Wood County Prevention Coalition Podcast

Kyle, Milan, Madison and Matthew are in studio to talk about Drug Free Communities achievements over the past 4 years and the most recent invitation to the White House.

In this episode of the Wood County Prevention Coalition Podcast, our co-host Greg Van Vorhis joins Erin Hachtel and Felicia Otte as guests of the podcast to talk about Project Connect, a one-day, one-stop event with free

In this episode, we talk about medical assisted treatment (MAT) options for treating heroin addiction. The Wood County Educational Service Center recently received a grant to educate the public about MAT. Learn about

Milan Karna interviews former professional football athlete Robert Moody on how high school athletes should take a holistic approach toward opitimal performance.

In September, 2000, Kevin Hines attempted suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. In October, 2017, he shared his story of hope, healing and recovery with the youth of Wood County, Ohio. In this podcast, H

We discuss our busy summer, including the Wood County and Pemberville fairs, and what we learned at the CADCA conference. Other topics include Tobacco 21, the opioid crisis, CNN, Parent Project, upcoming events, youth ac

The Wood County Educational Service Center's Youth Employment Program is growing by leaps and bounds lately. With new staff and new offerings, there is a lot of opportunity for you and employers in Wood County. One hu

Area resident and former NFL quarterback Robert Moody shares his experience growing up in rough neighborhoods while being exposed to tough choices and surrounded by negativity and danger. Temptations continued through

Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America's (CADCA) 27th Annual National Leadership Forum & SAMHSA's 13th Prevention Day, was held Feb. 6-9, 2017 and coalition Vice-President Francesca Leass was able to attend and report

Cara Filler lost her identical twin sister in an accident caused by distracted driving. In this episode of the Wood County Prevention Coalition Podcast, Cara shares her views of the distracted driving phenomenon and the

In August, Northwood Local Schools became the first district in Wood County, and one of the first in Ohio, to train their entire school staff in youth mental health first aid. Northwood sent 115 staff members, including

Tobacco 21 is a nationwide effort to change the purchase age of tobacco products from 18 to 21, beginning at a local level. So far, nearly 200 cities have adopted the policy. In this episode, Tom Geist, Regional Direc

On Sept. 16, 2016, Tom Geist, Regional Director for Prevention Tobacco Addiction Foundation, talks about the Tobacco 21 initiative. The initiative, which has been approved by almost 200 cities across the United States

On Sept. 14, 2016, the Wood County Opiate Task Force and their partners hosted a discussion on the issue of heroin and opiates in our community. Speakers included Andrea Boxill, Deputy Director of the Governor's Cabi

The Wood County Prevention Coalition and its member organizations will host two events on the campus of Bowling Green State University this month to raise awareness of the opiate epidemic. The first event will be held

In 2014, health care providers wrote 480 million opioid prescriptions. Of those, 70% of those pills remain unused and available for abuse. Every day, 2,500 new kids begin abusing opioids. Three out of four people with he

Jennifer Biddinger is the Director of Drug Abuse Outreach Initiatives for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. In this role, Jennifer leads a team tasked with providing community outreach to address the opioid epidemic.

In this episode of the Wood County Prevention Coalition Podcast, area resident Nate Kehlmeier shares his story of addiciton, recovery and hope. Kehlmeier spent nearly 6 years addicted to heroin until one incident chan

In this episode of the Wood County Prevention Coalition Podcast, we talk to Lisa Myers, co-chair of the Wood County Suicide Prevention Coalition, and Ann Huss, a member of the Suicide Prevention Coalition, talk about the

On May 2-3, 2016, hosts Milan Karna and Kyle Clark attended Ohio's 2016 Opiate Conference. The focus of the conference was advancing prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. In this episode, Karna and Clark revi