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ATOD Section Chair's Column
June 2009
By Ann Mahony
A lot has happened in the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Section since our last issue of the Section's online newsletter. Our last newsletter was disseminated just days after the Obama administration took the helm. The initial meetings, framework and leaders in the discussion surrounding health reform have been introduced with Kathleen Sebelius serving as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Nancy-Ann DeParle heading the Office of Health Reform. The country still feels far away from an operational plan, yet the summer months ensure lively and hopefully productive debate. Although tobacco issues are front and center given the focus on primary prevention, the place of alcohol and other drugs on the agenda is still unclear. For those struggling with how to make alcohol and other drugs prevention and treatment part of the discussion, I'll reference a recent discussion I had with Connecticut's Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Dr. Thomas Kirk. We talked about his principle when putting his substance abuse and mental health agenda forward. Dr. Kirk works toward ensuring that substance abuse and mental health issues are always part of and integral to the discussion, whether the meeting's focus is public health, health reform, criminal justice or youth and families. By doing so, substance abuse and mental health issues are indeed becoming integral to these areas. Because the connections are put in the context of the larger state's agenda, progress is being made to enact higher alcohol excise taxes to pay for alcohol prevention and treatment programs. There is some discussion at the federal level that this may make sense as a health reform funding stream.
In April the ATOD leadership team convened in Washington for three purposes: first, to plan the program for the ATOD Section annual meeting; second, to meet with APHA staff to update each other on key issues; and third, to discuss the Section's internal agenda for the upcoming year. On the first topic, Linda Bosma, the ATOD program chair and incoming Section chair, did a superb job organizing the abstracts by content. This year Linda and I worked to conduct outreach not only by content area such as alcohol and drugs but also by strategic areas. We are working toward designing sessions that have cross-cutting themes such as environmental policy strategies which include guns, obesity, and physical activity in order to foster exchange and demonstrate the use of evidence-based practice and lessons learned across the public health field at large. Details highlighting the process and themes appear in Linda's article in this issue.
Next, Dr. Georges Benjamin, APHA's Executive Director, laid out APHA's health reform emphasis which is to shift from a focus on treating illness to providing community-based health promotion and preventive health services, which will measurably improve health and control costs. The APHA Agenda for Health Reform highlights the most critical changes we must make to improve the public's health, based on longstanding APHA policies and the best current evidence, all of which are consistent and integrated into the ATOD Section's annual meeting themes. We need to invest in population-based prevention, education, and outreach strategies that have been proven to prevent disease and injury and improve social determinants of health. Another APHA health reform priority is to address the chronic under-funding of the nation's public health system.
A rich discussion of technology opportunities for members of the ATOD Section was led by ATOD's Mark Parascondola and Andrea Frydl. Thanks to Mark and Andrea, there is now an ATOD Facebook page. If you have a Facebook account, send your e-mail address to Andrea Frydl at email@example.com so you can be invited to the group. The mid year meeting ended with a presentation by Carol McDaid of Capitol Associates on the Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Equity Bill, which was passed in October of 2008. Under this legislation, 149 million people will be covered for mental health and substance abuse care. Coverage will reach those who are employed by large employer health plans, Medicaid managed care and SCHIP. By definition, a large employer employs 50 or more employees with health coverage. The overriding message Carol conveyed was that to ensure your advocacy position, always go into a large publicly negotiated process knowing and asking for exactly what you want, along with factual information, which allows you to gain as much as possible. The opportunity to provide public comments was sought via the Federal Register to guide the development of the regulation. The opportunity for public comments in now closed. As is always the case, the devil will be in the details to develop the regulation.
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14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, India: An Update
By Allison Rose
On March 8-12, 2009, one of the world's largest public health events, the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), took place in Mumbai, India. India is the world's largest democracy with a fascinating multicultural and multilingual heritage. This was the first time in 12 years that the triennial conference took place in a developing nation, and the first time ever to take place in a country that ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Most recent conferences were held in the United States and Finland.[1]
The conference was hosted by Salaam Bombay Foundation; Healis, Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health; and Action Council against Tobacco - India, and supported by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; the Government of Maharashtra; the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and a number of other additional sponsors. The conference provided a multidisciplinary forum for tobacco control advocates, educators, policy-makers, civil society members, and researchers to share knowledge and experiences and to build a strong transnational network to advance tobacco control across the globe. Unlike previous conferences, more than 50 percent of the 2,089 delegates to the 14th WTCOH were from developing countries, including 51 different low- and middle-income countries. Thus the conference provided valuable networking opportunities, and allowed issues pertaining to poorer regions of the world to be front and center – particularly the increasingly deadly burden of tobacco consumption in the developing world.
Holi, one of the most celebrated Hindu holidays, coincided with the fourth day of the conference. Known as the Festival of Colors (during which people throw colored powder and water at each other), the holiday honors the triumph of good over evil. With the same spirit of "triumph of good over evil," the field of tobacco control will need to unite against the tobacco industry's rapidly shifting reach from the Western world to the developing world. Using similar targeted product development and marketing practices from the Western nations, the industry is targeting population segments with low rates of use, particularly young people and women. According to the World Health Organization, 5.4 million people worldwide will die from tobacco-related disease this year and by 2030, deaths are expected to be over 8 million. Most critically, 80 percent of tobacco-related deaths from the tobacco epidemic are likely to occur in developing countries like India and China, the world's largest producers and consumers of tobacco products.
In total, there were 23 pre-conference workshops and ancillary meetings and more than 125 scientific sessions which covered the vast array of issues in the ever-evolving landscape of tobacco control. One pre-conference workshop highlighted the growing involvement of youth advocacy movements to increase awareness and to empower young people from around the world to take an active leadership role in advocating against tobacco. The two-day workshop, Global Youth Meet on Tobacco Control, was sponsored by Salaam Bombay Foundation in collaboration with HRIDAY (Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth). During the conference, youth from the Salaam Bombay Foundation continued to show their passionate commitment to a tobacco-free world by holding a rally and performing some of their anti-tobacco street plays.
Conference organizers also honored and recognized leaders in the fight against tobacco with two awards ceremonies, the Bloomberg Awards for Global Tobacco Control, sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Luther Terry Awards, hosted by the American Cancer Society.
The conference closing ceremony of music, dance, color and vibration echoed the sense of hope that began the conference. India's Dr. K. Srinath Reddy (one of the 2009 Luther Terry Awardees) delivered the closing address in which he noted the significance of having the conference in his home country, and the Conference Declarations Committee presented the Declarations document, created from consultations with hundreds of conference participants that serves as the legacy of the conference and includes 11 recommendations for global tobacco control (for more info: http://www.14wctoh.org/declarations.asp).
Also in closing, representatives from Singapore announced that their country would be proud to host the 15th WCTOH in 2012.
[1] Finland has since signed (in 2003) and ratified (in 2005) the FCTC; the United States has signed (2004) but not yet ratified the treaty.
Member of APHA ATOD/Trade and Health Forum on US Delegation to Russia
One of our ATOD members, Donald W. Zeigler, who is also an APHA Governing Council member, has been invited to serve on a U.S. delegation to the Civil Society Summit in Moscow on July 6-7. The meeting is sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation and coincides with the U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit between Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev.
U.S.-Russian relations have deteriorated in recent years. Now that both governments have signaled interest in improving the relations, discourse between key sectors of civil society can help put bilateral relations on a more solid footing. The Civil Society Summit: An Initiative to Renew Collaboration Between US and Russian Civil Society will foster engagement beyond formal relations at the government level by gathering nongovernmental experts to explore ideas for a new era of collaboration between both nations. The gathering will have 50 invited nongovernmental experts and practitioners from both countries to develop recommendations for collaboration on six themes: press and new media; community development; the environment; human rights and rule of law; next generation (youth empowerment/civic engagement and education); and public health.
Don was invited to serve on the Public Health group, which will likely focus on population health, prevention, non-communicable diseases, and management of chronic disease. The six groups will present their initial framework and agenda for future collaboration to Obama and Medvedev at their presidential summit.
Following the July meeting, the plans will form the core of future projects of long-term professional interaction to solve real, shared problems, with the overall aim of accelerating the shift from traditional assistance to a relationship based more on mutual engagement of problems confronting both societies. Engagement that is more organic and driven by local demand will help make U.S.-Russian cooperation more meaningful to everyday citizens, more diverse, more reciprocal, and more sustainable.
Don hopes that his background in public health, ATOD, trade and health, health promotion, community-level interventions, public policy, international interest and work, as well as his experience with health trends at the American Medical Association, will be useful to the meeting planners. Don has a PhD in public health and health promotion and is director of long range health care trends at the AMA. He represents ATOD on the APHA Governing Council and the Trade and Health Forum.
Congratulations to Don on this amazing opportunity to further serve the public's health!
For more information, please contact Don at email@example.com.
APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
Join your colleagues for the most important public health event of the year. The 137th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition will take place in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Nov. 7-11, 2009. Now more than ever is the time for the public health community to come together and embrace the opportunities and potential for change facing our nation.
The focus this year will be on Water and Public Health: the 21st Century Challenge.
For more information and registration, go to: http://www.apha.org/meetings/highlights/.
Physical Activity SPIG Announces 5K Fun Run/Walk
While in Philadelphia for the 2009 APHA Annual Meeting, join your colleagues for the Second Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 10. The 5K (3.1 miles) route will feature views of the Schuylkill River and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the steps of which were made famous in the movie Rocky.
More information about this activity, including a course map, will be published in the Fall newsletters of the Physical Activity SPIG and other Sections and SPIGs and will be made available at the Annual Meeting.
In the meantime, please contact Genevieve Dunton (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Jim Konopack (firstname.lastname@example.com) with any questions.
We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!
Save The Date
Addiction Health Services Research Conference October 28-30, 2009 in San Francisco. The 2009 Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) conference will convene at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco on Oct. 28-30. This year's conference theme is: Health Care Reform, Parity, and Continuing Care Models: A Forum for a New Era in Addiction Services Research.
AHSR welcomes researchers, practitioners, trainees, policy-makers, and other stakeholders interested in health services research as it relates to drug and alcohol dependence, as well as the intersection with mental health and other behavioral healthcare issues.
The 2009 AHSR conference is occurring at the start of one of the most critical times in the history of substance use disorder prevention and treatment. The implementation of a new parity law and the new pursuit of health care reform by the Obama administration will have substantial impact on the delivery of substance use disorder treatment services. A research-driven agenda to respond to these changes is needed. With this transformation will come new opportunities for addiction health services research.
For more information: http://www.ucsfcme.com/blast2010/MPS10005.htm.
The National Prevention Network
invites you to their 22nd Annual Prevention Research Conference, Sept. 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, Calif.
The theme for this year's conference is "Prevention Research: Striking Gold."
You will gain knowledge from nationally recognized researchers and practitioners who are using research to strike gold with successful outcomes for prevention programming. You will also have the opportunity to network with leaders from the federal agencies supporting prevention, including Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and U.S. Department of Education, as well as prevention professionals from around the country.
For more information, go to: http://swpc.ou.edu/npn/.
New CASA Report: Shoveling Up II
From the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
According to Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets, substance abuse and addiction cost federal, state and local governments at least $467.7 billion in 2005.
The CASA report found that of $373.9 billion in federal and state spending, 95.6 percent ($357.4 billion) went to shovel up the consequences and human wreckage of substance abuse and addiction; only 1.9 percent went to prevention and treatment, 0.4 percent to research, 1.4 percent to taxation and regulation, and 0.7 percent to interdiction.
The report, based on three years of research and analysis, is the first ever to assess the costs of tobacco, alcohol and illegal and prescription drug abuse to all levels of government. Using the most conservative assumptions, the study concluded that the federal government spent $238.2 billion; states, $135.8 billion; and local governments, $93.8 billion, in 2005 (the most recent year for which data were available over the course of the study).
For more information on the study and information on your state's spending, go to: http://www.casacolumbia.org/templates/Home.aspx?articleid=287&zoneid=32.
Is Youth Drug Use Making A Comeback?
From Carnevale Associates, LLC
A new Policy Brief from Carnevale Associates, LLC raises the strong possibility of a resurgence in youth drug use. While youth drug use declined by 29 percent from 1997 to 2006, a recent softening of indicators related to youth attitudes about the dangers of drug use and disapproval rates suggests that drug use is making a comeback. The previous administration cut funding for drug prevention programs, which might have contributed to this softening of youth attitudes about the dangers of drug use. Further cuts to drug prevention programs are proposed in the federal 2010 budget. The Policy Brief notes that stopping this resurgence in youth drug use will advance a positive school climate as well as community health and safety. This requires strengthening drug prevention efforts by funding more capacity to enable local communities to address local problems.
Carnevale Associates, LLC is a Washington, D.C. based firm that offers guidance and practical solutions to governments, organizations, and communities as they confront the public policy and program challenges of the 21st century. The firm specializes in drug and crime policy, strategic planning and communications, policy-oriented data and research, and government relations. Its president, John Carnevale, PhD, has worked for over 20 years in drug policy for three administrations and four drug czars and provides strategic public policy advice to policy-makers and other stakeholders. Regardless of the project, the mission of Carnevale Associates, LLC is the same: bringing practical strategic public policy solutions to clients facing real-time challenges.
Click here for the policy brief on Youth Drug Use: http://carnevaleassociates.com/Youth%20Drug%20Use%20Comeback.pdf.
Some Resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The following materials are free and available from SAMHSA's Health Information Network. To order copies, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/SHIN or call toll-free (877) 726–4727.
"Caring for Our Youth" Teen Drug Abuse Prevention Materials Web Page
Resources for families to help prevent teen drug abuse. Materials are available for order or download.
Smokeless Tobacco Use, Initiation, and Relationship to Cigarette Smoking: 2002 to 2007
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0305
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health provides trend data from 2002 to 2007 on smokeless tobacco use in the general population aged 12 and older. The rate of past month smokeless tobacco use remained relatively stable in the range of 3.0 percent to 3.3 percent between 2002 and 2007 among persons aged 12 or older; however, there were increases among certain subpopulations -- in particular, among adolescent males. Among past month smokeless tobacco users, 85.8 percent used cigarettes at some time in their lives and 38.8 percent used cigarettes in the past month. Among persons who had used both smokeless tobacco and cigarettes in their lifetime, 31.8 percent started using smokeless tobacco first, 65.5 percent started using cigarettes first, and 2.7 percent initiated use of smokeless tobacco and cigarettes at about the same time.
Trends in Adolescent Inhalants Use: 2002 to 2007
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0316
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) defines inhalants as "liquids, sprays, and gases that people sniff or inhale to get high or to make them feel good." In 2007, almost 1 million youth used inhalants in the past year. The percentage of youths aged 12 to 17 who used inhalants in the past year was lower in 2007 (3.9 percent) than in 2003 (4.5 percent), 2004 (4.6 percent), and 2005 (4.5 percent). Among youth who used inhalants for the first time in the past year, the rate of the use of nitrous oxide or "whippets" declined between 2002 and 2007 among both males (40.2 percent to 20.2 percent) and females (22.3 percent to 12.2 percent). In 2007, 17.2 percent of youth who initiated illicit drug use during the past year indicated that inhalants were the first drug that they used; this rate remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2007. Past year dependence on or abuse of inhalants remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2007, with about 99,000 youth meeting the criteria for dependence or abuse in 2007.
Concurrent Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0319
Because of possible additive or interactive drug effects, data from SAMHSA's 2006 and 2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health were pooled to examine the likelihood of multiple concurrent substance use. The measure used to define concurrent substance use for this report was illicit drug use during or within 2 hours of last alcohol use. About 6 percent (7.1 million) of persons age 12 or older who drank alcohol in the past month also reported using an illicit drug during or within two hours of their last alcoholic drink. Among past month alcohol drinkers, American Indian or Alaska Natives (11.7 percent) and blacks (9.9 percent) were the most likely racial groups and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (4.2 percent) and Asians (2.1 percent) were the least likely racial groups to use an illicit drug concurrently with alcohol. Youth aged 12 to 17 and young adults aged 18 to 25 were more likely than older persons among the past month alcohol drinkers to drink alcohol concurrently with an illicit drug.
Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0402
A three-page short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) that examines the demographics of youth who were exposed to substance use prevention messages, the sources of such prevention messages, and their impact on youths' cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use. This information reinforces the importance of parental, school, and general media influences on youth substance use as well as the impact of substance use prevention messages.
Nonmedical Use of Adderall® among Full-time College Students
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0407
A three-page short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health that examines the demographics and alcohol and other drug use of full-time college students who nonmedically used Adderall®, a Schedule II drug that is prescribed to treat ADHD and for narcolepsy. This information is useful for prevention and treatment health professionals as well as parents and educators who are interested in the health of college students as well as identifying high risk groups for potential adverse drug interactions.
Alcohol Treatment: Need, Utilization, and Barriers
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0409
A three-page short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health that examines the demographics of persons in the general population age 12 or older who met criteria for needing alcohol treatment and for those who actual received alcohol treatment. Many people who need treatment do not feel that need and therefore do not seek treatment. Because the barriers for those who both need alcohol treatment and feel that need are presented in this report, treatment health professionals can better target strategies to deal with these unmet alcohol treatment needs.
Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parent: 2002 to 2007
Inventory Number: NSDUH09-0416
A three-page short report based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health that provides information on the size and nature of the problem of children living with at least one parent who abuses or is dependent on alcohol or an illicit drug. This information is useful for both substance abuse and mental health prevention and treatment health professionals as well as educators interested in supporting and protecting children.
Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Residential Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005
Inventory Number: TEDS09-0212
In 2005, clients discharged from short-term residential treatment were more likely to complete treatment and less likely to drop out of treatment than clients discharged from long-term residential treatment. Treatment completion among clients discharged from short-term residential treatment was highest among those who reported primary alcohol abuse (66 percent) and lowest among those who reported primary stimulant abuse (46 percent). Treatment completion among clients discharged from long-term residential treatment was also highest among those reporting primary alcohol abuse (46 percent), but lowest among those reporting primary cocaine abuse (33 percent) or primary opiate abuse (35 percent). As educational level increased, the proportion of client discharges completing either short-term or long-term residential treatment increased.
Treatment Outcomes among Clients Discharged from Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
Inventory Number: TEDS09-0423
A three-page short report based on data provided by the states for their specialty substance abuse treatment facilities. This report provides data on the substance abuse treatment completion rates by demographics (e.g., race, gender, employment status, etc.) as well as treatment variables (e.g., primary substance of abuse, referral source, etc.).
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Manual
APHA is proud to annouce the release of "Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention: A Guide for Public Health Practitioners." This manual provides public health professionals with information, skills and tools needed to conduct screening and brief intervention (SBI) to help at-risk drinkers reduce their alcohol use.
Download the manual for free: http://www.apha.org/programs/additional/progaddNHTSI.htm
Information on NIATx
Every year, more than 20 million Americans need substance abuse treatment but less than 10 percent get into treatment. Of this 10 percent, less than half show up for their appointments. This disparity adversely affects individuals, families, and society as a whole. In financial terms alone, addiction-related illnesses cost more than $400 billion per year.
NIATx is a partnership between The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Paths to Recovery program, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention program, and a number of independent treatment organizations. NIATx helps behavioral health providers improve access to and retention in treatment for all of their clients primarily by helping treatment providers use process improvement methods to achieve the four aims:
* Reduce waiting times
* Reduce no-shows
* Increase admissions
* Increase continuation in treatment
The "walk-through" is an essential component of the NIATx model, which is guided by five principles. "The first — and most important — principle is to 'understand and involve the customer.' Agencies that have used the NIATx model to improve access to and retention in treatment report dramatic improvements… With the Opioid Treatment Provider Learning Collaborative [a project to begin in September 2009 until 2010], we're looking forward to achieving similar results that we can share with the field." - NIATx Deputy Director Kim Johnson.
For more information, please visit www.niatx.net.
Help Make America the Healthiest Nation in One Generation
Let's face it – as a nation we're not nearly as healthy as we should be. Compared to other developed nations, we're lagging far behind. But it doesn't have to be this way. With your help, we can make America the healthiest nation in just one generation.
As a central component of this year's National Public Health Week (NPHW) observance, APHA launched an exciting, new viral video campaign. The Healthiest Nation in One Generation video tells the story of the many ways that public health touches our lives. Nearly 25,000 people have already viewed the video online, and the numbers continue to grow each day. If you haven't checked out the video, watch it today and be sure to share it with your colleagues, family and friends. And stay informed by visiting www.generationpublichealth.org – NPHW 2009 is over, but our campaign to make America the healthiest nation in one generation is just beginning…
We all have to do our part. What will you do?
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Recent Publications
From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1. Addiction Treatment Science and Policy for the 21st Century (edited by Henningfield, JE, Santora, PB, and Bickel, WK) examines drug addiction treatment in the United States. Thirty-one leading thinkers in addiction science, medicine and health policy offer their perspectives on what addiction treatment could and should look like in the 21st century, including 12 of the national program's 20 innovators. For more information, go to: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=38808.
2. The Last Piece of the Puzzle: Health Reform 2009 (by Guyer, J & Horner, D) is a report on the issues of health reform as it relates to children and their families. Currently, about 9 million children lack health insurance, and many more are at risk of not receiving the appropriate services needed to grow and develop. This report provides a blueprint for health reform which places children's needs as an integral part of the system. For the full report, go to:
The Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Journal
Nicotine & Tobacco Research is one of the world's few peer-reviewed journals devoted exclusively to the study of nicotine and tobacco. It aims to provide a forum for empirical findings, critical reviews, and conceptual papers on the many aspects of nicotine tobacco, including research from the biobehavioral, neurobiological, molecular biologic, epidemiological, prevention, and treatment arenas.
To view the most current issue go to: http://ntr.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl.
New Book On Disability Studies
"Disability and Public Health," published by APHA, is now available. The publication is an important and overdue contribution to the core curriculum of disability studies in public health education. It is a particularly timely book because, as our nation ages, disability is an increasingly significant interdisciplinary area of study and service domain in public health.
Visit the APHA online bookstore at www.aphabookstore.org/.
APHA members can also take advantage of a 30 percent member discount whether ordering online or via our toll-free number: (888) 320-2742.
Public Health CareerMart
Over 1,000 jobs listed! APHA has created the Public Health CareerMart to be the online career resource center in the field of public health. Here, you'll find only qualified, industry professionals.
Job seekers, instead of searching through hundreds of sites looking for the perfect jobs in public health, you will find it all at the Public Health CareerMart Career Development Center at www.apha.org/about/careers.
Employers, instead of being inundated with stacks of unrelated, irrelevant resumes, you're much more likely to find the candidates with the skills and experience you're looking for — and spend less time doing it! After all, where better to find the best public health professionals than the association that represents them?
Public Health CareerMart is a member of the National Healthcare Career Network.
ATOD's April Program Planning Meeting a Big Success!
By Linda Bosma
Thank you to everyone who helped make the ATOD Section Annual Program Planning Meeting so successful again this year! As members may know, the ATOD program is the result of hundreds of hours of work by nearly 100 volunteers each year. This year was no exception, and a HUGE THANK YOU goes out to everyone who donated their time, energy, and expertise again this year!
It all started in February and March when 72 people helped review abstracts for the Section. We had over 450 abstracts submitted this year, and each needed to be peer reviewed. We were able to assign each abstract to at least three reviewers this year, thanks to the many people who volunteered. This expertise ensures the high quality of the annual ATOD program.
On April 5, 20 people gathered in Washington, D.C .to use the reviews to organize the final ATOD program. Planners from the areas of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs ranging from prevention to treatment and education to environmental strategies undertook the painstaking task of making final decisions about approval and arranging the sessions around topics of interest to the section membership. This year we were hosted by Carol Schmitt, at the RTI offices, so a special thank you for providing a meeting space for us this year. A special thank you to the following participants who contributed to the 2009 planning meeting: Bob Vollinger, Cynthia Hallett, Carol Schmidt, Fran Stillman, Amanda Woodfield, Deborah McLellan, Andrea Frydl, Diana Conti, Tom Greenfield, Michele Simon, Jen Juras, Bob Denniston, Linda Frazier, Ann Mahony, Brandon Johnson, Kathye Gorosh, Lawrence Brown, Vinitha Meyyur, Steve Lankenau, and Dionne Godette.
This year's program features a wide range of presentations that cover a broad spectrum of issues. Several sessions are focusing on aspects of taking research to practice/science to service. One session will focus on ATOD evaluation issues, one on coalition issues, and another on the challenges posed by funding in our fields. New tobacco research on unintended consequences of tobacco control laws will be featured related to water quality, in line with our conference theme for 2009. In addition, we have exciting sessions on international issues, cessation, alcohol and tobacco policy, college drinking, priority populations, and much more! Plus, we have 20 student posters in our student poster contest this year, which will be shown and judged on Monday of the conference. Altogether, the program will feature 39 oral sessions (with five presentations each) and 29 poster sessions (with 10 posters each).
So plan to join us in Philadelphia for one of our most exciting ATOD programs to date!
Linda Bosma,
Program Chair
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The ATOD Section has set up a listserv to help members communicate with each other on matters relating to policy, practice and research in the areas our Section covers. The listserv is a way to quickly inform others of developments, solicit assistance on matters of ATOD policy and its implementation and alert our members to opportunities and events of interest.
Control of the listserv will remain exclusively with the ATOD Section, and all listings will be kept strictly confidential. Messages will be disseminated only after the sender and message content have been "vetted" as appropriate for our Section.
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Tell your colleagues about upcoming events, conferences, programs, research, opportunities or anything you are interested in. If your e-mail address changes or you wish to unsubscribe, e-mail Mary as well.
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Please e-mail your news to Meelee Kim at firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline for our next issue, the 2009 Fall Issue, will be mid September.
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fuckkkk new grimes
My name is Sophie. I'm a writer.
sophcw at gmail dot com
fuckkkk new grimes
"I so admire Grimes. I'm probably around 20 years older than her, and it's cool to have someone so much younger than me who, in a way, I look up to. The fact that she produces her own music and is proud of it is really cool. I'm glad she calls herself a feminist. With Le Tigre, we considered ourselves a feminist punk band, and we really wanted one of those dividers at the record store—that said 'Classic Rock' or 'Punk' or whatever—to say 'Feminist Electronic Punk.' It would be like us and Peaches. Now Grimes would be there."
Riot grrrl originator Kathleen Hanna on Grimes, from Jenn Pelly's 5-10-15-20 interview. (via pitchfork)
We did it again! Marina & the AnimalNY team produced this hilarious video feat. myself and a bunch of friends looking silly with some eerily good imitations of indie artists covering children's songs playing over it. I, of course, am in the Grimes segment. Danny Brown already tweeted it. What is life.
i dont want my words to be taken out of context
i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized
i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction
i dont want to live in a world where im gonna have to start employing body guards because this kind of behavior is so commonplace and accepted and I'm pissed that when I express concern over my own safety it's often ignored until people see firsthand what happens and then they apologize for not taking me seriously after the fact…
I'm tired of men who aren't professional or even accomplished musicians continually offering to 'help me out' (without being asked), as if i did this by accident and i'm gonna flounder without them. or as if the fact that I'm a woman makes me incapable of using technology. I have never seen this kind of thing happen to any of my male peers
I'm tired of the weird insistence that i need a band or i need to work with outside producers (and I'm eternally grateful to the people who don't do this)
im tired of being considered vapid for liking pop music or caring about fashion as if these things inherently lack substance or as if the things i enjoy somehow make me a lesser person
im tired of being congratulated for being thin because i can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway
im tired of people i love betraying me so they can get credit or money
I'm sad that it's uncool or offensive to talk about environmental or human rights issues
I'm tired of creeps on message boards discussing whether or not they'd "fuck" me
I'm tired of people harassing my dancers and treating them like they aren't human beings
I'm sad that my desire to be treated as an equal and as a human being is interpreted as hatred of men, rather than a request to be included and respected (I have four brothers and many male best friends and a dad and i promise i do not hate men at all, nor do i believe that all men are sexist or that all men behave in the ways described above)
im tired of being referred to as 'cute,' as a 'waif' etc., even when the author, fan, friend, family member etc. is being positive
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• an abandoned pet animal.
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1 attractive in a pretty or endearing way: a cute kitten.
• informal sexually attractive.
I'm tired of people assuming that just because something happens regularly it's ok
i have so much love for everyone who has been cool and amazing. I have the best job in the world but I'm done with being passive about any kind of status quo that allows anyone to suffer or to be disrespected
Grimes world tour is officially over, the visions album cycle is officially over, and I'm now taking the time to overhaul everything and make it better
much love to every fan - stuff can be lame sometimes but its really cool to have this support <3
above: early press photos shot by my friend sadaf of me and d'eon for darkbloom EP hehe
below: humiliating photograph of my highschool self. self hatred bleeding out of my braces
im not a tumblr goth, but i am a goth on tumblr
practising with the lights
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they used skin! sick
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Col. Gathers: "I could pole-dance better than half those women. Good lord, son, there should be a mandatory retirement age for strippers."
Brock: "Did you see I got cornered by Robin last night? I almost had to chew off my own arm to get away."
Col. Gathers: "Ohh, that poor woman has the saddest tits. Damn depressing."
Brock: "Mournful. She has mournful tits. They're like two suicide notes stuffed in a glitter bra."
Col. Gathers: "Those things are like a little kid with progeria cracking all his ribs trying to catch a Nerf ball—just sad. Damn it, she has gloomy tits!
Brock: "It's like she put a dollar's worth of change into some old socks and then taped them to her chest."
Col. Gathers: "I want to build two little caskets and give her tits a tasteful, dignified funeral."
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Fab Flash: Jovovich-Hawk Collection for Target
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Last fall I was excited to hear that Jovovich-Hawk was going to create a collection for the Target Go line come Spring. I knew the label's designers, models Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk, would deliver their quintessential, vintage-inspired pieces at a price I could afford. Well, the wait is almost over! The line, scheduled to hit stores on March 2, definitely delivers its promise of iconic Jovovich-Hawk looks, however some of them are looking a little too Sienna Miller circa 2005 for my taste. Oh, and be sure to check out the backstage beauties at the Jovovich-Hawk Fall '08 show!
To see more of the Jovovich-Hawk for Target collection, read more
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cutiecali5 5 years
I love the vibe, but it seems superhard to pull of for anyone that isn't really thin and totally flat! The nine-year-olds will love it though :D Really though anytime I've tried on Target's special brands they don't fit around the bust, and it sucks because the clothes are cute. Real girls have breasts!
unloveable82 6 years
worst go line EVER
robo1 6 years
I love the line. I found the STEVE MADDEN LATCHH boots the model is wearing on Ebay eventhough they are sold out. I LOve them. THey look great with the flower printed mini dress! LOve it yet the babydolls were way too young looking for me and I'm 25!
lizzylu49 6 years
I don't like any of it! Boo.
littlebmac 6 years
I went in on Saturday and lucky for me the collection was already. I loved it and want to get some more stuff. So far I got two dresses, a floral blossom top and a linen vest (a must have!). I agree that the prices are not bad considering their dresses go for $400-500 a piece at shopbop!
lilkimbo 6 years
I just bought some of this stuff yesterday. I got three dresses and one top. All three dresses were really flattering on. Also, while the price point is a little higher than what most people want to pay at Target, it was still perfectly reasonable and a good deal, considering the quality. I got 3 dresses and a blouse and my grand total came to $130, so not bad at all!
filmgirl81 6 years
i would look really bad in most of these outfits.
vireland 6 years
I was on the target website just now we're they have this album up along with prices...unfortunately boots are not in the line :-( I wonder who they're by?
tamyvinec 6 years
Humm yes there is some nice stuff. No craving for it but why not. Oh love the boots!
GibsonGIrl 6 years
There are definitely a few lovely things. I really love the culottes, the ivory sundress pictured with the big black floppy hat, and the black and white polka dot dress.
liltandweave 6 years
I've been waiting for ages for this to come out, I'm so excited it's finally here!
sidra5397 6 years
I like a lot of the pieces. Some I wouldn't wear the same way they are displayed but overall it's very refreshing and light.
AMP 6 years
I bit too boho/hippy for me, but I'd like to check out those boots in person. I'm dying for some brown casual "leather" boots.
CaterpillarGirl 6 years
Not bad, usually the special designer crud at target ends up on the 75% off rack.
kamykami 6 years
Meh. A bit too hippy-dippy for my tastes.
desodaro 6 years
can't wait
melizzle 6 years
Exciting stuff!
Tinybubbles_21 6 years
Me Likey :)
fashionhore 6 years
These pieces would go perfectly with my closet already! I am in love with this line. Let's hope that they are made well and are the same in person as in the photos.
londongirl13 6 years
Not bad - but as it has been with all of the GO! Collections - I'll wait to see it in person. I do like a lot of the dresses though.
berrymix 6 years
I love how everything is so girly and fun. I especially love the stripes and skirt combo.
Geminispoppy 6 years
To be honest, i'm probably gonna buy every piece that looks good on me, which i hope is everything! :P
Lianna 6 years
Does anyone know if they will be available on the website for Canadians?
animatedpunk 6 years
I wasn't expecting to like this line, but I actually am excited about some of it now!
Iterum-mercarior 6 years
Loved the black dress and am DESPERATELY hoping the boots are part of the line. I MUST have them!!
lherzik123 6 years
Wow I love this collection! I'm really excited.
ace 6 years
I think the boots are Steve Madden. I have them, and if they're not the same, they're darn close. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Madden-Womens-Latchh-Boot/dp/B000Q7TKW6 I think they might be sold out in the cognac color :( I got mine at Macy's, though, a few months ago, so you could check there! hope that helps!
sashak 6 years
I LURVE it! The Targets around here are kinds crappy, but maybe if I get there on the 2nd I can find something :)
amers230 6 years
please tell me those boots are part of the line. i need those asap lmao
POPSUGAR-Fashion 6 years
Ok ladies, sorry about that, the gallery should be working now! ;) xo.
LisaDM 6 years
Interesting. It is very "young Hollywood", I see your Sienna Miller point. I wonder what the prices are.
coffeeteawrecks 6 years
I wouldn't wear any of it!
kitkatherine 6 years
*dives for the nearest target to camp out* i can wait a month... i think... maybe this will be like when the paul and joe line came out. i went to target EVERY day like twice starting a day before. i went the day it came out and it wasn't there, and i left early for a friend's house at like 3 to go check. it was there, he called and asked where i was and i was just like "gimme an hour or two, i'm at target, you can wait" i still love and have most of the pieces i bought!
itsamanda9 6 years
i'm still pretty excited. the handbag in the slides might have to be mine ; )
anniemation 6 years
i really like the prairie-esque grey print dress and the loose teal dress with the white collar, but i agree with you-- some of the looks appear dated, in an unflattering way. and, i don't know, knit short shorts? i think the 'go' line should try to elevate target shoppers' wardrobes, not grant them opportunities to look like a fashion 'don't.'
aimeeb 6 years
It's okay, too hippie for me.
supertramp 6 years
The pictures aren't loading for me either.
rgrl 6 years
I don't think they design any accessories like boots or bags though.
rgrl 6 years
Finally an exciting designer at Target. I can't wait to check it out! When is it supposed to be there?
Jillz1128 6 years
Not my style at all, but I could see where these could have a lot of appeal for others
msoqui 6 years
I love it! Can't wait to see the items in purse. Love the boots and the bag.
Shopaholichunny 6 years
the pixs aren't loading for me either FAB! :(
alillee 6 years
yeah I can only see the big main picture
snapsh0t 6 years
Hm.. for some reason, the pictures aren't loading for me.
chellybean 6 years
Uhm. No thanks.
Stacey-Cakes 6 years
Oohh! Some of the dresses are super cute!
alillee 6 years
I'm definitely gonna get the boots! maybe the vest and a dress or two also!
brittanybe 6 years
I can't see myself wearing any of this stuff except the boots and maybe the vest :( I'm disappointed.
glam-sugar 6 years
The boots remind me of the Frye Sunny Multi Strap boot. I may have to check those out!
JessNess 6 years
I want the boots!
emalove 6 years
I'm really excited for this!! I love Jovovich-Hawk. I definitely can see myself wearing some of these outfits!
Lovely_1 6 years
Some of this stuff is SUPER URBER cute!
WhatTheFrockBlog 6 years
Oh, wait, they're culottes. And they're linen, not denim. Never mind. Still love the chevron top, though. :love:
WhatTheFrockBlog 6 years
Yay! Yay! Yay! I have been so underwhelmed by most of the Go International collections so far, but I've been waiting for this one for a long, long time. To quote Jessie Spano, "I'm so excited!" That first dress reminds me too much of Mischa Barton :oy: but I am in LOVE with the second look - the striped top and long denim skirt.
wbmovies 6 years
I want the blue dress!
psangel 6 years
I can't wait
NYYPrincess 6 years
Those are actually pretty cute! I wasn't expecting the line to look like that based on a couple of pieces I've seen previously.
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Hi Kerry,
I am sometimes baffled by the goal crease. Does it mean anything?
Last night, Ottawa's Kaspars Daugavins attempted to score on a shootout using a backyard rink move. At the end he was completely in the crease with the puck still on his stick trying to jam it past Boston's Tuukka Rask, who made a great save.
If the puck had gone in, would it have been a legitimate goal? Could you shed some light on the matter please?
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Shootout wins could very possibly become the deciding factor as to whether some teams make the playoffs. This causes players to continually design and perfect nontraditional offensive moves that are deemed 'legally entertaining' yet often provide an unfair advantage over the goalkeeper. Kaspars Daugavins provided the best example of this yet with his "ringette" maneuver that would have resulted in a legal goal if he had gone five-hole and slid the puck past Tuukka Rask.
The normal rules of engagement with regard to interference on the goalkeeper apply on a penalty shot/shootout attempt even when the shooters outrageous move resembles something from Circque du Soleil! While Daugavins' tight move deep inside Tukka Rask's goal crease inched closer to violating existing rules, the line has not yet been crossed, nor has direction been given for the referees to step up and wave off a goal that would appear on all the highlight packages.
Steve, the acceptable standard of enforcement on a penalty shot/shootout continues to work to the advantage of the shooter in spite of the wording of Rule 69 - Interference on the Goalkeeper. The overriding rationale of this rule is that a goalkeeper should have the ability to move freely within his goal crease without being hindered by the actions of an attacking player. If an attacking player enters the goal crease and, by his actions, impairs the goalkeeper's ability to defend his goal, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.
We also know from Rule 69.3 that if an attacking player initiates contact with a goalkeeper, incidental or otherwise, while the goalkeeper is within his goal crease and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed. A goal would also be disallowed under this rule if Tukka Rask, in the act of establishing his position within his goal crease, initiated contact with Kaspars Daugavins who was in the goal crease and this resulted in an impairment of Rask's ability to defend his goal.
As we read this rule, the advantage within the goal crease is certainly tipped in favour of the goalkeeper. The reason a legal goal would have resulted on this play is because Tukka Rask did not stand his ground or attempt to establish a position within his crease once Daugavins entered the paint with that unorthodox deke. Instead, Rask continued to slide in a backward motion toward his goal line to defend against the shot. Daugavins narrowly avoided making contact with Rask as the attempt was made and complied with the penalty shot rules for the shooter - puck kept in continuous motion toward the goal - and allowable spin-o-rama move. There is not a referee in the league that would have disallowed the goal on this play.
I spoke with an active NHL goalkeeper today and asked him what he thought of Kaspar Daugavins shootout. He viewed it as a pretty "ballsy" move. He conceded if Daugavins had scored, it would have been the highlight goal of the year. On the other hand, my friend said he would have been 'pissed' if this display of 'showmanship' from a teammate failed and the next guy up for the other team scored the game-winner, as was the case. I asked how he would have best defended against this type of play. The goalie told me he would have taken Daugavins' legs out with a poke check and staked pads once the attacker spun backwards into the top of the crease; a move the goalie has employed on three occasions.
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Numerology Monthly Numbers
October 2010
October 2010 carries the frequency of the number nine.
Nine is the number that is associated with psychic awareness, consciousness, humanitarianism and renewed energy.
You'll probably find yourself feeling more passionate about all that is in your life. At work clever ideas will be streaming so keep a notebook handy to keep track of them. You'll be finding simple ways to solve complex problems and expanding horizons that can propel you forwarding the workplace as your intuition comes in strong this month. Your ideals and ethics will come into play this month, as you won't want to take shortcuts on any projects close to your heart. Give it your all and keep your standards high and your goal can come to fruition.
In your personal life you'll find yourself involved in deep philosophical discussions and explorations of areas that might seem on the fringe to some. Let them flow but remember to approach everything with an open heart as well as an open mind and avoid judgment of others' beliefs. Keep in mind that your beliefs are yours and you share with a willingness to do just that – not to convince someone you are right.
This will be a month of activity. Energy will abound and you'll want to be experiencing Nature on a more intimate level. That may mean extreme hikes or just sitting under a tree listening to the conversation of the wind. The energy you experience will be both physical and mental so take advantage of this, as November is a seven month and will bring more internal expression.
It is also a month to share. Recognize and help others where and when you can to bring a sense of completeness to the circle of energy.
This month will also demand quiet personal time. With all the energy October brings in you need to be sure to rest and rejuvenate. Meditate and give yourself ample time to explore the wonders of your mind and your world.
October is a 9
Seasonal energy


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Evergreen loses two opening season games at tournament
November 2, 2007
Helena, MT - The Carroll College womens basketball team dispatched Evergreen State 97-53 Friday in their first game of the National Guard Classic.
Carroll Sophomore forward Hannah Heidenreich led the team in the paint with a double-double, scoring 12 points and rebounding 12 times.
According to news reports, Evergreen mangled most of the players as they tried to travel through the key. Heidenreich, however, hammered the inside, scoring eight of the teams first 11 points. She had two out of three big defensive rebounds that would actually turn the ball around for a six-point run, giving the Saints a 20-10 lead with 11:57 in the half.
As the Geoducks tightened at the post, they gave room for senior Danielle Maloney to shoot from the outside. Maloney came off the bench to hit 3-of-3 shots from behind the arc, including back-to-back 3s with 8:45 left. The shots built Carrolls lead to 26-14.
Maloney would lead the Saints in the first half with 13 points, but found it tough to score from the inside in the second.
Four times she took hits on her drive to the basket, once even sliding across the floor and into the PE Center wall. The drawn fouls would end up giving her four more points in the second half, finishing the game with 17. Meanwhile, she would also use the pressure to kick out five assists with no turnovers.
RC led the team with 24 points as the Geoducks began to tire.
The Geoducks were led by Rosalind Lee with 10 points and four rebounds, while Kristi Auckland and Joy White each had nine points a piece.
Senior guard Laci High scored in double digits for the Saints with 10 points.
In day two of the tournament, Evergreen played Montana Tech. Like Carroll, MT Tech. is also a member of the NAIA's Frontier Conference.
Montana Tech defeated Evergreen 94-66 in which Tech made 70 percent of their three point attempts.
Leading Evergreen was Rosalind Lee with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jennifer Solberg scored 14 with 7 rebounds and Molly Clark tallied 11 points and 3 rebounds.
The team made 16 of 21 free throw attempts, a 76 percent average. The Geoducks struggled on field goal attempts, making 46 percent of their shots.
For the Orediggers, Kelsey Devries led her squad with 15 points followed by Stephanie Langford with 13.
Tech made 12 of 17 from three point range.
Scoring Summary for Evergreen vs Carroll:
Evergreen Kristi Auckland 3-12 2-2 9
Rosalind Lee 4-13 2-2 10
Joy White 3-4 3-3 9
Jeanette Owens 0-0 0-0 0
Jennifer Solberg 4-10 0-1 8
Angel Stewart 0-1 2-2 3
Leah Bradley 4-7 0-2 8
Katie Beck 1-1 0-0 2
Molly Clark 1-6 2-2 5
Carroll Nikki Mills 3-4 2-2 8
Hannah Heidenreich 5-8 2-2 12
Elly Bruursema 3-6 0-0 8
Laci High 3-7 2-4 10
Jolene Fuzesy 7-15 5-7 24
Danielle Maloney 5-10 4-4 17
Tiffany Rochelle 0-2 3-4 3
Nicole Leibach 4-6 0-0 9
Shannon Bosley 2-4 0-0 4
Sara Meyer 0-2 2-4 2
Evergreen 2-8 (Clark, Auckland),
Carroll 13-23 (Fuzesy 5)
Rebounds: Evergreen 26 (Clark 8)
Carroll 40 (Heidenreich 12)
Evergreen 19
Carroll 13


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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (WSAU-TSN) The Green Bay Packers continue to find life without Aaron Rodgers to be extremely challenging.
Scott Tolzien threw three interceptions in place of the injured former league MVP, one of which was returned 24 yards by Jason Pierre-Paul for a momentum- changing touchdown in the fourth quarter that helped the New York Giants to a 27-13 victory over the free-falling Packers at MetLife Stadium.
Tolzien did do some good things in his first NFL start, throwing for 339 yards on 24-of-34 efficiency and leading a long touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter that brought the Packers within 20-13. His next series ended in disaster, however, with Pierre-Paul making an athletic leaping grab of the young quarterback's attempt in the flat and racing untouched to the end zone with 10:49 left to play.
Green Bay (5-5) has now dropped three straight since Rodgers exited the team's Week 9 loss to Chicago early with a fractured left collarbone.
Conversely, New York (4-6) has now reeled off four consecutive wins since a dreadful 0-6 start. Pierre-Paul's touchdown highlighted a strong defensive effort that limited the Packers to 55 rushing yards, while Victor Cruz paced the offense with an eight-catch, 110-yard performance.
Eli Manning added a touchdown pass to Rueben Randle and finished with 279 yards and an interception on a 25-of-35 completion rate.
Jordy Nelson racked up 117 yards on eight catches for Green Bay, with Jarrett Boykin amassing 91 yards on six grabs.


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(a) United States share
The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $125,000,000 to the Fund as the United States contribution to the second replenishment of the resources of the Fund, except that any commitment to make such contribution shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
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In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in this section, there is authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $125,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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For the purpose of keeping to a minimum the cost to the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury—
(1) shall pay the United States contribution to the African Development Fund authorized by this section by letter of credit in three annual installments; and
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Tickets for the game start at $18 and are available at the Bucknell Campus Box Office, located at the Weis Center, or via the web at www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice, or by calling 570-577-1000.
Celebrating their 80th anniversary and living up to their billing as "Ambassadors of Goodwill," the Globetrotters will feature many of their timeless traditions, including amazing ball-handling and comedy routines. Their exciting mascot, Globie, will entertain the crowd with its antics, while there will be a meet and greet session following the game to allow fans a chance to get autographs and interact with their favorite Globetrotter.
Since their inception in 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters have traveled to 117 nations, played before 123 million fans, won championships and built bridges between people and communities around the world.
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