This online course will increase participants’ knowledge and skills in building relationships and collaborating with key community stakeholders. Participants will learn strategies for identifying and engaging key stakeholders, building relationships, getting stakeholders on board, and convening local coalitions.
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A Google search for "Cannabis" reveals over 500 million results in about half a second. The exact search in Google Scholar results in 934 thousand of scientific articles. And this is just online information. It's essential to remember that not all research related to alcohol, cannabis, and other drugs is reliable or relevant. Critically evaluating sources of information to ensure that reliable data is used in program planning and decision-making is essential. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be as tricky as it sounds. Identifying and Interpreting Alcohol, Cannabis, and Opioid Research is an online course designed for coalition members, municipal leaders, prevention professionals, and others working to prevent substance misuse in their communities. Upon completion of the course, participants can identify reputable, relevant research articles related to alcohol, cannabis, and opioids and apply a process to review, interpret, and correctly reference research to support prevention goals.
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IISUP I: Welcome to Prevention is a self-paced, online course introducing participants to youth substance use prevention. Participants of this course will explore why prevention matters, including the rates, effects, and consequences of youth substance use. Participants will also examine milestones and trends of substance use in our society over time, how prevention efforts have evolved throughout history, and the components of effective prevention. This course consists of six modules. Estimated completion time for the entire course is 3 hours. The estimated completion time for each module is 30 minutes.
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