December Premier: How Park and Recreation Departments Can Work With Drug-Free Community Coalitions to Help Reduce Youth Substance Use in Their Communities
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While the rates of youth substance use have decreased over the last decade, new and emerging substances continue to put youth at risk. The Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, funded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and managed by CDC, funds community coalitions to prevent youth substance use. The theory behind the DFC Program is that each respective community can mobilize its leaders to identify and respond to the drug problems unique to their area with a small amount of federal funding combined with a local match of resources and volunteer support.
Local park and recreation departments are a natural partner for DFC coalitions because of their facilities and programming that positively impact youth and the surrounding community. This online learning session will help learners start thinking about how a collaboration like this could be beneficial in their own community.
Learning Objectives:
1. At the end of the session, learners will be able to identify trends in youth substance use.
2. At the end of the session, learners will be able to describe the basics of the DFC program, how to apply, and how to find a coalition in their area.
3. At the end of the session, learners will be able to highlight ways park and rec departments can partner with a DFC coalition.
This talk is available for 1 year from release date!
Chrissy Mayer (she/her)
Chief Community-Based Services Officer
Developing Caring Communities Committed to Action (DCCCA)
Chrissy Mayer serves as the Chief Community-Based Services Officer at DCCCA based in Lawrence, Kansas. She has been engaged in nonprofit work for nearly 25 years in a variety of roles. Chrissy has a special interest in coalition development, grant writing, leadership development, and change management in organizations. She also specializes in group engagement and facilitation.
Karen Voetsch (she/her)
Chief, Drug Free Communities Branch
CDC
Karen Voetsch is the Branch Chief for the Drug-Free Communities Program at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at CDC. She joined CDC as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2003, starting her career in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. In her 21 years at CDC, she has led a number of efforts in communication, strategic planning, budgeting, and partnership development for the Prevention Research Centers, the Alcohol Team, the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, and the Healthy Schools Program. She has also helped to create new programmatic initiatives for several community-based programs, such as the Steps Program, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, and the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program. Karen also has an international health background having served in the Peace Corps in West Africa and as a CDC-assignee on non-communicable diseases and road safety issues in Botswana. She received her master's in public health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University. She lives in Decatur, GA with her husband and two children.
Matt McClure (he/him)
Director
Baldwin City Recreation Commission
Matt McClure currently serves as the Director of the Baldwin City Recreation Commission, in Baldwin City, Kansas. Matt has served in the field of parks and recreation for the past 25 years in various capacities. He is a current Kansas Recreation and Park Association board member, serving as the East Region Representative. Matt is also a 1999 graduate of the Kansas State University, where he majored in Recreation and Park Administration. Matt and his wife, Nikki, have 3 children, Jake 20, Addison 17, and Emily 12. Their kids’ activities take up a lot of their free time, but when they have a chance, cheering for the Wildcats, Chiefs, and Royals rank high on the to do list!
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