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Allamakee Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) coordinates efforts with other prevention agencies to increase the community's awareness of alcohol and other drug use and abuse. Educational and preventive services aimed at individuals, families, social service groups, schools, and other organizations requesting information (examples include a juvenile probation program and parenting education classes) are provided. The agency also offers consultation and assistance to professionals and other individuals working with people with substance use disorders.

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
The Osborne Conservation Education Center provides educational programs to schools and other groups. Educational topics cover the areas of nature, environmental concerns, conservation and Iowa history. The Center can provide programs for groups of individuals with physical and mental disabilities. The Center also offers a monthly program, OWLS (Older, Wiser, and Lively Souls), directed to retirement age individuals. Topics include forestry, wildlife, tours, crafts, etc.. This program runs March through November.

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Outdoor Environmental Education
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Educates the public, media and elected officials on LGBT equality issues.
Offers free environmental education programs such as Educator's Workshops, Waster & Recycling Programs, and Water programs.
Organizes educational events, fundraising events, walks, four annual meetings with educational aspects featured, four newsletters annually, support groups and support for research on causes and treatments of scleroderma.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
- Wellness Classes: Groups of 12 people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners meet weekly for six weeks to learn how to develop skills and confidence in managing everyday activities and relationships that may be challenging. - PD101: Hour long introductory course with our executive director outlining what Parkinson disease is and the resource available in our community. Designed for people newly diagnosed (~1 year) with Parkinson's. - Parkinson Education Programs (PEP): Seminars held 3-4 times per year on a specific Parkinson-disease related topic. PEP meetings usually last 2-3 hours and are open to anyone affected by Parkinson's, including those with the disease, their care partners, families or healthcare providers - Family Conference: Usually held once a year, this conference is designed specifically for family members of someone with Parkinson's and addresses the unique situations that these people may encounter, lengths varies, 2-5 hours.
Answers questions about voter registration elections and government, produces publications and conducts workshops.
The North Fayette Valley Community Coalition provides information to coalition and community members about the substance use problem in the community, state, and country. Information about the consequences of alcohol and/or drug use and addiction the incidence and prevalence of specific drug use. Information is made available through a variety of formats including trainings/workshops, publications, FaceBook postings, and staff presentations to community groups and schools. In addition, the Coalition provides parents and caregivers with information and resources they need to address alcohol and other drug use with their children including: Tips for talking with children about substance use, what to look for with suspected use, consequences of youth substance use, understanding why children start using drugs, and resources to answer tough questions. The coalition offers parent education classes and can provide help in developing Family Substance-Free Pledges.

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Workshops/Symposiums
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
In partnerships with Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) we provide educational outreach about lead poisoning prevention to local communities.
Assists in identifying, developing, encouraging recycling and pollution prevention by providing education, information, technical assistance to citizens, municipalities, businesses and industry.
Provides financial literacy classes and energy savings classes to interested consumers.
Legislation Education Project: To educate and motivate individuals to become active in creating positive public policies for people with disabilities.
Educate and provide public awareness of the impact of missing persons in Missouri.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Provides educational outreach for schools and community groups including topics such as cultural diversity, equal opportunities for housing and employment, crime and more.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Missour HELPline 1-800-374-2138 provides support, education and advocacty for children and adults with psychiatric illness/brain disorders and their families.
Community Education: Speakers for community members on issues of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.
Provides education on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Provides education about the impact on water quality of streams and lakes that is made by storm water runoff. Recommends ways that individuals can help reduce these impacts and what the City of Springfield is doing to reduce the impacts through good storm water management. Education is available through material distribution, speaker presentations, booths at community events, and classroom lessons.
Offers presentations about developmental disabilities to the community.
Community Education Training: Provides presentations to the community about developmental disabilities to help people understand and identify the behaviors associated with autism and other disabilities.
Teaches schools, churches, civic organizations, etc. about service dogs and the services of Support Dogs, Inc. Also, discusses dog bite prevention to young children.
Directs pre-collegiate programs on citizenship and voting in high schools/middle schools and adult programs across the state of Missouri, serves as the home office for Kids Voting Missouri.
Provides speakers, trainers and educational information on domestic violence to community organizations, such as schools, law enforcement, churches, businesses, etc.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Provides speakers, trainers and educational information on domestic violence to community organizations, such as schools, law enforcement, churches, businesses, etc.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Provides information to improve infant health and reduce the risk of SUID (Sudden Unexpected Infant Death) through telephone support, the website, written information and educational materials and presentations.