The Boys and Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County will be having a BBQ on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 5:00PM-8:00PM.
Location: Pacifica Moose Lodge, 776 Bradfor Way, Pacifica, CA 94044
Prices:
Click the image below to download the PDF flyer.
The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program (CDPH/CTCP) is launching “Tobacco and Its Impact in My Community”, a photo contest to promote awareness of how the presence of tobacco is still a problem in our state. Their goal is to showcase images submitted by California students that “tell the story” about tobacco control issues significantly impacting youth and disadvantaged communities. These issues include exposure to secondhand smoke, cigarette butt litter, and tobacco marketing in the retail environment.
As a sponsor of the photo contest, the American Cancer Society, California Division (ACS) is providing $1,000 in cash prizes for the winning photo entries! CDPH/CTCP will announce the photo contest winners during the week of November 18, 2013, to coincide with ACS’ “Great American Smokeout” on November 21st.
Middle and high school-age students are highly recommended to enter because they represent an important age group to engage in anti-tobacco use activities and, in the past, have demonstrated strong participation in similar contests conducted by CDPH. CDPH/CTCP is proud to partner with the California Department of Education, Coordinated School Health and Safety Office, Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Program (TUPE) to promote the photo contest to middle and high schools throughout California. All photo submissions will be exhibited online (this may include the Fight Tobacco Facebook page, the TobaccoFreeCA Facebook page, as well as the CDPH and CTCP websites).
Submit your photos for any of the four following categories!
1. Stores near schools
2. Secondhand smoke (outdoor and indoor)
3. Cigarette butt litter
4. “What’s wrong with this picture?”
Click the image below to download the PDF.
Click on the image below to download the PDF flyer for information on how to enter, contest requirements, eligibility, prizes, and limitations of liability and release.
Not sure where to start? Looking for advice on how to take better photos? Click the image below to learn more!
The next Pride Initiative Meeting will be on October 2nd from 3:30-5:00PM.
Location: 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Room 201, San Mateo, CA 94403
It’s finally uploaded! Here is the 10 minute documentary video of our experience doing the Healthy Retailer Project over Summer 2013! Please watch, share, and let us know what you think!
The Healthy Retailer Project is part of an effort to assess the availability and marketing of alcohol, tobacco, and food products in at least 10,000 stores across the state. Participants are trained to use an app on their smartphone device to administer the survey, which takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Youth volunteers from Teens Making A Change youth council, Terra Nova high school, and San Francisco State University helped conduct 174 surveys in Daly City, Pacifica, South San Francisco, and even SFO International Airport!
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In San Mateo County, three groups participated in data collection efforts:
–North County Prevention Partnership
–Talauma for Tongans
–South County Sheriff’s Activities League
Special Thanks to our partners who provided logistical support and supervision for our youth volunteers:
-Diana Hill from San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services’ Alcohol and Other Drug Services
-Shaunda Scruggs and Megan Griffin from the San Mateo Tobacco Education Coalition
-LisaMarie Miramontes, PhD from the Prevention Research Center
-Andrea Rufo from Project 4PLAY and Project ASAP
-John Bartolome from ODASA
The video footage was shot with an iPhone 5, and edited in iMovie.
THANK YOU to everyone who made this possible!!
The Get Healthy Community Implementation Funding supports the implementation of the Strategies for Improving Food & Physical Activity Environments in San Mateo County and is focused on funding neighborhoods, organizations and schools where there are limited, attractive opportunities for walking, biking, or using public transit and/or healthy food options.
Click the image below to visit the Get Healthy San Mateo County website, where you can learn more about Get Healthy Community Implementation Funding, download an application packet, and to find ideas on projects to increase access to healthy food and beverages, increase everyday physical activity, and much more.
The application deadline is Friday, October 4, 2013 at 5:00PM!
DFC Project Coordinator Athila Lambino and Other Substance Abuse (OSA) Organization rep Mary K. Bier joined classmates from coalitions in Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Texas, and North Carolina at the National Guard Museum in Dupont, WA once again for the third and final round of the National Coalition Academy, as led by CADCA trainers Dave Shavel and Teresa Bishop. The week-long training took place from 9/9 to 9/13, and focused on topics such as policy advocacy, and sustainability. All coalitions were assigned “homework,” which includes creating products such as a community assessment, logic model, strategic and action plans, evaluation plan, and sustainability plan by December 2013.
We’re excited about creating these products with our DFC coalition so that we can move a few steps closer to implementing our strategies for reducing the harm associated with substance use in South San Francisco!
Link to High-Resolution version of image: HERE
To my coalition colleagues in WRCTC Cohort 6: It has been an incredible pleasure and privilege learning and working with all of you in these past 1-3 weeks. We share many of the same obstacles and challenges in both our professional and personal lives, and yet it is our passion for the work that we do that continues to drive us forward. I wish all of you the best of luck in working with your coalition in your community, and I’m eager to reconnect with all of you at the CADCA National Leadership Forum in February 2014 to share stories of our progress. Please stay in touch! Love, Peace, and Respect for the work you do. -Athila Lambino
