by Staff Admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Healthy Homes & Sustainable Communities, High-Impact Prevention Services, News
Community Partners is inviting residents interested in early childhood development in Buffalo County to give their input on Thursday, February 2 from 10 – 2 pm at ESU10, Room A. The event will be facilitated by Nebraska Children and Family Foundation as a part of the...
by Staff Admin | Jan 12, 2017 | High-Impact Prevention Services, Injury-Free Living, News
A community’s response in support of our youth and adults is important when working together to prevent suicide. Leaders of the Buffalo County Suicide Prevention Coalition are hosting their 2nd coalition meeting on Friday, January 20 at 10-11a.m. at Buffalo...
by Staff Admin | Oct 26, 2016 | High-Impact Prevention Services, Injury-Free Living, News, Uncategorized
Community Partners Board launches a new behavioral health collaborative, HealthyMINDS, focused on improving health outcomes from birth to 18 years of age. This summer, grant funders and other community stakeholders invited Buffalo County Community Partners Board to...
by Staff Admin | Sep 30, 2016 | High-Impact Prevention Services, News
Prescription drugoverdose is now the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle accidents. In Buffalo County, over half of youth that use prescription drugs say that they get these prescriptions from a friend or family’s...
by Staff Admin | Aug 1, 2016 | High-Impact Prevention Services, Injury-Free Living, News
The Be Safe, Be Smart Task force saw great community response this year. The letter the task force sent to alcohol retailers was well received. A handful of retailers put up signs to reduce the sale of glass bottles during the weekend. Two retailers did not sell glass...
by Staff Admin | Feb 4, 2016 | High-Impact Prevention Services, News
Positive Pressure formed in June 1996, as a grassroots community coalition to address alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. Positive Pressure developed in response to the needs of the community to become more informed about, and to address the problems created by...
