IMPACT is a publication ot the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center. MPRC and IMPACT strive to promote chemical health by providing leadership in the development and dissemination of prevention information regarding alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and associated violence.

MPRC publishes and distributes three issues of IMPACT per year with a fourth special issue dependent upon fundraising efforts. IMPACT is available either in a print or electronic format. To subscribe to the print version at no cost, please call MPRC at 800/247-1303 or 427-5310.

Dear Colleagues,

We have been excited by the possibilities that the World Wide Web (WWW) offers in providing information efficiently and quickly to people throughout Minnesota. We have been challenged by unanticipated problems that we encountered as we made choices about how to design our homepage, which vendors to work with in developing the page, which communication technologies to select that would likely be most appropriate for an organization of our size and mission, and lastly, what is the most useful content to include in the site.


We intend to use our WWW site to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use problems.

We will include a Legislative update that will include timely information about public policy issues that affect prevention professionals and advocates. When appropriate, we will use our site to alert concerned persons about actions that might reduce the impact of prevention efforts. We also will:
  • provide information about useful and effective prevention resources.
  • maintain full text fact sheets on specific drugs and other important topics.
  • publish the MPRC Catalog so that clients can review resources online.
  • maintain a data base of prevention coalitions operating in Minnesota as part of the Minnesota Star of the North Prevention Coalition.
  • identify links to other sites that will provide additional information and resources.
  • do all that we can to maintain the high quality standards that our customers have come to expect from any of our products and materials.


    • The WWW provides us all with a new way to communicate important information quickly to large numbers of interested and concerned persons. We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions as we move forward into the digital information age.

    Please send me e-mail anytime to share your thoughts and ideas.

    Your friend in cyberspace,

    Jean Funk, Director
    Minnesota Prevention Resource Center
    jfunk@miph.org



    In This Issue

  • The Internet's Dark Side
  • The Internet's Light Side
  • Onward to the Internet!- MIPH Unveils Prevention-Based Web Site
  • 6th Annual Minnesota Chemical Health Week
  • 1996 Program Sharing Conference- Highlights
  • Your Internet Kit- Guidelines for Parents and Kids/ Resources/ Software
  • Star Lights- MN Star of the North Prevention Coalition
  • Viewpoint- Internet Choices and Guidelines
  • From the State- Keep Parents Involved
  • Take Note- Resources, Events, and FYI


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    Impact is a quarterly publication of the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center. It is intended to circulate information regarding chemical health and other appropriate items of interest to those interested in prevention. Views and opinions of contributing authors are not necessarily those of MPRC.

    Editor: Patricia Post
    Typography: Irene Lindgren
    Send comments, suggestions, and requests to reprint articles to:
    Impact, 2720 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 or
    email: ppost@miph.org

    The Minnesota Prevention Resource Center (MPRC) is a project of the Minnesota Institute of Public Health with funding provided through a grant from the Chemical Dependency Program Division, Minnesota Department of Human Services. MPRC is a statewide clearinghouse for alcohol, tobacco and other drug use problem prevention.

    JEAN FUNK: Director
    PATRICIA POST: Information Services Coordinator
    TERRI SINGER: Associate Project Director
    KELLY REYNOLDS: Special Projects' Coordinator
    LINDA RYDEN: Clearinghouse/Marketing Coordinator
    DAWN OLSON: Clearinghouse Support
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