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MARCH
16-23
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
Call for your campaign kit today. Contact: National Inhalant Prevention Coalition, 800-269-4237 or fax 512-477-3932.

APRIL
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

14-15
1997 Women's Chemical Health Conference: Journeys of Hope, Passages to Change
Earle Browne Education Center, U of M Campus
St. Paul, MN
Purpose of the conference is to provide an educational program that addresses the area of innovative chemical dependency treatment and prevention programs specific to women, pregnant women, and women with children which will help professionals enhance knowledge and encourage creative ideas. Includes four keynote presentations, 20 breakout sessions, and a unique art and resource fair featuring women artists.
Contact: Sandy Loehnis, 612-647-6905.

17
7th Annual Making Prevention Work Conference: Practical Ideas and Approaches for Prevention Program Evaluation
Sheraton Metrodome
Minneapolis, MN
8:30-3:30 p.m.
Keynote presenter: Dr. Stacey Hueftle Stockdill, CEO of Ensearch Inc. Intended for professionals interested in better understanding how their prevention programs are working and what effects result from their efforts. Evaluation will be addressed as a shared responsibility of program managers, staff and evaluators. Focus will be on designing and conducting useful and practical evaluations. Sponsored by: Minnesota Dept. of Human Services, Minnesota Prevention Resource Center, and the Minnesota Star of the North Prevention Coalition. Contact: MN Prevention Resource Center, 612-427-5310 or 800-247-1303.

28-29
Healthy Passage Through the Crossroads: MOAPPP's 6th Annual Conference
Ramada Plaza
Minnetonka, MN
Intended for professionals working with or on behalf of adolescents throughout Minnesota, and in Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Keynote speaker: Bronwyn Mayden, MSW; Child Welfare League of America. Contact: MOAPPP, 612-771-5040.