Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Signs!

This summer Healthy Lamoille Valley celebrated the Morristown Select Board’s decision to make Oxbow Park tobacco- and smoke-free and to put up new signage.  Now, Morristown has also posted the new colorful signs on their kiosks on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in...

An Invitation to Participate (reposted from Live Well Lamoille)

(This post originally appeared on Live Well Lamoille, on September 18th, 2018.) Everyone reading this post has at least one thing in common: We are all part of a community. We can choose our level of interaction, but that does not change the fact that we are still...

Prevention: It’s in the simple moments

It’s easy to think of substance prevention as something complicated… however it’s really in the simple moments.  The moments that build relationships with our kids.  It’s seizing the opportunities to invest in quality time…. It’s the: “Oh you’re still awake, do you...

Guest Perspective: Making The Most Of Your Freshman Year

First year college students are getting ready to start a new adventure in learning.  We checked in with coalition member, Michele Whitmore, Associate Dean of Students at Northern Vermont University – Johnson campus to get a few tips for students heading off to...

Healthy Lamoille Valley Fall Coalition Meeting: The State of Our Youth

Healthy Lamoille Valley Fall Coalition Meeting: The State of Our Youth An invitation…if you are a student, parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, caregiver, service provider or community member you can be a community partner with Healthy Lamoille Valley! We all share a...

A happy and safe July 4th!

July 4th! Many celebrations provide unintentional opportunities for youth to use alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and other drugs, increasing youth substance abuse.  Please monitor any alcohol, tobacco, or adult-use marijuana that may be present at your celebrations!...