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2019 Drugs & Alcohol on Campus Canada Agenda
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8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:10 am – 10:10 am
Sandi Tantardini & Jennifer Johnston
Moms United and Mandated to Saving the Lives of Drug Users’ (mumsDU)
See Beyond to See the Lives
- Stigma & Shame – the deadly duo
- A Safe Supply – it’s harm reduction 101
- From Tough Love to the United Nations – the advocacy of a mother
- And Still They Die – the politics of the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in Canada
- Now What?
10:10 am – 10:20 am
Networking Refreshment Break
10:20 am – 11:10 am
Cannabis Legalization and Youth: Implications for Education and Harm Reduction on Campus
- Discuss cannabis legalization and the implications for how to effectively
“protect” youth and young adults - Discuss inclusive, youth-centered cannabis education and harm reduction for youth
- Present some of CSSDP’s work and findings from “Cannabis on Campus: A Student Dialogue”, our youth roundtables on cannabis legalization, as well as the “Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit”
11:10 am – 12:00 pm
Understanding Post-Secondary Cannabis Users and Who They Trust
What do consumption patterns look like?
- How might legalization shift these patterns in the long term?
- What is guiding their decisions?
- Where are students getting information about cannabis use?
- What strategies might best be used to engage students?
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Networking Luncheon
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
What is a Campus? Re-thinking the Role of Post-Secondary Institutions and the Social Determinants of Health
- Current context of health and wellness among PSE students
- Social determinants of health and their impact on student learning
- How do we re-imagine campus design and function?
- What does it mean to achieve a healthy campus? What does it look like?
- How do we measure a healthy campus? What metrics should we use?
1:50 pm – 2:40 pm
Drugs, Alcohol and the Law: A Survey of Rights & Obligations
- A primer on the law on drugs and alcohol on campus
- Key legal rights, obligations, and considerations
- Cannabis on campus – a year in review
- Common issues arising regarding drugs and alcohol on campus
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
Networking Refreshment Break
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
The Alcohol and Breast Cancer Connection: Messaging and Communication Strategies Targeting Undergraduate Women
- Evidence for the need to increase awareness among young women about the alcohol and breast cancer connection
- Qualitative research methods used to develop awareness messaging and campaign tools/strategies that resonated with undergraduate women
- Research project results and campaign tools produced
- Campaign implementation experience at the University of Waterloo
- Lessons learned and future implementation and evaluation opportunities