The Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Specialist (PES), disseminates the latest research on alcohol environmental strategies, and provides technical assistance and training on implementing and evaluating effective environmental strategies to reduce alcohol availability to underage youth.
Training—The Alcohol PES provides on-site training on community-based prevention topics, such as the following:
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Alcohol’s Impact on Athletic Performance for coaches and/or student athletes
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Building Youth Coalitions and Teen Leaders- “Involve. Recruit. Motivate.”
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Cost Effective Marketing for Coalitions
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Dangers of Alcohol on the Developing Brain & Peer Pressure for middle school
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Environmental Strategies to Reduce Youth Access to Alcohol
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Forging Community and Statewide Collaboration to Enhance Prevention
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Implementing Alcohol Regulations at the Local Level
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Kentucky Alcohol Policy Alliance
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Maximizing and Publicizing Alcohol Enforcement
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Peer Pressure, Decisions, & Alcohol Prevention for K-5th grade
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Thinking and Drinking Don’t Mix for high school students
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Underage and Binge Drinking Prevention 101 and 102
CONTACT TARA.MCGUIRE@NEWVISTA.ORG TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION OR TRAINING FOR YOUR ADULT OR YOUTH GROUP
Technical Assistance/ Consultation—The Alcohol PES also provides technical assistance and consultation on a wide variety of alcohol environmental strategy-related topics, including data collection, setting goals and objectives, and evaluation.
Resource Center—The Alcohol PES serves as a resource center for communities seeking information on current research, relevant statistics and effective strategies.