San Mateo County Health System's Community Health Promotion Unit presents the Prevention Learning Academy. Attendees will learn about substance use and prevention efforts, including the root causes of substance use and abuse. 

Selected topics include:

Alcohol 101 (health impact of alcohol)

Alcohol Initiatives (alcohol-specific prevention strategies)

Opioids 101

Opioid Initiatives

Marijuana 101

Marijuana Initiatives

Tobacco 101

Tobacco Initiatives

Cessation

Data 101

Data Analysis

Evaluation

Coalition Building

Community Organizing

Program Planning

Sustainability, Grantwriting

Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility

Financial Management

Supervision & Management

Advocacy and Lobbying

Ethics in Prevention

Media Messaging

Recovery models

Drugs and Kidspeak

Enforcement Initiatives

Density 101

Density Initiatives

Sponsorship 101

Sponsorship Initiatives

Youth Development

Prevention 101

Tobacco and Marijuana intersection

Who should attend? Our target audience includes: prevention professionals, coaliton members, faith-leaders, parents, school staff, law enforcement, non-profit and county agency staff, policy makers and others. 

What will attendees learn?

Core learning objectives include:

• Understand the health impacts of substance use
• Learn how to conduct environmental strategies to prevent substance use in San Mateo County
• Build and share knowledge and skills to practice substance use prevention locally 

Registration anbd other details:

Register for each individual session. Upon registration, you will recieve confirmation with more information. Space is limited, depending on location. 

Learning sessions do not require prequisites.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Reyes 650-802-6587 ekreyes@smcgov.org