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Welcome to^SPF Hawaiʻi
EST. 2016
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.
October 2020
Featured Updates
The Prevention Professionals’ Primer on Media Literacy (PTTC, 2020)
Hawai'i Prevention Network is a partnership of prevention professionals committed to keeping community members safe, healthy, and informed on resources that will help reduce underage drinking and substance use in our state. Check out their Instagram page to connect to and stay up to date with the network!
The Prevention Professionals’ Primer on Media Literacy (PTTC, 2020)
This primer is a fundamental tool for prevention practitioners in understanding the basics of media literacy, identifying key concepts, and example of media literacy strategies.
Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series: Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults (SAMHSA, 2020)
Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series is developed for health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent vaping. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.
State-by-State Alcohol-Related COVID-19 Policies (Alcohol Policy Information System, 2020)
This review looks at alcohol-related policies during the COVID-19 pandemic across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Please check the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) website for future updates to this resource.
Project Venture Newsletter (2020, May 1)
Project venture is a Partnerships for Success Grant funded project. Program staff have created a weekly newsletter to stay connected with families and youth in their community. Check out their Instagram page to connect and stay up to date on their program!
Training & Events
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What Science Says Leads To A Happy Life
Join us for a talk by Dr. Fred Luskin on happiness. Academics have been exploring what makes people happy for about 20 years. The results align with common sense... people, purpose, and savoring the good emerge as the cornerstone of the science of happiness.
Read moreAbout SPF Hawai'i
This website is the product of a 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.
Contact us via email at SPFhi@hawaii.edu
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