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Make Prescription Drug Safety A Priority
Prescription drug safety is pretty simple with ongoing attention. Follow these four simple steps to keeping your loved ones safe. Only use medicines prescribed to YOU! When you use a medicine under a doctor’s direction they can monitor for drug...
Alcohol Awareness Month
This April we've been participating in Alcohol Awareness Month, a national education and information-sharing event to raise awareness of this important substance-abuse issue. While much recent attention has been devoted to youth JUULing/vaping/dabbing, it...
We Need Your Help on Green-Up Day!
Join us in raising awareness of substance misuse in our communities! Help us collect information about the impact of substances in our region*, wherever you participate in Green-Up Day this year! Together we create a Healthy Lamoille Valley! 1. Keep a...
Grant Opportunity!
Apply for a 3-4-50 Healthy Lamoille Valley Mini-Grant! Healthy Lamoille Valley is seeking applications for mini-grants of up to $500 for towns, agencies, businesses, faith-based institutions and schools in the Lamoille Valley region to support 3-4-50...
Guest Post: Are Vermont’s Youth Resilient?
This is a guest post from ParentIn Burlington. ParentIN Burlington was created to empower parents and caregivers of middle school students with the support they need to help their children make healthy choices. ParentIN offers evidence-informed...
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day!
You can make a huge difference! National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, April 27th, 10:00am -2:00pm! Turn in unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medicines!* This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. LAMOILLE VALLEY...
Healthy Lamoille Valley Teams Up With Vermont Kids Against Tobacco to Visit Local Retailers
On January 23rd, Healthy Lamoille Valley teamed up with members of our local prevention partners Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (V-KAT) to say thank you to two Morrisville retailers who recently passed their Department of Liquor Control alcohol and tobacco...
St. Patrick’s Day is just a couple of days away…. What’s it really about?
While St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. is often seen as an opportunity for a heightened focus on alcohol (St. Patrick’s day is the highest grossing day in US for restaurants and bars), let’s consider using the day to invest in our kids. St. Patrick had a...
Adults: Three Things Youth Want Us to Know
(This post was originally published on March 12th, 2019 on Live Well Lamoille.) By: Jessica Bickford, Coordinator, Healthy Lamoille Valley One of the things I love most about my work is connecting with students. Recently I had the opportunity to meet with...
You’re Invited to Our Prevention Data Meet-Up!
Healthy Lamoille Valley has been busy gathering insight from the community as we evaluate our current work and plan future projects. Now we need your help as we work to reduce youth substance abuse in the Lamoille Valley region! Join us on March 12th at...