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 member,  Dr. Kristine Matson conducted a study titled  “A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Heroin Addiction”.   Northfield News’ writer, Suzanne Rook,  discussed Matson’s study and wrote about the numbers of people treated at Northfield’s Opiate Addiction Clinic in this article.

Marnie Thompson,  Assistant Principal at Northfield High School, discussed the Minnesota Student Survey in this interview with KYMN‘s  Tim Freeland.

Thompson also wrote this guest column for the Northfield News:  “Survey a tool for supporting our youth”.

The results from the Minnesota Student Survey specific to Northfield are here.

The Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use supports the passage of the proposed Social Host Ordinance.

Mayor’s Task Force Member Kathy Cooper was quoted in this Northfield News article “Social host ordinances taking shape–slowly.”

From the article:  “The most significant role [of the ordinance] is its role as a prevention measure,” said Northfield’s Kathy Cooper, coordinator of the Rice County Safe Communities Coalition. “We want to prevent huge parties occurring that are conducive to alcohol abuse.”

The Northfield News also printed this editorial encouraging the city to help kids make the right choices in regards to alcohol.  The editorial concluded with:  “Let’s all help kids make the right choice when it comes to underage drinking. The city can do its part by passing and enforcing a social host ordinance.”

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 Member Mark Mohlke stressed the importance talking, listening, and connecting in a deliberate and consistent manner with  kids about drugs and alcohol, to help our kids make healthy drug-free decisions in this Northfield News’ guest column.

Mohlke included these helpful links:

www.ricecountychc.com/parents

www.northfieldhci.org/parent-ed

www.timetotalk.org/

www.shouldertoshoulderminnesota.org

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.

Northfield Healthy Community Initiative Board Member, Scott Richardson, discussed  Northfield High School’s “Life of an Athlete” program with KYMN Radio’s Jeff Johnson in this radio interview.

For more information on the MTFYADU’s support of NHS’s “Life of an Athlete” program, click here.

Northfield’s Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use joined with the “Brent Setterstrom Memorial Fund” and  Northfield’s Healthy Community Initiative in sending three Northfielders to the American Athletic Institute’s “Life of an Athlete” program last June.

The three Northfielders then spoke at the Fall Activity Night on August 17 for all Northfield High School (NHS) fall athletes and their families.  NHS Activities Director Tom Graupmann introduced the three Northfielders:  Scott Richardson, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative board member;  Melissa Bernhard,  head coach of NHS’s state champion gymnastics team;  and John Sand, NHS teacher and athletic trainer.

The Northfield News printed this article about the event.  Scott Richardson wrote this Northfield News MTFYADU guest column.