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![A flyer for the Southeast Ohio Suicide Prevention Conference: Sustaining Our Roots. The text reads: 2022 registration now open. Monday, September 19, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., $65 general admission. Student and veteran discounts available. Ohio University Walter Rotunda. Trainings and topics: talk saves lives, firearms safety, postvention, school-based prevention, high-risk groups, and more.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SEOSPC-conference-promo-900x422.jpg)
Southeast Ohio Suicide Prevention Conference
The Southeast Ohio Suicide Prevention Conference will provide a platform for regional coalitions, professionals, organizations, and others dedicated to community solutions and a platform to address the public health problem… Read More
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The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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New data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show a rare bright spot amid the opioid crisis. Fewer high schoolers in the region appear to be… Read More
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Targeted Prevention Program Hopes To Curb Substance Misuse In Athens County Students
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio — Members of the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office and school personnel are training to prevent the onset of substance use disorders by identifying and addressing at-risk personality traits… Read More
!["Our health care systems need to adjust a little to try to get knowledge about cancer prevention to everybody," says Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/b64c395a-aab9-409c-8860-c9743a76a508-1227-000000fdb3fb9122_tmp-1-0d5bb4d691e004a141feec8a843fb1dbbd6774a6-e1531239705858-900x422.jpg)
Q&A: Wider Knowledge About Cancer Prevention Would Reduce U.S. Deaths
By: Paul Chisholm | NPR
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Cancer death rates remain high for some groups of people, including African-Americans, despite general gains made in recent decades. The American Cancer Society has ideas about reducing the gaps.