An island community empowered and committed to making healthy choices -- "Totally healthy, totally tobacco/alcohol/drug-free!"
Raise awareness about the effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse on Guam;
Prevent/reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, including underage drinking;
Promote alcohol-free, tobacco-free and other drug-free lifestyles;
Reduce the harmful outcomes associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug use;
Build Guam's capacity and infrastructure for establishing and sustaining evidence based substance abuse prevention early intervention programs that are effective.
NOVEMBER 2009
Focus On Life Village Outreach in all 19 villages. The Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (DMHSA) Focus On Life Team is going out into the villages to discuss suicide prevention.
Schedule of Village Meetings
Meeting times are from 6:00p.m. to 7:30p.m.
Date
Village
Location
Nov. 06
Dededo
Senior Citizen's Center
Nov. 12
Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon
Senior Citizen's Center
Nov. 20
Hagatna
Community Center
Dec. 04
Merizo
Senior Citizen's Center
Dec. 11
Umatac
Community Center
Dec. 18
Agat
Community Center
For more information, call Patricia Mafnas at 477-8861.
National Depression Screening Day: I Pinangon Suicide Prevention Program will be conducting depression screening tests at the University of Guam on November 18, 2009. For more information, call 735-2888/9.
Guam is in the midst of an epidemic of tobacco use. Controlling the tobacco epidemic is about making a difference, despite great odds... one person at a time.
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Raise awareness about the effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse on Guam;
Focus On Life Village Outreach in all 19 villages. The Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (DMHSA) Focus On Life Team is going out into the villages to discuss suicide prevention. 
