NRVCS Prevention
Team:
Members of New River Valley
Community Services' (NRVCS)
Prevention Team for 2011-2012 are:
Front row (left to right) Leslie
Beasley, Sue Muffo, Debbie Wilkins
and Bethany Webb. In the middle row
are Deanna Swortzel, Connie Clark,
Lee Spiegel and Dee Frith. In the
back row are Tonya Hart, Dana
Schultz, Supervisor Kathy Kenley and
Rene Cox. Not pictured is Danner
Rash. (Photo - M. Wade/NRVCS)
Pulaski Community Partners
Coalition, Radford Police to conduct
prescription "take back" events on
October 29
The Pulaski Community Partners
Coalition and the City of Radford
Police Department will both conduct
prescription "take back" events on
Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. -
2 p.m.
The Pulaski event will be conducted
at the Magic Mart in Pulaski. This
"take back" event is being supported
by the Pulaski Police Department.
For more information, contact Lee
Spiegel at 540-980-3228 or
PCPC1@verizon.net.
The Radford event will take place at
the Radford Fire Department Building
(1500 Wadsworth Street).
Whether you visit the Pulaski or
Radford site, this is a terrific
opportunity to rid your home of
potentially dangerous expired,
unused, and unwanted prescription
drugs. The service is free and
anonymous.
Statistics of at-risk behaviors
among area's youth
The latest data regarding at-risk
behavior among youth in the New
River Valley has been released.
Click the links below to learn more
(PDF files).
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Juvenile intake complaints related
to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
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Juvenile intake complaints related
to violence
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Intake complaints related to
disorderly conduct and vandalism
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School dropouts from 7th to 12th
grade
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Teen pregnancy
Potential health risks of energy
drinks are cause for alarm
The U.S. energy drink market is
currently worth nearly $10 billion
in annual sales and beverage giants
from Coca-Cola to Anheuser-Busch are
vying for their share. Health
officials and youth advocates warn
that consumption of these
high-caffeine drinks - many of which
also contain high volumes of alcohol
- can lead to potentially
devastating health issues.
Full story
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HEADLINES |
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Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY)
Programs: 2010 Fall Semester Schedule
(PDF file)
Click the image
above for a
full-sized view
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
Kathy
Kenley, CPP
Prevention Services Supervisor
New River Valley Community Services
700 University City Boulevard
Blacksburg, VA 24060-2706
Phone: 540.961.8349
E-mail:
kkenley@nrvcs.org
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What is
Prevention?
Prevention
programs utilize strategies designed to reduce problems
related to alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use, mental
disorders, physical illness, or violence and abuse; to
inform the general public of problems associated with
these issues, thereby raising awareness; or to intervene
with at-risk or identified individuals to reduce
identified concerns.
Prevention programs
strive to reduce individual, family, and environmental
risk factors, increase resiliency and enhance protective
factors, and achieve individual and comprehensive
community wellness through a team or collaborative
approach. These programs are proactive, evidence-based,
and outcomes are measurable.
NRVCS Prevention programs cover all five communities in
the New River Valley: Floyd County, Giles County,
Montgomery County, Pulaski County, and Radford City. Children and families are served through Prevention
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