Prescription Drug Take Back to be Held April 30 Throughout Bucks County
UBHCHY Coalition is hosting a prescription drug take back day on April 30th from 10:00am-2:00pm.
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Building Assets: The Importance of Youth Programs
April’s Asset of the Month is Youth Programs. This critical Developmental Asset is important for our communities to support the children through youth programming.
First Parent Chat Night a Community Success!
On March 5, 2011, the UBHCHY Coalition held its first Parent Chat at the family home of UBHCHY Chairman, Ray Fox. Fifteen Quakertown community parents attended with their middle school daughters.
Parent Chats: Conversations Between Parents about “Parenting”
Why are these parent discussions important? When your children were toddlers, it was probably quite common to have many conversations with other parents, (sometimes even people you just met at the playground or in a playgroup) about different issues.
UBHCHY Coalition Among 2,800 Attendees at National Substance Abuse Prevention Conference Hosted by CADCA
Members of the UBHCHY Coalition joined 2,8000 substance abuse prevention and treatment leaders from across the country at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) 21st annual National Leadership Forum.
2010 Prescription Drug Take Back Success! -Message from the UBHCHY Chair
In December of 2009, Upper Bucks Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth Chairperson, I attended a workshop in Washington, DC about Prescription Medication Take Back Programs. I learned that there is an epidemic in the U.S. due to the illegal use of prescription drugs.
Caffeinated Alcohol Beverages: A Personal View
In early December 2010, I attended the Drug Free Communities New Grantee in Washington, DC. Right from the opening of the meetings there was an air of excitement and collaboration as coalitions from all over the U.S. participated.
Area Members Attend “Big Tent” Conference in Houston, TX
Each year the Search Institute based in Minneapolis, MN, (the organization responsible for initiating the national movement known as the “Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Initiative”) sponsors and hosts a large national, inter-generational conference.
Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition to launch ‘Parent Chats’
Generations ago our mothers had an occasional Tupperware Party or the Pot Luck Dinner over a card game to catch up on current events, their children’s successes and the latest parenting challenges.
How 'loko' can it get?: Examining the Dangerous New Substance, 4 Loko
Four Loko, Moonshot, Joose, and other caffeine-infused alcohol products (also known as Alcoholic Energy drinks) exploded onto the scene several months ago and quickly became one of the biggest new threats to public safety.