MTFYADU co-chair Joan Janusz discussed the task force’s “Report to the Community 2011″  with KYMN’s Tim Freeland.   The interview is available here.    The “Report to the Community 2011″ is available here.

The TLC Committee of the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use supported the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative with its Cyberbullying Awareness PSA Video Contest.   This effort was also supported by the Northfield Public Schools and ARTech Charter School.

There are ten finalists in the contest and they are competing for cash prizes.   The public is invited to vote for the video they think is the best.  The videos can be viewed and voted on here.

Mayor’s Task Force co chair, Joan Janusz discussed alcohol awareness in this Northfield News guest column 4/15/2011.    Joan expanded on the theme of Alcohol Awareness Month in this interview with KYMN radio’s Jeff Johnson.

Mayor’s Task Force co chair, Joan Janusz, stressed the importance of understanding and guiding teens in this Northfield News guest column.    Janusz discussed this column with KYMN’s Jeff Johnson in this interview.

Northfield Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use members talked about holiday safety, especially regarding alcohol use and driving in the local media this month.

Kathy Cooper wrote “Get home for the holidays–Safely” for the Northfield News.

KYMN Radio’s Jeff Johnson hosted MTF members Joan Janusz and Kathy Cooper, who talked about alcohol related holiday safety concerns in this interview.

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MTFYADU’s co chair, Joan Janusz, and Executive Director of West Hills Lodge, Jody Anderson, discussed the new residential extended care facility slated to open soon in Northfield.  This facility will serve women, aged 18 plus, who are in recovery from substance abuse.  The interview can be heard here.

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

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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.

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.

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

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.