforcement 2018

The 2018 Hawai'i State Report primarily includes data from the calendar year 2017. The state legal data reflects the status of the law as of January 1, 2017. The state survey data was collected in 2017 and was drawn from the most recent 12-month period in which the states maintained the data.

Hawai'i Partnership to Prevent Underage Drinking

The Hawai'i Partnership to Prevent Underage Drinking (HPPUD) was created to address the problem of underage drinking in the State of Hawai'i. The members of the partnership represent county, state, and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, private businesses, and community residents concerned with the health of Hawaii’s youth. Check them out on their website, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to connect and stay up to date on their initiatives.

 

Training & Events

Sep 08 Wed
Enhancing Your Prevention Communication Strategies Through Traditional Media and Social Media

Learning Objectives:

  • Define social marketing, social norms marketing, and media advocacy
  • Identify how the goals and focus audiences differ for social marketing, social norms marketing, and media advocacy
  • List the steps necessary to implement social marketing, social norms marketing, and media advocacy
  • Identify when social media can be used to augment their substance misuse prevention work
  • Select the appropriate social media platform(s) for their focus audience(s)
  • Apply best practices for creating social media posts
  • Identify appropriate use of social media when implementing social marketing campaigns, social norms marketing campaigns, and media advocacy strategies
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Sep 14 Tue
Ethics in Prevention for Maui County Providers

This free, two-day virtual training will cover the topic of ethics in the substance misuse prevention field.  The training will cover key terminology, the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics, and a decision-making process to use when faced with an ethical dilemma.  

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Sep 14 Tue
Community Engagement Webinars (Two-Session)

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore a framework for community participation in prevention
  • Identify who you want to engage in which prevention efforts
  • Brainstorm ways to engage them during COVID-19 restrictions
  • Develop your community engagement plan
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