Light lunch will be provided, and the event is limited to 75 attendees.
Online Pre-registration will be required by May 18, 2025.
Keynote Presenter
David Willard works with ten counties (Alleghany, Ashe, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin) to establish and implement tobacco control, prevention and education programs and policies to prevent deaths and health problems related to the use of tobacco products. He has been in this role since 2012.
Supplemental Presenters
Charlotte Reeves, MA, CPSS – Prevention and Administrative Services Manager, Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery
C. Jamie Edwards, MA, M.Ed, LCAS, LSATP, CCS, CPS – Director, Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery
Paula Sheets – Surry Drug Free Communities/All-Stars Coalition Coordinator
Summary
Did you know that 95% of tobacco users start before age 21?
Join us to learn how early tobacco use predicts future substance abuse and explore strategies to reduce youth access. Discover North Carolina’s retailer permitting efforts and new data from Surry County via our recent Counter Tools Community Mapping of retailers. The audience will learn more about a recently completed retail mapping sample that allows for visualizations of local sales locations and density.
Objectives
· Identify the age group most at risk of initiating tobacco use, including e-cigarettes, and explain why early prevention is critical.
· Describe the primary sources through which youth access e-cigarettes.
· Understand how state licensing strategies can reduce youth access to tobacco products.
· Learn about the connection between youth tobacco initiation and future substance use.
· Presentation of new retail density data for Surry County.
Agenda
12:00 to 12:30, Light Lunch
12:25 to 12:30, Introductions – Charlotte Reeves
12:30 to 1:20, The Landscape in North Carolina – David Willard
1:20 to 1:50, Retail Density Data – Charlotte Reeves & Jamie Edwards
1:50 to 2:00, Data Collection Experiences – Paula Sheets
2:00, Adjournment
This event is sponsored by the Surry Drug Free Communities Grant/All-Stars Prevention Coalition with support from the Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery. The DFC mission is to reduce youth substance use by promoting awareness, enhancing understanding, and changing perceptions of substance use in Surry County through public advocacy.
An Application has been made to the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board (NCSAPPB) for two hours of General Skill Building Credit (GSB).
