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Call for Papers – Environmental Interventions Targeting Drug Abuse Risk and Protective Factors

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Special Issue of Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy Topic: Environmental Interventions Targeting Drug Abuse Risk and Protective Factors Guest Editors: Karen Friend, Kristi Pettibone, Paul Florin, and Jamie Vela Background: Illicit and prescription drug abuse, initiation and associated problems remain a critical public health issue worldwide.  The World Health Organization recently reported that at least …

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New EMCDDA publication on prevention services for minority ethnic groups explored

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Our colleagues at the EMCDDA have published an important new thematic paper (authored by Professor Jane Fountain, UK) examining the delivery of drug prevention services for minority ethnic populations in 29 European countries. The paper presents a series of case studies from a number of Member States and highlights several important research gaps. For example, …

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The Civil Society Forum on Drugs

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We are very pleased to have been accepted as a new member of the DG-Justice’s Civil Society Forum on drugs. The Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSF) meets at least once a year and serves as a platform for informal exchanges of views and information between the Commission and civil society organisations. The objectives of …

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Fourth EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting, 13-15 November 2013, Paris, France

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Understanding differences in prevention outcomes It is well known that differences in health and wellbeing within and between populations are influenced by a range of biological and social factors. However, less attention has been given to identifying how differences in these factors may influence the experiences or outcomes of prevention work. Prevention interventions and policies …

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Plenary Speaker Presentations

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2012 EUSPR Conference Plenary Speaker Presentations Prof Marc A. Zimmerman, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (USA) – Adolescent Resiliency: Applications of Theory and Research Prof Judith Prochaska, Stanford University (USA) – Methods of quantifying change in multiple risk factor interventions Dr Patricia Conrod, Université de Montréal (CA) – Individual- and population-level benefits of …

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Programme

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Back to main 2012 conference page   Day 1 – 6th December 8.30 – 9.30 Registration 9.30 – 9.45 Opening and salutations Prof Harry Sumnall (EUSPR Board President), and Krzysztof Brzozka – the Director of the State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol Related Problems (PARPA) 9.45 – 11.15 Plenary Session 1 Chair: Prof Harry Sumnall …

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Contributions to NIGHTS 2013 is now open!

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 The Nightlife Em-powerment and Well Being Implementation Project are happy to announce that the submission of contributions to NIGHTS 2013 is now officially open! NIGHTS 2013. Health, pleasure and communities, is a first International Conference derived from the “Nightlife Em-powerment and Well Being Implementation Project (NEWIP – www.safernightlife.org)” supported by the European Agency for Health and …

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Third EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting, 6-7 December 2012, Kraków, Poland

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“Common risk and protective factors, and the prevention of multiple risk behaviours” Several health related behaviours share common risk factors and comprehensive programmes could be effective by addressing them together. Health services have tended to overlook the potential for prevention to intervene between the emergence of problems or vulnerabilities early in life and manifestations, for …

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