New Cigarette Packaging

Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius speaks about the change in cigarette packaging. Introducing grahpic images of adverse health consequences is the latest in a long line of efforts to reduce smoking:
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS321&q=new+cigarette+packaging&aq=0l&aqi=g-l8g-lv2&aql=&oq=new+cigarrette+pack#q=new+cigarette+packaging&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS321&prmd=ivnsu&source=univ&tbm=nws&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=UkEDToT_OYa6tgeXqrWVDg&ved=0CD8QqAI&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=d1486196702e9ec0&biw=1003&bih=493

Will this lead to change? You can weigh in with your opinion at:

http://www.bnet.com/blog/health-fit-tips/will-new-graphic-images-deter-smokers/1021

Quitting Smoking

We all know the devastating health consequences of smoking. Legions have quit the habit. Yet many others continue to succumb to this potent addiction. Even though there are more and more medical technologies to enable the will of those who would be smoke free, the struggle goes on. Sometimes it all comes down to capturing the moment that is ripe for change. Maybe that moment is NOW.
Our current Advantage EAP Newsletter on quitting smoking is at
http://www.psychhealthroanoke.com/Resources/March2010-SmokingCessation.pdf

Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (VACLEA)

The VACLEA Conference, hosted by Chief Mike Gibson of the University of Virginia, was held earlier this Summer in Virginia Beach. PHR was represented there highlighting our Police Assistance Program and our work with employment testing, training and consultation with public safety agencies throughout the state. VACLEA is the group responsible for safeguarding the wellbeing of college and university students throughout the Commonwealth. The campus environment presents its own unique set of challenges in balancing security and order with the need to explore and discover that is the hallmark of the college population. This means tackling everything from the day-to-day crime found in any environment, to the festivity of college football game day, to the dangers of student drug abuse.