As part of the national Drug Take Back Day, the UBHCHY Coalition once again participated in this event on September 29th. The event was a huge success with over 5,600 pounds of drugs collected throughout all of the county. Since the inception of the program, over 17,000 pounds have been collected in Bucks County.
Quakertown
Palisades Parent Chat
The Palisades High School Library was the setting for a September 24th Parent Chat. The topic for the evening’s discussion was “Social Issues and Our High School Students.” Attendees were the parents of 9th graders at Palisades High School.
Strengthening Families in the Upper Bucks County
Over the past year, the local coalition in Palisades called PACT (Partners in Action for Community Togetherness) has hosted five cycles of the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14. Each cycle includes seven weekly, two hour sessions with both parents and their children.
Registration Now Open for justCommunity’s 2012 Fall Cycles of Strengthening Families Program (SFP 10-14)
SFP 10-14 can help you & your children (ages 10-14) prepare for the teen years. This program is a free and fun opportunity to strengthen family communication and promote family bonding.
Greetings from the UBHCHY Chair!
As summer begins many of us find ourselves reflecting back over the accomplishments of the past year – whether we have children in school or not. With the change of seasons comes a change in activities, the culmination of sports efforts, and a shift in focus.
Upper Bucks County Collects More Unwanted Prescription Drugs Than Any Other County in PA
The April 28th National Drug Take-Back Day was a huge success not only locally in Upper Bucks county, but throughout all of Bucks County and the rest of the country. In the UBHCHY Coalition area, the following police departments participated and collected increasing amounts of unused or expired prescriptions, (total pounds in parentheses):
UBHCHY 2012 Town Hall Meeting
On Tuesday, May 22nd the UBHCHY Coalition shared the 2012 Student Support Card at a town hall meeting held at the Perkasie campus of the Bucks County Community College. The meeting was attended by nearly 100 persons, of which one-third were high school students from the Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown high schools.
Prescription Drug Take Back
Over eighteen months, the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) has participated in prescription drug take back days that have been sponsored nationally by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and locally most notably by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
AlcoholEdu – by Jordan Rheam, Quakertown High School Senior
Lee Rush, Executive Director of justCommunity, visited Quakertown High School last fall to observe students using the online AlcoholEdu Program. Rush wanted to observe a participating health class using the course after obtaining a $15,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to purchase the program.
Local Efforts During Third National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in Collection of over 165 pounds of Prescription Drugs
The Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) participated in the third national Rx Drug Take Back event held on Saturday, October 29,2011. This event is coordinated nationally through the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and locally through the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission.