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Monday, October 14, 2024

5:00pm - 7:00 pm

Registration & Check-in
LOBBY - RIVER's EDGE CONVENTION CENTER

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

7:00am

Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits Open
LOBBY - REGISTRATION, GLEN CARLSON HALL - BREAKFAST SERVED, EXHIBITS

8:00am

Welcome & Keynote: Minnesota Prevention Programming: a Tapestry Woven and Weaving
GLEN CARLSON HALL
Nancy Riestenberg
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9:30am

Break, Exhibits Open
GLEN CARLSON HALL

9:45am

Swisshelm/Whitney

Bridging Generations: Collaborative Approaches to Youth Substance Use Prevention

Talia Broadhead & Pam Lanhart - MN Prevention and Recovery Alliance, Brainerd Lakes Area Drug Education (BLADE Coalition) & Thrive Family Recovery Resources

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Mitchell/Schilplin

It’s My Life, My Quit™ - a free and confidential way for youth to quit vaping

Mike Sheldon - Minnesota Department of Health

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Weidner/Clarke/Edelbrooke

Conference 101

Sheila Watercott & Nicki Linsten-Lodge, Association for Nonsmokers MN & Pine River-Backus Family Center

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Bell/Alexander

Prevention of Online Harms Affecting Young People

Maree Hampton - Digital Wellbeing Solutions

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Wilson

Exploring Key Elements of a Model Ordinances Regulating Cannabis and Lower-Potency Hemp Edible Retailers

Rachel Callanan & Marisa Katz - Public Health Law Center

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Mitchell/Schilplin

Fostering Youth Peer-to-Peer Engagement through Counter-marketing Campaigns

Parker Smith - Minnesota Department of Health

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Swisshelm/Whitney

Introduction to the Minnesota Prevention Alliance (MPA) Coalition and the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Grant Program

Laura Daak & Angela Graham - Minnesota Prevention Alliance & Hubbard in Prevention Coalition

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11:15am

Break, Exhibits Open, Refreshments available
GLEN CARLSON HALL

11:30am

Mitchell/Schilplin

Cannabis Prevention Toolkit for Prevention Professionals

Ken Winters - Oregon Research Institute (MN location) & Smart Approaches to Marijuana Minnesota

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Wilson

Change the Outcome - Harm Reduction Approach to Opioid Education for Minnesota Youth

Megan Wagner - Change the Outcome

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Weidner/Clarke/Edelbrooke

Engaging Youth in Prevention Through Music, Art, and Culture

David Olson-Iverson & Thomas Barrett - Association for Non-Smokers & Thomas X

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Swisshelm/Whitney

Maximize Impact, Minimize Waste: Using Artificial Intelligence to Craft Effective Social Media Prevention Campaigns

Carlos Morales - Viva Technology

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Bell/Alexander

Next-Gen Nicotine: Exploring Flavors, Formats, and Future Prevention

Willow Najjar Anderson & Molly Schmidtke - Public Health Law Center & Association for Nonsmokers Minnesota

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12:30pm

Lunch, Exhibits Open
GLEN CARLSON HALL

1:30pm

Mitchell/Schilplin

Building Stronger Communities: Leveraging Character Strengths for Collective Wellbeing

Merri Guggisberg - MKG Parent Coach

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Wilson

Clear the Air: Commercial Tobacco-Free and Smoke-Free Worksite Policies

Rachel Chambers & Reba Mathern-Jacobson - Public Health Law Center & American Lung Association

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Swisshelm/Whitney

Creating Safe Spaces for Intergenerational Conversations on Tobacco and Health

Jonathan Rose & Mimie Mogaka - Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota

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Bell/Alexander

Empowering Youth to Combat E-Cigarette Waste: Insights and Strategies from the Dakota County Vape Waste Team

Elyse Levine Less, Nabiha Kashif & Mekdelawit Tesfaye - Tobacco-Free Alliance

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Weidner/Clarke/Edelbrooke

Preventing Substance Misuse through Student-Led Podcasting

Emily Wheeler, Megan Wheeler & Michelle Esquivel - Martin County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition

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2:30pm

Meet Your Region Networking
meet in GLEN CARLSON HALL to find your region

2:30pm

Break, Networking & Exhibits Open, Refreshments available
GLEN CARLSON HALL

4:00pm

Thomas X Performance: Thomas X, Vinny G, Elwood, Taylor O’Shea, and Q
GLEN CARLSON HALL
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

7:30am

Breakfast, Exhibits Open
GLEN CARLSON HALL

8:30am

Keynote: It's hard but rewarding work. We see you. We need you.
GLEN CARLSON HALL
Sheletta Brundidge
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9:45am

Break, Exhibits Open
GLEN CARLSON HALL

10:00am

Bell/Alexander

A Roadmap Through Minnesota Commercial Tobacco Retail Licensing: Basics and Best Practices

Rachel Callanan & Katie Engman - Public Health Law Center & Association for Nonsmokers Minnesota

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Wilson

Alternatives to Suspension for Commercial Tobacco Use in K-12 Settings

Marisa Katz & Liz Johnson - Public Health Law Center & American Lung Association

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Mitchell/Schilplin

Participatory Budgeting & Opioid Settlements: How to co-create and fund prevention strategies with the community

Noelle Harden - University of Minnesota Extension

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Weidner/Clarke/Edelbrooke

The Power of Youth Leadership: Building Sustainable and Peer-Led Prevention Programming

Claire Weiss & Jace Schroeder - myHealth for Teens and Young Adults

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Swisshelm/Whitney

Using Positive Community Norms to Spark Community Level Change

Cassandra Hainey & Jason McCoy - Rock Ridge Public Schools & Clay County Public Health

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11:00am

Break, Exhibits Open, Refreshments available
GLEN CARLSON HALL

11:15am

Weidner/Clarke/Edelbrooke

Behind the Decision: Understanding influences on local policymakers to end the sale of flavored commercial tobacco

Molly Schmidtke, Elyse Levine Less & Emily Anderson - Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota & Tobacco-Free Alliance

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Mitchell/Schilplin

Emily's Hope Substance Use Prevention Curriculum - Education as a Key to Prevention

Valerie Peters - Emily's Hope

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Swisshelm/Whitney

Human Trafficking Prevention For Youth

Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie & Mel Alvar - Someplace Safe & Program for Aid To Victims of Sexual Assault

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Bell/Alexander

Let’s Talk About the Risk: Marijuana/THC and Youth Brain Development!

Heather Bacchus & Randy Bacchus - Be Extraordinary, Be You

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Wilson

Youth Voices Speaking Truth to Big Tobacco

Chelsey Skogen & Liz Johnson - American Lung Association

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12:15pm

Lunch, Exhibits Open
GLEN CARLSON HALL

1:15pm

Lessons on the Road to Peace: A Peace of My Mind
GLEN CARLSON HALL
John Noltner
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2:15pm

Closing & Prizes
GLEN CARLSON HALL
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