Through federal Drug-Free Communities grants, the Healthy Community Initiative and Rice County Chemical Health Coalition are pleased to again offer funding to support school-based projects to reduce youth drug and alcohol use. $10,000 in funding is available. Any Rice County school district or individual school is eligible to apply. Proposed projects must involve: the review/use [...]
February 10, 2011 – 2:34 pm
The Take It to The Box program continues to collect significant quantities of excess prescription and over-the-counter medications in Rice County. Since the program began just 16 months ago, more than 3,100 POUNDS of medication have been collected in Rice County — that’s 1.5 TONS! Rice County community members are invited to bring their no-longer-needed [...]
January 26, 2011 – 1:59 pm
The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative has partnered with the Northfield Public Schools, ARTech, Prairie Creek Community School, and the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use to compile a list of online resources for parents on topics relating to technology use. Click HERE to access this list of resources!
November 26, 2010 – 11:04 am
A message from Ellen Unruh and the Four Corners Partnership, which continues to be a great collaborative partner in the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition: Most people believe that smoking is an individual choice… but in reality that choice is shaped by many things and impacts many people’s lives. A new documentary offers a glimpse [...]
November 10, 2010 – 6:04 pm
Through federal Drug-Free Communities grants, the Healthy Community Initiative and Rice County Chemical Health Coalition are pleased of again offer funding to support school-based projects to reduce youth drug and alcohol use. $10,000 in funding is available. Any Rice County school district or individual school is eligible to apply. Proposed projects must involve: the review/use [...]
August 1, 2010 – 10:48 am
In spring 2010, the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use launched a parent education and support campaign. Called “Talk. Listen. Connect. (TLC),” it encourages parents to engage in conversations with their teens about important topics and to actively seek out and connect with the parents of their child’s friends. The TLC campaign [...]
The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, May 23, 2010, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm called: “ ‘Whatever:’ The Quality of Life of our Northfield Middle School Youth.” The entire event is FREE. During the first part of the session, a variety of speakers who work directly with [...]
When: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 — 6:00pm-8:00pm Where: Lion’s Pause, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College Moderator: Mary Crippen, Northfield Resident Sponsors: St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, Northfield Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use, Healthy Community Initiative ********************************************************** April is Alcohol Awareness Month and the Federal Government’s Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention [...]
February 26, 2010 – 5:09 pm
All are invited to an education session on Adolescent Brain Development on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. The training will be led by Dr. Ken Winters from the University of Minnesota. For more information, click HERE. There is no cost to attend, but advance [...]
October 29, 2009 – 8:51 am
Town Hall Meeting and Dinner Main Street Moravian Church Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 pm The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Town Hall Meeting and Dinner on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 3 pm. The entire event is FREE. The meeting will be focused on personal stories of addition and recovery in Northfield. [...]
