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, […]
PAWS Club elementary students enjoy lessons from local volunteers
Positive Action Wins Success (PAWS) Club is a fun and safe place for 3rd–5th grade students after school on Wednesdays. Better yet, it has a component of intentional education that supports One Prevention Alliance’s goal of increasing the number of healthy choices students make as they grow and develop into teens. The PAWS Club currently has 20 members, and most are students from Carson Elementary School (CES), located in Skamania County. Two club members are part of local homeschool programs. At each meeting, students enjoy free-choice time, such as building with Legos, painting, or modeling with playdough. Each meeting also […]
STAND UP 4 TEENS
Did you know that there is a substance use prevention club at Stevenson High School? Stand Up 4 Teens (SU4T) is a youth-run coalition with support from advisors Riley Hershberger and Phoebe Jud. The club meets twice a month at lunchtime so that they can discuss ways to support their peers and spread the word about the dangers of substance use. When asked why they decided to get involved with SU4T, one student shared “it’s important to have substance use prevention at school from other students”. Providing peer to peer prevention programs is the group’s primary mission in an effort […]
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
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 […]
Conservative Therapeutics for Managing Pain
By Thomas Meade, E.A.M.P, Dr. Mitzi Ferrill, D.C., and Laura Mills, L.P.T. Did you know that most people will experience some chronic pain at some point in their lives? For example, more than 80% of the population have or will experience low back pain. Pain has always been a difficult problem for humans to fix or cope with and our current medical systems are trying to keep pace with rising rates of pain and illness. Our medical system is based in concepts of mechanics: if a part is broken- fix it; if there is too much of something- remove it; […]
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! […]