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PIRE has launched a nationwide search for our next CEO as we plan a smooth leadership transition. We’re grateful to Dr. William Wieczorek for 10 years of service and look forward to this next chapter of impact in public health & safety. https://t.co/xjAz3ysI5j

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PIRE CEO and Friends of NIAAA Chair William Wieczorek contributed an op-ed in The Hill: “Alcohol is our worst substance use problem: Don’t cut research funding.” Read here: https://t.co/kjcaHiZ8yy

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Hot off the press! Our report on the impact of COVID-19 on survivors of DV is now available on our Healthcare Hub (https://t.co/pf1oekxnD2). ZeroV partnered with @PIREResearch to conduct two research projects aimed at enhancing holistic services to survivors of DV in Kentucky.

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PIRE scientist Michael George describes a successful program in Lancaster County, South Carolina where sheriff deputies visited homes to remind parents about the public health and safety concerns around youth drinking. https://t.co/pDlqTXcYK0

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Join @samhsagov's #PolicyAcademy for addressing alcohol misuse! Learn new policy strategies, collaborate with experts, and engage with coalitions nationwide.
Submit a letter of intent by 9/13/23.
Learn more at https://t.co/hEDrwen8bd
#SAMHSAPolicyAcademy #AlcoholMisusePrevention

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The policy information on the APIS website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2022, and supplemental resources were added or revised. https://t.co/jIR13jiXIn

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A new study from PIRE, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Northwestern University finds that the Good Behavior Game (GBG) decreases aggressive behavior among first grade boys. https://t.co/iTXeokPLZ5

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PIRE scientists encourage everyone to Start by Believing people who have experienced sexual or intimate partner violence. Learn about how researchers are collaborating with service providers to help survivors of violence in Kentucky at https://t.co/PugcSQv5ze
#StartbyBelieving

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Check out new research by scientists at the Prevention Research Center of PIRE:

COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place and Related Orders - and Order Compliance - on Adolescent Alcohol Use in California

https://t.co/UyhdVvNxXH

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Based on #LGBTQ and provider voices and #ImpSci theory, the toolkit provides clear guidance and implementation techniques for health care organizations to make lasting improvements for care. https://t.co/g0imPkR3qP #LGBTQHealth

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PIRE has a strong history of engagement with #LGBTQ communities. This National #LGBTQHealth Awareness Week, we want to share some of our projects and resources from the @PIRESouthwest Center! @Health_LGBTQ

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We developed a comprehensive LGBTQ #PrimaryCare Toolkit to guide cultural competence in health care.

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The Supporting At-Home Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SASY) project assessed in real time the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. Findings were shared with key audiences to improve supports for #LGBTQYouth. https://t.co/YuLghwduuu #LGBTQHealth

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The Reducing #LGBTQ Adolescent Suicide project helped high schools across New Mexico implement #EvidenceBased strategies to support #LGBTQYouth. https://t.co/CaWKUEDyHn #LGBTQHealth #AdolescentHealth

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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was last week. See how PIRE scientists collaborated to decrease women’s risk for HIV in Kentucky. https://t.co/frmNS2rao1

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On this National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, PIRE encourages you to be like Julia and get tested for HIV. Click the video below to hear her story. #NWGHAAD #StopHIVTogether #DetengamosJuntosElVIH

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The Children’s Safety Now Alliance, of which PIRE is a member, has developed a fact sheet on teen dating violence (https://t.co/GZr088UrZw). #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth #StopTeenDatingViolence #TDVAM

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A new study, co-authored by PIRE Research Scientist Dr. Eduardo Romano, finds that adult drivers with child passengers are significantly more likely than those without child passengers to be in fatal crashes.
https://t.co/5CC9rk3yo6

#safedriving #drivesafe

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PIRE Board Chair Pebbles Fagan awarded the 2022 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco President’s Achievement Award for Research on Health Disparities. #publichealthmatters #healthequitynow #smokefreefuture

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Dr. Brenda Miller of PIRE-PRC has been recognized with 2 awards:
The Society for Prevention Research 2022 Service to SPR Award
The European Society for Prevention Research's 2021 Sloboda Medal.