Saint John’s
Anderson Center and Healthy Tobacco-Free Madison County,
Inc., have arranged for Isabel Burk, a nationally known,
award-winning expert on drug prevention, safety policies,
and health education issues, will give three presentations
on Oct. 15.
In the morning
she will discuss prescription drug abuse at a breakfast for
probation officers, judges and others. She will address the
Women of INFluence at a luncheon at 11 a.m. Her
presentation, entitled “The Power of Prevention,” will be
followed by information on alcohol, media and the brain.
At 6 p.m., she
will share a peek inside youth culture in a presentation
called “Secrets of the Streets.” Find out what kids know
that you need to know.
These free
presentations are open to the public and will be conducted
at Flagship Enterprise, 2705 Enterprise Drive by I-69 Exit
22. Make reservations by calling 683-0452 by Oct. 1.
Burk is
director of The Health Network. She has written two books
and more than 100 articles and has appeared on “20/20,” “CBS
This Morning,” “The View,” “Phil Donahue,” “Fox News,” and
others.
For more information about the Saint
John’s Anderson Center, go to stjohnshealthsystem.org/andersoncenter.asp
or call 646-8444. For more information about Healthy
Tobacco-Free Madison County, Inc., call 683-0452 or go
on-line to
www.smokefreemadisoncounty.org.
Funding for this conference was made
possible in part by the Drug Free Communities Grant of
Madison County from ONDCP and SAMHSA. The views expressed
in written conference materials or publications and by
speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the
official policies of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy or the Department of Health and Human Services; nor
does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or
organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
(Sept. 5, 2008)
