Facilitating Community Change Through Environmental Approaches
This workshop will introduce participants to the use of environmental approaches as a strategy to create community change and improve public health in the areas of obesity prevention tobacco, alcohol, and other drug prevention. Interactive approaches will be utilized to understand how to assess, build capacity, plan, implement and evaluate environmental approaches. Additionally, participants will learn how to mobilize community members and influence policy in these health behaviors.
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Nov 29, 2011
from 08:30 AM to 04:00 PM |
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| Where | Portsmouth, TBD |
| Contact Name | Charlie McLaughlin |
| Contact Phone | (804) 786-2279 |
| Attendees |
School & Community Leaders Health Educators & Promoters Prevention & Healthcare Professionals Grant Writers |
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Learning Objectives:
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Provide an Overview of Environmental Change
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Heighten participant understanding of effective en-vironmental strategies and cite examples
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Introduce a science based model for environmental planning
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Heighten participant understanding of community mobilization through recruitment and planning
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Provide specific implementation practices for alco-hol, tobacco and obesity environmental strategies
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Introduce the concept of policy change and educa-tion and the role of the community
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Identify resources and supplemental materials for participants
