From our friends at WV NASW....

FREE CEUs in Morgantown:

NASW has collaborated with West Virginians for Affordable Health Care
to 
offer social workers 1.5 hours of approved continuing education for
attending the 
Health Care Reform Town Meeting on Thurs., Sept. 20th in Morgantown. 
Details 
below.  
 
Social workers offer critical skills and a unique perspective to the
health 
care reform debate in the U.S.  NASW WV encourages you to attend the
Town 
Meeting and to become involved in the campaign for health care reform.

HEALTH CARE REFORM: The Vermont Example 

7:00 to 8:30 PM
Thursday, September 20th 

VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
301 Scott Avenue (beyond Ramada Inn)
Morgantown
 
Directions: Exit I-68 at Exit 1 and turn North.  Turn left at the Scott
Ave. 
stoplight. Valley HealthCare System is locate approximately 1/2 mile on
the 
left.

Guest Speaker: Mark Hage
Director of Benefits Program, National Education Association - Vermont
Mr Hage worked on the passage of comprehensive health care reform in
Vermont 
.
He will discuss the Vermont legislation and how these changes could be

applied in West Virginia

A distinguished panel of responders includes:
Dr. Alan Ducatman, Chair, Community Medicine, WVU School of Medicine
Kenny Perdue, President, West Virginia AFL-CIO
Dave Robertson, CEO, Monongahela General Hospital
Steve LaCagnin, Board Chair, Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce &
Board 
Chair, Wellness Councils of America

Sponsored by: West Virginians for Affordable Health Care
(www.wvahc.org), 
Valley HealthCare System, National Association of Social Workers West
Virginia 
Chapter (www.NASWWV.org), WVU Center for Women's Studies, Roman
Catholic Diocese 
of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia Education Association, 
Monongalia-Preston Labor Council, American Association of Retired
Persons, Community Coalition 
for Social Justice, WVU National Center of Excellence in Women's
Health, WVU 
Extension Service, and AFSCME Council 77.

 

SAMHSA Announces Availability of Drugs, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A
Consumer 
Guide for African Americans

                                                                       
                         

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

announces the availability of "Drugs, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A Consumer
Guide for 
African Americans". This Guide is a companion piece to "Drugs, Alcohol
and 
HIV/AIDS: A Consumer Guide", which was published in 2006. That brochure
discussed 
the issue of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS generally; this Guide focuses
on these 
issues as they specifically affect the African-American community. It
is 
designed for substance abuse treatment counselors to use with or
distribute to 
African-American clients who may be involved in risk behaviors
associated with 
HIV/AIDS. 

The four-page brochure explains the increased risk of HIV transmission
among 
people who actively use substances and stresses the importance of
seeking 
treatment for both substance use and possible HIV-related health
issues. Helpful 
phone numbers and Web links, including culturally focused
organizations, are 
listed on the back of the brochure.

To order your FREE copy of "Drugs, Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A Consumer
Guide for 
African Americans", contact SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol and 
Drug Information (NCADI). Ask for publication order number SMA07-4248.

 
Phone:       1 (800) 729-6686 or 240-221-4017

                  1 (800) 487-4889 (TDD hearing impaired)

                  1 (877) 767-8432 (toll free) Hablamos Español

Web:         www.ncadi.samhsa.gov 


Reminder
September Interim Meetings are  scheduled for September 9 - ll, 2007
To be held at the Holiday Inn- Martinsburg
301 Foxcroft Ave.
The Interim Schedule can be found at:  
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/committees/interims/intcomsched.cfm 

For bill history information and full bill text
of all Legislation from the 2007 Regular
and Special Sessions, please go to the
West Virginia Legislature’s Web site:
http://www.legis.state.wv.us 
 and select
the “Bill Status” link.


National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter
1608 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 345-6279
Fax: 720-3766
[log in to unmask] 
www.NASWWV.org 

Membership dues support the important work we do to protect and improve
the 
social work profession and to promote sound public policies. If you are
a 
member of NASW, THANK YOU!   If you are not a member, please join today
by visiting 
www.socialworkers.org 

Consumer information website: www.HelpStartsHere.org 











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