Johnson County Operation UNITE Coalition
Coalition Meetings
Noon on the 1st Monday of every month, Paintsville Recreation Center, 232 Preston Street, Paintsville.
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 596, Paintsville, KY 41240
UNITE Coalition Coordinator
Ashley Akers Shepherd – aakers@centertech.com, 606-889-0422 (work), 606-213-3556 (cell)
Coalition Officers
- Chair – Linda Duncan, 606-788-7077, lduncan55@gmail.com
- Secretary/Treasurer – Vacant
Calendar
Johnson County News
Drug Czar to help ‘Celebrate Successes’
America’s top official in the effort to reduce drug use and its consequences will help Operation UNITE recognize and “Celebrate Successes in Prevention and Education” throughout southern and eastern Kentucky at a luncheon on Tuesday, February 17. Michael Botticelli, acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), will join Kentucky’s Fifth District...
Read MoreKY fares well in new drug report
A new national report shows Kentucky fares well compared to other states in the number of patients potentially misusing non-prescribed medications or abusing illegal drugs. Kentucky, “which has long been known as an epicenter of the national prescription drug epidemic,” was “noticeably absent” from the top 10 worst performing states in each of three categories studied, according to the...
Read MoreA reason to say no to drugs
MT. VERNON – A new drug prevention initiative designed to provide youth another way to resist peer pressure to experiment with drugs was launched in Rockcastle County Tuesday, October 14. The “Give Me A Reason” program – a collaborative effort by the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) and Operation UNITE – will provide free saliva-based drug test kits to parents...
Read MoreAmeriCorps having impact
It’s all about service – to youth, to schools, and to communities across southern and eastern Kentucky. Operation UNITE’s Service Corps (AmeriCorps) initiative provides before and after school math tutoring and healthy choices programs to address drug prevention and nutritional education. Members also serve as sponsors for anti-drug UNITE Clubs and recruit volunteers for school-based...
Read MoreUNITE Clubs of the Year announced
Fourteen anti-drug UNITE Clubs in schools across the Fifth Congressional District have been named “Clubs of the Year” for their outstanding efforts and accomplishments during the 2013-14 school year. UNITE Clubs receiving recognition are: Region 1: Mt. Vernon Elementary – Rockcastle County Rockcastle County Middle – Rockcastle County Rockcastle County High –...
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