Minnesota Regional ATOD Prevention Coordinators

Supporting Communities in the Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse (ATOD).

Come and learn more about the importance of reaching everyone in your community with your alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention efforts and the next steps for your organization/coalition to better serve your community.

When: Friday, February 26
            9:00 am – 3:00 pm
            8:30 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
            Lunch provided

Where: Homewood Suites by Hilton
            Mall of America
            2261 Killebrew Drive
            Bloomington, MN 55425

Objectives of Training:

    * Definitions of culture
    * Looking at different cultural groups in the metro area and alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention strategies
    * Definitions of cultural and linguistic competency
    * Why is it important?
    * How to achieve it
    * To discuss what SAMHSA identifies as cultural competence
    * To discuss how the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and Cultural Competence are connected
    * To discuss how the state identifies cultural competence
    * To discuss how SPF SIG communities use cultural competence
    * To identify next steps for communities around cultural competence

Registration
Fee: $30.00 Deadline: February 17
Advance registration is required as
there are only 40 spots available.
Fee covers program materials,
meeting space and lunch.

Presented by:
The Minnesota Prevention Resource Center (MPRC), Metro Regional Prevention
Coordinator and CSAP’s Central Regional Expert Team (RET).

See attached flier for more information.