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Welcome to the Program Sharing 2007 Home Page.

Program Sharing is Minnesota's premier conference showcasing effective prevention programs, practices and strategies around the issues of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and related violence (ATOD). This conference highlights evidence-based prevention principles in the domains of planning and evaluation, education and skill development, community organization, public and organizational policy and professional growth and responsibility.

Program Sharing is a two-day, statewide conference that provides opportunities for prevention practitioners and those interested in learning about ATOD prevention methods to increase their effectiveness and that of their programs.

October 10- Robert Brewer, MD, MSPH, is the Alcohol Team Leader in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The author or co-author of many publications on alcohol use, particularly binge drinking and alcohol-related health effects, Dr. Brewer is also involved in updating the Alcohol-Related Disease Impact software.

October 11- Georgi Kroupin, MA, LP, director of the Mental Health Program at the Center for International Health in St. Paul, is a native of Russia who has worked as a psychologist and family therapist in the U.S. for more than 13 years. In addition, he is a clinical supervisor in marital and family therapy.

We invite you to join us at the 33rd Annual Program Sharing Conference on Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention on October 10-11, 2007. This event will take place at the St. Cloud Civic Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Sponsored by MAPCC (Minnesota ATOD Prevention Coordinating Council) a collaboration of the Minnesota Departments of Education, Health, Human Services, Public Safety and the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center.