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Grassroots Advocacy in Action One coalition’s work advocating for teen drug prevention policy

Grassroots Advocacy in Action One coalition’s work advocating for teen drug prevention policy . Inga Manskopf Prevention WINS Division of Adolescent Medicine Seattle Children’s Hospital. Prevention WINS. 2006 : Coalition formed to prevent underage drinking, Eckstein Middle School

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Grassroots Advocacy in Action One coalition’s work advocating for teen drug prevention policy

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  1. Grassroots Advocacy in ActionOne coalition’s work advocating for teen drug prevention policy Inga Manskopf Prevention WINS Division of Adolescent Medicine Seattle Children’s Hospital

  2. Prevention WINS 2006: Coalition formed to prevent underage drinking, Eckstein Middle School 2010: Expanded focus to include marijuana & prescription drugs, moved to Adolescent Medicine

  3. Prevention WINS Prevention activities • Life Skills Training • Guiding Good Choices & Strengthening Families Program • Parent pledge • Social marketing campaign • Media advocacy • Legislative advocacy • Youth groups

  4. Policy domains • Home Parent pledge • Neighborhood Media advocacy • Institutional Seattle Public Schools Seattle Police Department • City/County King County Take Back Your Meds

  5. Policy domains • State Liquor Control Board • I-502 rulemaking • extended alcohol hours • alcohol advertising Meetings with legislators Initiatives 1183 & 502 WASAVP • Federal Meetings with Kerlikowske, Durkan, McDermott

  6. Take Back Your Meds: Overview 2010: Statewide Take Back Your Meds Coalition 2011 & 2012: State legislation failed two years in a row Summer 2012: King County Board of Health formed Secure Medicine Return Subcommittee Fall 2012: King County Take Back Your Meds Coalition formed June 2013: Policy adopted November 2013: Pharmaceutical companies filed lawsuit KING 5 story -- King County Secure Medicine Return Policy

  7. Take Back Your Meds: Action • Initial outreach from state coalition • Got to know key staff • Organized representatives from multiple sectors • Letter-writing • Meetings with BOH members • Communication – internal & external media • Additional outreach

  8. Take Back Your Meds: Action • Testified • Committee meetings • BOH meetings • Public hearings • Monitored • Committee meeting discussions • Changes to policy • Drug company concerns • Communicated • FB page • Media interviews

  9. Take Back Your Meds: Lessons learned • Champions are key • Stories are important • Diverse coalition is ideal • Be ready for media

  10. Liquor Control Board: Overview • Alcohol advertising rules • Extended alcohol service hours • I-502 rule making

  11. Liquor Control Board: Action • “Informal” advocacy • Chats • Inclusion in emails • Staff relationships “Formal” advocacy • Letters • Testimony

  12. Liquor Control Board: Lessons learned • Know your research • If you don’t speak up, someone else will • Advocacy is a continuous process

  13. Lessons learned Read* legislation, fiscal notes, rules, reports • Everything is online • Public records requests • The devil is in the details • Will use information in the future *If you cannot, consult with someone who has.

  14. More lessons learned • Relationships are important! • Listen to your allies and opposition. • You are the expert in your field. • Stay focused.

  15. Prevention WINS PreventionWorksInSeattle.org PreventionWorksInSeattle.blogspot.com facebook.com/Prevention.WINS youtube.com/user/PreventionWINS

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