Did you know?
- January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month.
- Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana, Opioids, and many other drugs are directly related to birth defects, low birth weight, even death of the fetus. ANY use is unsafe to unborn children.
- Effects on these children can lead to a lifetime of health issues.
- National nonsmoking week Sun January 17th- Saturday Jan 23rd
- Weedless Wednesday Jan 20th
Upcoming Events:
- January 12: Craighead County Out of the Dark Coalition (Facebook Live and/or ZOOM)
- January 13: Poinsett County Partners in Health Coalition (ZOOM)
- January 21: Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Coordinating Council Meeting (LR – State Police Headquarters)
- January 22: ATOD Coalition Meeting (ZOOM)
Regional Prevention Program Locations:
Prevention Region 3
2013 E Main St
Mountain View, AR 72560
Prevention Region 4
2401 Fox Meadow Lane
Jonesboro, AR 72404
Phone: (870) 933.0033
Fax: (870) 933.0048
Prevention Region 3
2485 Harrison St., Suite 5
Batesville, AR 72501
Prevention Region 7
593 HWY 243
Marianna, AR 72360
Fax: (870) 298.2249
Contacts:
Jonesboro:
Dr. Lisa Perry
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Cell: (870) 273.2921
Deonna Vincent
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Cell: (870) 919.5813
Shamal Carter
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Cell: (870) 520.9482
Marianna:
Kendon Gray
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Cell: (870) 819.7756
Mountain View:
Margaret Morrison
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Cell: (870) 819.6970
Barbara Hacker
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Cell: (870) 819.6885
Batesville:
Shawn Vonwiller
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Cell: (870) 819.7349
Who we are:
CRDC: Prevention operates in 3 of Arkansas’s 13 Prevention Regions. These regions include 23 counties in Northeast, North Central, and Eastern Arkansas.
Region 3 Counties include: Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Woodruff
Region 4 Counties include: Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, & Randolph.
Region 7 Counties include: Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, & St. Francis.
What We Do:
- Raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
- Provide substance abuse prevention support and programs in our regions
- Provide speakers for schools, churches, civic organizations, and others wanting to learn more about prevention
- Provide materials to individuals, schools, churches, law enforcement, or any group who needs them
- Recruit and participate in the Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment (APNA) surveys
- SYNAR Tobacco Compliance checks and coverage studies
- Provide assistance to community coalitions, drug free clubs, and others
