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Does your town have retail cannabis on the docket for town meeting? Do you want to know more before you vote on this important issue?
Green Peak Alliance member, The Collaborative, hosted an online forum on Monday, February 21, 2022 from 6:30-7:30 PM on Zoom to provide information on retail cannabis and give community members an opportunity to get their questions answered. Before communities vote on Retail Opt-In, it’s important to be fully informed. All residents were welcome to attend, especially residents of Chester, Hartford, Springfield, and Woodstock (Town and Village). The Zoom event was recorded and posted below and available for all to watch.
Video Timestamp Information
0-4:30 Intro
4:30 – 19:30 Regional planning, local options
19:30 – 33:40 Public health information
33:40 – 55:00 Q&A, local options
55:00 Sharing of contact info
Green Peak Alliance member coalition The Collaborative is offering portable Rx safe storage boxes in Bennington County. This thick plastic box with an adjustable combination lock is just one of many options available for easy and safe storage of prescription medications.
The purpose of this map is to show how much of the State of VT is covered by coalitions, organizations, and regional initiatives to prevent substance misuse and promote health. To use a live version of this map, visit: www.trorc.org/healthpolicyclearinghouse and click on map link in upper right side bar.
To save lives, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Care Center (MAHHC) offers rapid access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for people who arrive in the Emergency Department after an overdose or who are seeking help for an opioid use disorder.
For Your Health guests Jill Lord, Director of Community Health at MAHHC and Dr. Richard Marasa, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at MAHHC, explain how the emergency department connects patients to MAT, recovery coaches, and other ongoing supports.
Episode 4: Intersectionality
Community Connections: The LGBTQ Perspectives Project is a mini-docuseries co-produced by the Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership and the Green Peak Alliance. We teamed up with Vermont filmmaker Clare Swanson and subject matter expert Davey Shlasko of Think Again Training and Consulting to create this four-part series. Clare and Davey interviewed 12 amazing individuals and Clare created four short documentary episodes, drawing from themes across the interviews. Thanks to all the interviewees who shared their perspectives with us, making this project possible.
A Closer Look
Community Access Television in Hartford, VT supported this project with creation of the A Closer Look segments for each episode and distribution of the docuseries, helping it reach a larger audience.
Episode 3: Seeing Ourselves in Media
Community Connections: The LGBTQ Perspectives Project is a mini-docuseries co-produced by the Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership and the Green Peak Alliance. We teamed up with Vermont filmmaker Clare Swanson and subject matter expert Davey Shlasko of Think Again Training and Consulting to create this four-part series. Clare and Davey interviewed 12 amazing individuals and Clare created four short documentary episodes, drawing from themes across the interviews. Thanks to all the interviewees who shared their perspectives with us, making this project possible.
A Closer Look
Community Access Television in Hartford, VT supported this project with creation of the A Closer Look segments for each episode and distribution of the docuseries, helping it reach a larger audience.
Episode 2: Community & Belonging
Community Connections: The LGBTQ Perspectives Project is a mini-docuseries co-produced by the Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership and the Green Peak Alliance. We teamed up with Vermont filmmaker Clare Swanson and subject matter expert Davey Shlasko of Think Again Training and Consulting to create this four-part series. Clare and Davey interviewed 12 amazing individuals and Clare created four short documentary episodes, drawing from themes across the interviews. Thanks to all the interviewees who shared their perspectives with us, making this project possible.
A Closer Look
Community Access Television in Hartford, VT supported this project with creation of the A Closer Look segments for each episode and distribution of the docuseries, helping it reach a larger audience.
Episode 1: An Introduction
Community Connections: The LGBTQ Perspectives Project is a mini-docuseries co-produced by the Mt. Ascutney Prevention Partnership and the Green Peak Alliance. We teamed up with Vermont filmmaker Clare Swanson and subject matter expert Davey Shlasko of Think Again Training and Consulting to create this four-part series. Clare and Davey interviewed 12 amazing individuals and Clare created four short documentary episodes, drawing from themes across the interviews. Thanks to all the interviewees who shared their perspectives with us, making this project possible.
A Closer Look
Community Access Television in Hartford, VT supported this project with creation of the A Closer Look segments for each episode and distribution of the docuseries, helping it reach a larger audience.
Host Elizabeth Kelsey interviews Nicholas Thomas, Military & Family Readiness Specialist, and Rachel Newton, a military spouse, about supporting Vermont’s families during the state’s deployment of over 1,000 service members this year.
Host Elizabeth Kelly interviews Ryan Fowler, Harm Reduction Coordinator with The HIV/HCV Resource Center
In 2013, the Vermont Legislature passed the Good Samaritan Law. Under the law, people who call 911 for help, or people who are overdosing, will not be prosecuted for drug possession. The law is intended to prevent overdose deaths. In this episode, Erica A. Marthage, Esq., Bennington County’s State’s Attorney, explains the how the law works.
Host Elizabeth Kelsey talks with Claudia Marieb, Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant VT Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, about what we mean when we talk about substance misuse prevention; how public policy affects prevention statewide; as well as primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
This episode features a conversation with Nancy Bloomfield, Executive Director, and Tonya McMurray, Clinical Director, of The Family Place in Norwich, Vermont.
Host Elizabeth Kelsey talks with Courtney McKaig, Family Wellness Coach & Behavior Specialist, about strategies for families during COVID-19.
Vermont’s 2019 Mentor of the Year, Kasia Sosnow, and her mentee, Sophie, talk about the importance of mentoring.
Host Elizabeth Kelsey talks with Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont’s Commissioner of Health, about vaping: What’s causing the lung injuries and deaths we’ve seen in the U.S.? And why are so many young people becoming addicted to vaping? What is the situation like in Vermont?