Community Engagement during COVID-19: A Webinar for Substance Misuse Prevention Practitioners
Webinar Overview and Objectives
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused restrictions on many options for face-to-face meetings, events, and workshops, community engagement in substance misuse prevention efforts remains essential. This interactive webinar will provide substance misuse prevention practitioners with tools and strategies to increase community engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Both digital and non-digital strategies will be presented as options for increasing community engagement.
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
• Define community engagement
• Describe the spectrum of community engagement
• List at least three non-digital strategies to engage their community in prevention under COVID-19 restrictions
• List at least three digital strategies to engage their community in prevention under COVID-19 restrictions
Webinar Dates and Times
States and American Samoa
September 22, 2021 Time Zone
03:00 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. Pacific (including Arizona)
12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m. Hawaii
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. American Samoa
Pacific Jurisdictions
September 23, 2021 Time Zone
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Republic of the Marshall Islands
09:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pohnpei and Kosrae
08:00 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, and Yap
07:00 a.m. – 08:00 a.m. Republic of Palau
(view in your time zone)
Audience
Community, tribal, jurisdiction, and state-level prevention practitioners and allied health partners and community members located in the Pacific Southwest states and jurisdictions of American Samoa, Arizona, California, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Presenter
Kristen Gabrielsen, MPH, has worked in substance misuse prevention for nearly 30 years. She served as the Associate Director of the Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT), co-authored the first Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training curriculum, and co-authored the textbook, Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. She currently works with states and communities across the nation to bridge the gap between research and practice by assisting prevention professionals in maximizing their effectiveness.
Certificates of Attendance
Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.0 hour for participating in the live event.
Registration
Cost is Free!
Questions?
Please contact Karen Totten ([email protected]) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions, please contact Janet Porter ([email protected]).