Colber Prosper, CADCA

Building community partnerships and coalition membership can be slow or stagnate. The struggle is real. This session will cover how issues of leadership, community politics, inequalities and coalition structure can hurt overall collaboration and impact. The instructor will share how having a “hero’s mentality” can fuels such issues and it will take collaborative leaders to produce real community change. Participants will discuss principles of collaborative leadership and how they will apply them to their coalitions.

Annie Murphey, LICSWA, CDP

A Coordinator’s role is extremely diverse, but adding in challenges of promoting prevention and making community level systematic changes in a state that has legalized marijuana brings it’s own set of challenges. Learn some ideas that have been helpful, as well as things we wish we would have done differently at the local with legalized marijuana in Washington State to help you make your next steps. Bring questions.

Dylan Ellerbee, BA, Research Associate, UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest School of Medicine

This session will review the established best practices in alcohol policy. Utilizing Alcohol No Ordinary Commodity and the CDC Community Guide on Excessive Alcohol Consumption, participants will be taught what policies work and in reducing excessive and underage alcohol consumption. In addition to reviews of best practice policies, participants will be introduced to the advocacy techniques that have worked at the state and national level in moving alcohol policy.

Poe Health Center Youth

Nicole Augustine, MPH, MCHES, CSAPC, Project Coordinator for the North Carolina Behavioral Health Equity Initiative and the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine

The National CLAS standards are designed to improve health equity, by establishing standards by which organizations operate. In this session, participants will review the foundational terminology, explore how to enhance organizational cultural competence, and discuss the importance of cultural adaptations in the implementation of prevention strategies.

Megan Canady, MSW, MSPH, Research Associate with the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health

Vaping among women of reproductive age has become common, including during pregnancy despite the potential risks. In this session, learn more about the scope of this problem including the negative maternal and infant health outcomes. Attendees will learn how to address vaping during pregnancy through effective screening and counseling methods. Further, free resources to support providers and patients alike will be shared.

Annie Murphey, LICSWA, CDP

Understand struggles and wins from Washington State’s experience, on a state-wide level, with legalized retail marijuana. Plan for changes that can take place when retail marijuana becomes a reality: what policies can help in prevention, what policies should you look at in advance; who should be at the table? These are all questions that will be answered in this one-hour session. With a quick look at WA campaigns, state-wide prevention design, and data to assist with your predictions and planning in North Carolina.

Jim Martin, Director of Policy and Programs, NC Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch

This session will describe the current landscape of e-cigarettes and the epidemic of e-cigarette use among youth. The session will focus on evidence-based policy,
prevention, and cessation strategies. Participants will also learn about key state and national resources.