The Dave Horger Report

Check out our program mentioned twice on The Dave Horger Report:

Dave Horger Report Oct. 27, 2011 - Radio segment about the Wood County prescription take-back that aired on the Dave Horger Report Oct. 27, 2011
Dave Horger Report 10/21/11 - Radio segment about Red Ribbon Week Kickoff that aired on the Dave Horger Report Oct. 21, 2011

Retreat leads to creation of public service announcements

Wood County Teen Institute members at the Sept. 24 retreat at Splash Bay in Maumee, OH

Teens often express their concern and worry regarding peers and drug abuse. Recent statistics tell us that one in five teens abuse prescription drugs.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, Wood County teens took action to make a difference. Sixty-three Wood County students attended the Teen Institute annual leadership retreat and learned about public service announcements (PSA) and then produced their own to enter into an Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) PSA contest.

Schools that were represented at the retreat included Bowling Green, Eastwood, Elmwood, Lake, North Baltimore, Otsego, Penta, Perrysburg and Rossford. Students also were introduced to prevention strategies that will be useful for the 2011-2012 school year. 

The students left the retreat energized, creative, and compelled to be role models and agents of change.Seven PSAs were created during the retreat. The winning video from those seven can be seen online at http://youtu.be/PwjSaOWeH0o

Once all of the video have been submitted statewide, we all will have an opportunity to vote for our favorite video. We will post details on how to vote on our Twitter account at http://twitter.com/#!/WCESCPrevention

The winner will be announced and recognized at the 2011 Ohio Prevention and Education Conference (OPEC), which will be held Nov. 15-17 in Dublin, OH. If chosen, our group will work with the ODADAS Office of Communications to potentially have the winning PSA aired in their local market. It also will be featured on the ODADAS Web site, Facebook and YouTube pages.

Lots of online changes and updates

Hi all!!!

We recently underwent some major updates and changes in our online presence.

Find all of our links at about.me/WCESCPrevention.

Also, we have temporarily moved the School and Community-Based ATOD Prevention main site to http://wcescprevention.freehostingcloud.com/index.html#

The most exciting part is that the 2011/2012 Wood County Prevention Coalition Resource Guide is finally (FINALLY!!!!) online. This year's guide marks a huge step forward for the coalition. Not only can you download the PDF version of the guide, but you can also search out what you need in the interactive online version. Be sure to check it out at http://wcescprevention.freehostingcloud.com/Resources11-12.html.

If you prefer a printed version, please call Lorrie Lewandowski or Greg Van Vorhis at the Wood County Educational Service Center at (419) 354-9010.

If you have any ideas on how we might be able to improve our online presence even more, please let us know!!