Healthy Directions Coalition

07/19/2019

At the CADCA conference, we met up with Eugene Springfield Prevention Coalition Members, Trevor and Loraine, and Dave Shavel a CADCA Coalition Institute Trainer From Portland Oregon.

07/15/2019

At CADCA Conference!

05/13/2019

The Healthy Directions Coalition recently partnered with OLCC to help facilitate a responsible beverage serving practices training for alcohol distributors in Florence. Thank you to Frank Matsko from OLCC, FPD Sergeant Denton Tipler, and Jessica Palma of the Lincoln County Health & Human Services office for contributing their time and valuable expertise to this training in our effort to promote the health and safety of the Florence community!

03/16/2019

https://thesiuslawnews.com/article/healthy-directions-celebrates-lower-youth-drinking-rate-in-siuslaw-region

Coalition, now in its second year, recognizes those who helped bring local awareness to issue

02/26/2019

Healthy Directions Coalition members Lisa Utz from Siuslaw School District, School Resource Officer Bailey, Jamie Gorder from the Florence Police Department, and Christy Inskip from Lane County Public Health Prevention presenting on substance prevention in Florence at the PeaceHarbor Volunteers Monthly Meeting last week!

02/26/2019

Happy 2 years! Join us for our annual celebration on Wednesday March 13th noon-1:30pm at Laurelwood Community Room. We will have lunch provided and time for remarks and celebration around community partnership, successes, and future plans! We'd love to see you!

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Join us for a catered lunch, appreciation of our partners, celebration of our past year and our plans for the future!

10/05/2018

Sept. 29, 2018 — On “Screenagers,” teens and trends of addiction

09/22/2018

Sept. 22, 2018 — A week-long showing of the award-winning documentary aims to spark dialogue about growing up in age of smartphones and social media

07/31/2018

Meet Abbie Lee!
Contact: [email protected]
541.682.4665

Abbie is a Community Health Analyst on the alcohol and drug prevention team. She works with this team to support the Florence Healthy Directions coalition in creating healthy sustainable pathways to alcohol prevention for our young people on the coast.

Abbie has a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and recently earned her Masters of Public Health in Community Health Promotion, with an emphasis on Health Equity from the University of Minnesota. Before joining the team at Lane County, she coordinated a tech-based app development project at the University of Minnesota Extension, creating more equitable and inclusive evaluation methods for community health education programming. She also has experience in mental health and wellness, racial health disparities, and public health planning efforts while working for NAMI Minnesota and Saint Paul –Ramsey County Public Health Department in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

Abbie comes to Oregon from the lovely but cold Midwest. She is the proud daughter of Hmong refugees who settled in Wisconsin during the 70’s and loves to share the story of the Hmong. Outside of work, Abbie enjoys exploring the beautiful PNW landscape, writing, cooking, stand-up comedy, creating music, and learning about/celebrating different cultures.

05/18/2018

Members of Healthy Directions Coalition recently went to the United States Capitol to talk to discuss the need to support mental health promotion and substance abuse prevention efforts in local communities.

05/10/2018

Healthy Directions Coalition was recently recognized by Live Healthy Lane for their work to reduce underage drinking in Florence, Oregon. Thank you Live Healthy Lane for recognizing the work of Healthy Directions and for including Florence Oregon in the efforts of the Community Health Improvement Plan!

05/03/2018

Congratulations to long time coalition member and community leader Doug Barrett for being elected to Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians