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• Intergroup Relations Technical Advisory Group
• National Center for the Health of Men, Boys and Society Technical Advisory Group
• Prevention Institute Board of Advisors
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• THRIVE Advisory Group

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Gender

• Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention

Health Disparities

• California Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: APHA Panel Presentation Transcript (PDF)

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Media Center

Press Releases:

• March 3, 2004: National Experts Explain Why Murder is No Accident (PDF)
• Feb. 10, 2004: The Truth About Health Disparities (PDF)
• Aug. 20, 2003: California Nutrition Advocates Call For Critical Policy Changes To Help Prevent Risk Factors For Heart Disease
• Feb. 28, 2003: Super-Sized Portions Cause Super-Size Problems, Says Report

Public hearing testimony:

• Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: Improving Nutrition and Health Through Lifestyle Modifications by Leslie Mikkelsen
• Testimony before the Senate Health Committee: SB 1520 Soda Tax Bill by Larry Cohen

Public comment:

• The California Performance Review Glaringly Omits Prevention (PDF)
• In Support of Oakland Measure A Funds for Prevention (PDF)

Opinions and editorials:

• Health Care Costs Bruising Economy
• Is Junk Food the Next Tobacco?
• Segway: Friend or foe?

Mental Health

Updates and Upcoming Events

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Nutrition and Physical Activity

Our Prevention Approach

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Projects

Current Projects:

• Building Bridges: Linking Public Health and the Sustainable Agriculture Movement
• California Campaign to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
• Embedding Prevention in State Policy and Practice
• Geography of Prevention
• National Center for the Health of Men, Boys and Society
• Prevention Research Survey
• Preventing Violence Against Women: Developing a Statewide Plan for California
• Promoting Effectiveness and Sustainability Among Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs
• The Strategic Alliance
• Success Stories: Prevention/Early Intervention Targeted Capacity Expansion
• THRIVE: Community Tool for Health & Resilience In Vulnerable Environments
• Toward A Lifetime Commitment to Violence Prevention in Alameda County, CA
• University of California Berkeley Traffic Safety Center

Past Projects:

• Building Partnerships Initiative to End Men's Violence (BPI)
• Children's Safety Network: Violence and Injury Prevention
• Cultivating Peace in Salinas, City of Salinas, California
• Intergroup Conflict Intervention Training
• Mobilizing for a Safe USA: Focused Forums
• Partnerships for Preventing Violence (PPV)
• Salinas Safe Schools/Healthy Students Local Evaluation
• Shifting the Focus: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Advancing Violence Prevention
  • Shifting the Focus: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Advancing Violence Prevention (report)
  • Shifting the Focus: Changing the Way Government Does Business to Prevent Violence in California
  • Shifting the Focus: From the Margins to the Middle
  • Shifting the Focus: A Local Call to State Action: Findings from Community Hearings in California
  • Vision
  • History and Background
  • Objectives and Success Indicators
  • California's Participating Agencies and Departments
  • Advancing a Strengths-Based Approach: Enhancing Protective Factors in Communities, Schools, Families & Individuals
  • Common Prevention Principles
  • CPP Implementation Guide
• The Three Rs for Dealing with Trauma in Schools: Readiness, Response, and Recovery

Publications

Articles:

• The Importance of Injury Prevention
• Aging and Mobility: Current Issues
• California Plots Strategy to End Health Disparities (PDF)
• Child Occupant Protection: Current Issues
• Comprehensive Prevention: Improving Health Outcomes through Practice
• Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention: From Misunderstanding to Understanding
• Developing Effective Coalitions: An Eight Step Guide
• Is Junk Food the Next Tobacco?
• Nutrition Policy Profiles
  • The 1% or Less Social Marketing Campaign
  • Breastfeeding
  • Competitive Foods
  • The Food Stamp Program
  • Lowered Pricing for Healthy Food
  • Nutrition Education in Schools
  • Nutrition Labeling Regulations
  • Point-of-Sale Interventions
  • Restricting Television Advertising to Children
  • The Summer Food Service Program
  • Soft Drink Contracts in Schools
  • Supermarket Access in Low-Income Communities
  • U.S. Dietary Recommendations
  • Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
  • Workplace Policies to Offer Nutritious Foods
• A Public Health Approach to the Violence Epidemic in the United States
• Seatbelts: Current Issues
• The Spectrum of Prevention: Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Injury Prevention
• Sweet Charity? Emergency Food and the End of Entitlement
• What Works in Reducing Impaired Driving

Reports:

• Beyond Brochures: Preventing Alcohol-Related Violence and Injuries
• Boys Will Be Men Resource Guide
• Collaboration Math: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Collaboration (PDF)
• Cultivating Peace In Salinas: A Framework for Violence Prevention
• Eliminating Health Disparities: The Role of Primary Prevention (PDF)
• First Steps: Taking Action Early To Prevent Violence
• Growing the Next Generation: Strategies to Improve Nutrition and Child Development in Los Angeles County
• Health For All: California's Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (PDF)
• Health For All: California's Strategic Approach to Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (summary document)
• Improving the Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment in California
• Kids' Plates: The Spectrum of Prevention for Childhood & Adolescent Injury Prevention
• Preventing and Reducing School Violence Fact Sheets
  • How Maternal and Child Health Practitioners Can Help Prevent School Violence
  • What is the Extent of the Problem of School Violence?
  • Strategies, Resources, and Contacts for Developing Comprehensive School Violence Prevention Programs
  • What Factors Increase the Risk of Being Involved in Violence?
  • What Factors Foster Resiliency against Violence?
  • How Are Different Forms of Violence Interrelated?
  • What Are the Similarities and Differences between Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention?
  • Where Can Practitioners Find Reliable Data on School Violence?
• Rebuilding after September 11, 2001: Constructive Actions to Support Health and a Return to Well Being
• SafeUSA Focus Forum Findings
• Shifting the Focus: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Advancing Violence Prevention
• Shifting the Focus: Changing the Way Government Does Business to Prevent Violence in California
• Shifting the Focus: From the Margins to the Middle
• Shifting the Focus: A Local Call to State Action
• Shifting the Focus: Accomplishments and Lessons Learned (PDF)
• Strategies for Action: Integrating Nutrition and Physical Activity Promotion to Reach Low-Income Californians
• The Tension of Turf: Making it Work for the Coalition (PDF)

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Tools

• Spectrum of Prevention
• Eight Steps to Effective Coalition Building
• Collaboration Math
• The Tension of Turf: Making it Work for the Coalition
• Evolution to Effective Prevention Diagnostic Scale
• Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT)

Unintentional Injury and Traffic Safety

Violence Prevention

• Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention

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