PREVENTION INSTITUTE ALERT: New Resources Available Online!
August 2006

* View this alert online at http://www.preventioninstitute.org/august06.html.
 
Sexual Violence and the Spectrum of Prevention: Towards a Community Solution

Prevention Institute is pleased to announce the publication of, Sexual Violence and the Spectrum of Prevention: Towards a Community Solution, by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. The article emphasizes the importance of changing norms to reshape our social environment and reduce the incidence of sexual violence. Utilizing the Spectrum of Prevention, a tool for developing a comprehensive prevention strategy, the article details effective primary prevention activities at all six Spectrum levels and highlights examples from throughout the country.  Read more and/or download the article at http://www.preventioninstitute.org/SVspectrum.html.
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ENACT Local Policy Database Now Online at http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/policies/index.php!

Prevention Institute, with funding from The California Endowment, is excited to announce the availability of the Environmental Nutrition and Activity Local Policy Database online!  The searchable database, part of Prevention Institute’s work to support local efforts through Strategic Alliance, provides community advocates, health professionals, policymakers and those working in related fields with concrete examples of local-level policies adopted and/or implemented to improve nutrition and physical activity environments.  Have an example of a local policy to make healthy eating easier for your community, developed a local plan to improve walkability, or established a policy to make sure students get active? We'd love to hear from you! Send examples to linda@preventioninstitute.org so we can continue to create a groundswell of health-oriented policies.
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Additional New Resources:

* Creating Safe Environments: Violence Prevention Strategies and Programs
Providing a useful overview of the current state of violence prevention in the US, this report discusses approaches to violence prevention with a focus on youth violence and intimate partner violence prevention.

* The Physician's Guide to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse 
A reference for health care professionals, preview The Physician's Guide by reading Prevention Institute's chapter, Before It Occurs: Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse.

* Helping Your Baby Sleep Through The Night: A Practical Step-by-Step Video for New Parents 
This award winning, medically approved video by Donald Goldmacher, MD, Prevention Institute board member, provides parents with clear, practical, and soothing guidelines for establishing quality sleep habits. 
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New Staff!
Prevention Institute welcomes the addition of new staff members: Jeremy Cantor, Jamila Edwards, Jesse Appelman, and Greta Tubbesing.
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