News & Events
Youth Matter Campaign
Help show youth they matter in our community! The Youth Matter campaign was created using feedback and quotes from the Lamoille Middle School Youth Coalition and GMTCC Allied Health students. Posters will be distributed in the community by youth and are available for download with Lamoille County and Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union specific data.
Substance Prevention 101
The Vermont Department of Health, Division of Substance Use Programs, in partnership with the Northeast Vermont Prevention Consortium Prevention Lead Region 3, will be hosting 3 virtual Prevention 101 trainings. This training will provide an introduction to substance misuse prevention and demonstrate how to use prevention concepts to support community change.
Engaged and Empowering Strategic Planning!
On October 24th, Allied Health students from Green Mountain Tech & Career Center, Lamoille Union High School and Peoples Academy, and community partners from schools, youth-serving organizations, and drug & alcohol treatment and recovery services participated in Healthy Lamoille Valley’s Action Planning event at Green Mountain Support Services with the goal of strategically planning to prevent youth alcohol misuse.
Coalition Spotlight: Stowe Bulletin Board Project
This month we’re happy to spotlight a wonderful community collaboration between Healthy Lamoille Valley Youth Council and Steering Team member Fletcher Lewton and coalition member Stowe Middle and High School Nurse Elise Rozendaal. They created a series of bulletin boards highlighting important health information and sparking conversation and interest from students. We asked Elise for insights into the process.
Congratulations 2023 Prevention Honorees!
Each year Healthy Lamoille Valley honors individuals and groups that have made significant contributions in time and effort to supporting a healthy Lamoille Valley community and working towards the reduction of youth substance misuse. Honorees represent the full engagement of the Healthy Lamoille Valley coalition across individuals, businesses, organizations, and volunteer collaborations. Congratulations to the amazing individuals who contributed greatly to Healthy Lamoille Valley’s prevention efforts in 2023 and who continue to be leaders in this important work!
Join the Great American Smokeout!
Quitting smoking isn’t easy. It takes time. And a plan. You don’t have to stop smoking in one day. Start with day one. Let the Great American Smokeout event on November 16th be your day to start your journey toward a smoke-free life.
Healthy Lamoille Valley Receives Blue Ribbon Award for Outstanding Work
Healthy Lamoille Valley was invited to Washington, D.C. and recognized for our outstanding work in preventing youth substance use. We were one of 15 Drug-Free Community Coalitions from across the country receiving a Blue Ribbon Award from the White House at the National Youth Substance Use Prevention Summit celebrating 25 years of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program.
Trunk-or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna’s House!
Join us for the annual Halloween event at Jenna’s House! We will kick off the night with a trunk-or-treat starting at 4 pm. Free ice cream, popcorn, and hotdogs will be available, and of course lots of candy! Then enjoy a showing of a Halloween classic, the 2019 animated film, The Addams Family, on the big screen.
Congratulations to our Newest 3-4-50 Partner!
Congratulations to chef and owner Bryan Palilonis and the team at Caja Taqueria on becoming a 3-4-50 partner! The Vermont Department of Health’s 3-4-50 program is a commitment to increasing efforts to reduce chronic disease by focusing on increasing healthy nutrition and physical activity and decreasing tobacco use and exposure.
New Funding Opportunity
The newly formed Northeast Vermont Prevention Consortium, Prevention Lead Organization (PLO) serving St. Johnsbury, Morrisville, and Newport health districts, invites you to respond to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for FY24 Region 3 Substance Misuse Prevention.