Campaigns for Prevention
The purpose of campaigns is two-fold. One, to “Get the Word Out.” This purpose is simply education and awareness. The second purpose of a campaign is to enlist support of the community. Once the word is out, what can we do? How can we participate? How can I keep the word going out? Do I have a role? Campaigns are an important part of the life of a community.
We will conduct the Golden Days of Summer (June – August), the Red Ribbon Week (October) and National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month (December) campaigns installation wide. The Fort McCoy Army Substance Abuse Program welcomes volunteers to help spread the message throughout the installation. Please contact the listed point of contact if interested.
Warrior
Pride
Warrior Pride is a continual campaign at the unit level. It is designed so that Soldiers will identify with Army Values, the Warrior Ethos, and the Army Substance Abuse Program. The unit UPLs working with the Army Substance Abuse Program will incorporate Army Values and the Warrior Ethos in all substance abuse awareness training. This cooperative effort instills and reinforces the belief that drug use and alcohol abuse violate Army Values and the Warrior Ethos. Warrior Pride 0-0-1. Zero DUIs, Zero Underage Drinking and no more than One drink per hour. Illegal drug use is incompatible with military service.
March
17-21, 2008
National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week
One in five students
in America has used an inhalant to get high by the time he or she reaches the
eighth grade. In fact, inhalants are as popular among middle school students as
marijuana. Yet few parents know this important fact. And even fewer know that
inhalants can be deadly.
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol and drug abuse can wreck havoc on a community. Car crashes; domestic
violence, unwanted pregnancies, and AIDS/HIV-infection are just a few of the
tragedies that can result from excessive drinking or illegal drug use. Alcohol
Awareness Month, which offers communities a ready-made opportunity to educate
youth about problems related to drinking and engage them in alcohol-free
activities.
May 11-18, 2008
Alcohol & Other Drug -
Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
A mother's drinking, smoking
and drug use can have a devastating impact on an unborn baby. In fact, engaging
in such behavior puts the fetus at risk for number of serious health problems.
Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week works to educated
people about this crucial fact, and encourages expectant mothers to make healthy
and safe choices.
June, July, August
Summer Sense
Summer Sense 2008 is an awareness campaign. It supports the effort of Fort McCoy
"Golden Days of Summer Series" safety campaign. It is the goal of Summer Sense
2008 is to heighten awareness of how drugs, such as alcohol, increases
vulnerability to summer hazards and to provide ideas for safe healthy summer fun
activities.
September 1-8, 2008
National Sobriety
Checkpoint Week (Full Week of Labor Day)
Each year, many people are tragically killed in drunk driving crashes. During
this week, police across the nation are encouraged to increase their use
sobriety checkpoints and to crack down on people who violate the law to drink
and then drive. The goal of this campaign is to educate people about the risks
of drunk driving and to raise public awareness about the importance of using
sobriety checkpoints to keep our roads safe.
October 26-31, 2008
National Red Ribbon
Week
The Red
Ribbon Campaign was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered Kiki
Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, in 1985. This began the
continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance
towards the illicit use of drugs. The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to
present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a DRUG-FREE
AMERICA.
December
National Drunk and
Drugged Driving Prevention (3D) Month
Take a
stand against drunk driving during National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D)
Prevention Month. During the month of December, communities across the country
will join with the National 3D prevention Month Coalition to conduct public
awareness and enforcement campaigns to prevent impaired driving. The Coalition,
a public - private sector partnership, provides a focus for communities
interested in participating in National 3D Prevention Month By sponsoring local
campaign activities.