coos county coalition
"Working together to create healthier communities for our children."

The Mission Statement of the Coos County Coalition is to develop and implement a regional, coordinated set of initiatives to prevent substance abuse by youth.

The Coos County Coalition is a group of agencies and individuals working together to prevent substance abuse by youth. It is a project of the North Country Health Consortium and its partners.

The Coos County Coalition is funded through grants from the NH Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention and Recovery and the NH Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Initiatives include:

• Dare to Be You and other interactive family programs
• community and school collaboration
• community norms change
• assessment and treatment services
• training and information on substance abuse issues
• raising awareness of the dangers of second hand smoke
• increasing smoking cessation among youth and adults
• prevention of smoking among youth
• coalition building.

For more information about any of these initiatives, please contact:

Valerie Herres, Project Director
North Country Health Consortium, 646 Union Street, Suite 400,
Littleton NH 03561
Phone: 603-444-4461
Email: vherres@nchin.org

Heidi Barker, Community Outreach
Weeks Medical Center, 278 Main Street,
Lancaster NH 03584
Phone: 603-788-5020
Email: Heidi.W.Barker@hitchcock.org

Gina Belanger
Family Resource Center, 123 Main Street, Gorham NH 03581
Phone: 603-466-9013
Email: ginab62@hotmail.com