Focusing on Prevention

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Focusing on Prevention
Presenters Gail Chadwick, M.C. Alan Brown,
Ph.D. Jeff Jorde Judith Luther Wilder Zhang
Bingbing
Presentation to Women for Prosperity Phnom Penh,
Cambodia May 8, 2013
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TOPICS

• What is Prevention and Why is it Important
• Relationships and Dating
• Stress and Its Impact
• Addictions
• Suicide Prevention
• Possible Next Steps

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Background and Experience Alan R. Brown

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Texas
• ASU Professor for 40 years
• Member, Arizona Governors Drug and Gang Policy
  Council- 6 years
• Member, City of Phoenix Substance Abuse
  Commission
• Started Arizona Prevention Resource
  Center-Partnership of 3 state agencies and
  Governors Office
• Arizona Coordinator- National Leadership Program
  with I.E.L.
• International City/County Management
  Association-National Academy of Public
  Administration

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Background and Experience Gail S. Chadwick

• Masters in Counseling, Arizona State University
• Director, Arizona Prevention Resource Center (17
  years)
• Vice President, PreventionMatters, LLC
• Worked in the Prevention field for 25 plus years
• Nationally awarded for Peoplelinks a
  community-based prevention training delivery
  system
• ASU Innovations Award for statewide training of
  Bullying Prevention Program
• Principal Investigator, Arizona Tobacco
  Information Network (5 years)
• Member, (5 years) Executive Committee, Coalition
  Against Tobacco (Arizona)
• Fellow (1989-90) Education Policy Fellowship
  Program

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Consultant Experience

• Consultants to
• Governors Offices in Arizona, California,
  Indiana, Virginia
• Maricopa County Managers Office
• Maricopa County Juvenile Courts
• Cities (in Arizona) of Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa,
  Flagstaff, Yuma, Sierra Vista, Eloy, Scottsdale,
  Buckeye and many more
• Governors Alliances against Drugs (in 90
  communities in AZ)
• Allen County Department of Corrections (Indiana)
• Fairfax County, Virginia
• Arizona Departments of Education, Health,
  Economic Security, Juvenile Corrections,
  Corrections, Commerce
• Arizona National Guard
• Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
• County Health Department in all 15 AZ counties
• Navajo and other Arizona Tribes
• Kansas Department of Education
• Washington State Department of Education

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Consultant Experience

• Consultants to Federal Departments/Agencies
• U.S. Department of Justice-National Re-Entry
  Project
• Education
• Health and Human Services
• Labor
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• National Guard
• Housing and Urban Development
• Treasury
• Interior

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Consultant Experience

• Consultants to University Offices
• ASU Office of the Vice President for Student
  Affairs
• ASU Office of the Vice President for Education
  Partnerships
• ASU College of Education
• ASU West College of Human Development
• ASU School of Social Work
• ASU College of Liberal Arts
• ASU College of Public Programs

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Needs and Cambodia

• Background
• Why we started working in this area in Arizona
• No one was working together
• No impact on problem areas

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• Like Many Less Developed Countries, Cambodia
  Battles a Legion of Microbial and Viral Threats
  Including
• Malaria
• Tuberculosis
• Diarrhea
• Rabies
• Severe Anemia
• Undernutrition

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• Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases are Becoming an
  Even More Intractable Problem Including
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Stroke and Seizures
• Hepatitis B

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• Very High Mental Health Risk
• Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
• Depression

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• Whats Being Threatened
• Countrys Health-Care System
• Economy at Large
• Stability of the Government