'Audio/Video' Archive

Jordan Taylor explains the “Most of Us” Program

Published June 22, 2010.

Jordan Taylor discussed the “Most of Us…”  Campaign in a KYMN  interview. Taylor also explained the “Most” program in this Northfield News guest column.

Jordan Taylor is an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow working with the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative. He is involved with the Mayors Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use’s “MOST” Campaign at the Middle School.

Taylor gives credit to the Neuger Communications Group for their generous donation of their services in designing the campaign.   Neuger Communications received a 2010 Communicator Award of Excellence from the International Academy of the Visual Arts for its work on the campaign posters, designed by Elin Odegaard.

Taylor also credits the Northfield Middle School administrators and staff who deserve many thanks for their help and collaboration with the project.

St. Olaf’s Town Hall Meeting and Wellness Center Discussed

Published May 2, 2010.

MTFYADU co chair Joan Janusz and St. Olaf Wellness Center Staffers, Emma Johanson and Emily Stockdale disccussed St. Olaf College’s recent Town Hall Meeting:  Addressing Underage Alcohol Consumption Among College Students with KYMN Radio’s Jeff Johnson recently.

The KYMN Radio interview can be found  here.

Spring Break Safety Radio Interview

Published April 1, 2010.

Carleton College student Katie France discussed Spring Break Safety and her role of Student Wellness Advisor in this KYMN Radio interview.

“Take It To The Box” success covered on TV, Newspapers, Blogs

Published January 28, 2010.

WCCO TV’s Caroline Lowe interviewed Northfield Police Chief Mark Taylor about Rice County’s “Take It To The Box” medication disposal program.    Mary Nelson,  member of the Mayor’s Task Force and Rice County Chemical Health Coalition, was the driving force behind this campaign.

Griff Wigley blogged about the program on the Locally Grown Northfield blog in September.

Mayor’s Task Force member Joan Janusz wrote a guest column for the Northfield News publicizing the program.

The Northfield News provided an update on the program a month after it was unveiled.

The Faribault Daily news did a story covering the success of the “Take It To The Box” program at the ten week mark.

Dr. Matson asks “Are our teens children or adults?”

Published January 25, 2010.

Mayors Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use member, Dr. Kris Matson,  wrote a guest column for the Northfield News titled “Are Our teens children or adults?“.    Dr. Matson was  interviewed about this topic by KYMN Radio’s Jeff Johnson.

“Stories: Addiction and Recovery in Northfield” A Town Hall Meeting at the Moravian Church, Nov. 8th.

Published October 26, 2009.

The Moravian Church will host its third Town Hall Meeting Sunday,  November 8th at 3 pm.   The event is free and open to the public.    The topic is  “Stories: Addiction and Recovery in Northfield”.    Pastor Amy explained the event and issued an invitation in a Northfield News guest column.

KYMN radio’s Jeff Johnson interviewed Pastor Amy about the event.   The interview can be listened to here.

Further information is in the brochure:  Town Hall 1, Town Hall 2, Town Hall 3.

“Drugs 101″

Published August 6, 2009.

Produced by the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition,   “Drugs 101″  provides a local look at youth chemical health issues.

ricecountychc.com/parents/drugs-101/

KYMN Radio Interview

Published July 30, 2009.

“Take it to the box”  7/30/2009

KYMN Radio Interview

Published July 14, 2009.

KYMN Radio Interview: Transition Years

KYMN Radio Interview

Published July 9, 2009.

KYMN Radio Interview: 4/23/2009