NORTHEASTERN WI AREA HEALTH

Serve as fiscal agent and staff program coordinators for various prevention programs such as: manitowoc substance abuse prevention - provides prevention programming to reduce the incidence of alcohol and other substance abuse (aoda) amoung youth in manitowoc county. This work is financially supported by the drug free communities grant. The tobacco prevention network - provides prevention programming to reduce the use of tobacco products by youth in manitowoc, sheboygan, and winnebago counties. Alliance for wisconsin youth - newahec serves as regional prevention center for the northeastern and southeastern regions of awy. Through this program our prevention staff supports and trains coalitions for aoda prevention activities in 31 wisconsin counties. State targeted response to opoid abuse - this program provides specified prevention supplies and financial support for prevention activities to coalitions that apply for grant funds, and include an approved work plan related to the specified grant activities. Coalitions with our awy northeast and south regions are able to apply for funding to support their prevention activities through this grant.