OPA News – One Prevention Alliance

It’s time to get SMART about New Year’s goal setting

As we head into the new year, many of us think about the things we would like to change or do differently over the next 12 months. Maybe you’re trying to move your body more, cook more meals at home, read more often, or cut down on your screen time. There are lots of reasons we want to set goals, but how do we identify them, make progress forward, and achieve them in a timely manner? Fortunately, there are proven ways to create goals that set ourselves up for success. Following this straightforward and easy-to-understand format will help you to […]

It is February and OPA is FEELING THE LOVE!

One Prevention Alliance is a COMMUNITY coalition, it takes the community to function at full capacity. February seemed like a great month to mention some of the recent LOVE we have felt from our community! YOUTH PREVENTION and PARENTING CLASS SPONSORSHIP One Prevention Alliance is funded by two grants; however, there are certain items that cannot be purchased from either fund! Amerigroup stepped in to fill the gap! With their generous sponsorship, we are now able to reduce barriers (food, gasoline, activities for childcare) so that all can access our programs. More Information about Amerigroup: Creating Healthier Lives, Together. At Amerigroup, […]

Students at Wind River Middle School start a health-focused club

Wind River Middle School’s Healthy Student Club is the newest club in the Stevenson-Carson School District. This student-led club’s first goal they identified focuses on raising mental health awareness and reducing the related stigma on campus through peer-led activities and education. How did the club begin? One Prevention Alliance Community Coalition’s primary goal is to provide our youth information and opportunities to help them make healthy decisions as they learn, grow, and navigate their world. Early prevention, education, and intervention is essential in achieving this goal. Since our high school students have successfully addressed these same issues through their club, […]

Incredible Years – A Free Parent Enrichment Course

One Prevention Alliance is excited to offer this highly acclaimed, evidence-based program FREE to parents in our community! This program is ideal for families with children ages 2 to 8 years old. The Incredible Years Basic Program strengthens parent-child interactions and attachment, reducing harsh discipline and fostering parents’ ability to promote children’s social, emotional, and language development. Parents also learn how to build school readiness skills and so they can promote children’s emotional regulation and social skills. In the parenting groups, Karen Douglass, a trained Incredible Years® facilitator, will use video clips of real-life situational vignettes to support the training and allow for […]

Drug Take Back Event

Skamania Residents Can Dispose of Prescription Drugs at Take-Back Event Stevenson, WA: On Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and One Prevention Alliance will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill misuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the Sheriff’s Office at 200 Vancouver Avenue, Stevenson, WA 98648. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. It will also be very easy; you won’t even need to get out […]

Incredible Years – A Free Parent Enrichment Course

Summer Kids Camps

One Prevention Alliance is offering an opportunity for students going into 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade to a FREE DAY of KIDS CAMP! Three Topics: Legos, Potions and/or Art Every day will have activities, a healthy snack, games, information about making healthy decisions, and a free pass to go to the Stevenson Community Pool. Camp begins at 9:00 a.m. and is done at noon. However, campers have the option to stay for lunch and then to be escorted to the Stevenson Community Pool. Follow the links below to sign up for one, two, or three days of KIDS CAMP! […]

SHS Students, Healthy Activities Lead to Healthier Choices

BY STAND UP 4 TEENS STUDENTS Stand Up 4 Teens (SU4T) is a youth- led prevention club at Stevenson High School, focused on changing community norms regarding under- age drinking and marijuana use, and prescription drug abuse. SU4T consists of ten high school students who partner with One Prevention Alliance collaborating to implement and facilitate community prevention activities in Skamania County. Prevention is Stand Up 4 Teen’s over- arching goal as a group. We want our fellow students to feel empowered and supported to make smart choices and live happy, healthy lives. Our priority is, above all else, to help […]

Red Ribbon Week

HOW IT BEGAN: Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent who was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985. In honor of Kiki’s memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin. Parents then began to form coalitions using Camarena as their model while embracing his belief that one person can make a difference. These coalitions adopted the symbol of Camarena’s memory, the Red Ribbon. Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities.This is OPA’s first year […]

Logtoberfest Fun

Saturday, October 2nd was the Wind River Business Association’s Bigfoot Bash Logtoberfest! OPA took family games because Chris Malone reached out and asked for our participation and we said “YES”! During the event, attendees who entered the beer garden or the restrooms saw our PLAN AHEAD, GET HOME SAFE information (see below) While at our booth, families played games and had a blast being entertained by Logger Karen Douglass, One Prevention Alliance Community Coordinator and OPA Chair, Somer Meade.