Totally Preventable

Greg and Polly speak to Brad Shear, CEO at Potter League about engrained connections to pet and Potter Leagues commitment to keeping pet and families together. Potter League website - Potterleague.org 

Join Greg and Polly talking to Steve Heath about his way of looking at getting youth engaged with in the community! Fab Newport - fabnewport.org  Be unbound - unbound.org

Season 2 of Totally Preventable is here! Learn how and why to quit using nicotine products today. Join the conversation with Greg and Polly while we learn from the members of the Department of Health.  Department of Health - https://health.ri.gov/  RI Tobacco Control - https://health.ri.gov/programs/detail.php?pgm_id=33  My Life My Quit - https://ri.mylifemyquit.org/index CDC - http...

Greg and Polly highlight some prevention programs and talk about the new digs.

This week we are joined by Dr. Lynn Fiellin! Dr. Fiellin is a Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine, the Yale Child Study Center, and the Yale School of Public Health. She is the Founding Director of the  @play2PREVENT Lab  at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, an NIH and foundation-funded center. We discuss her spin-out company Playbl and how it h...

This week Polly & Greg talk with Community Policing Officer Brittney Ripke and Lieutenant April Amaral of the Newport Police Department! Office Ripke and Lieutenant Amaral share their experiences working within their community and how they encourage positive relationships between youth and police officers through community events focused on family fun. Visit www.cityofnewport.com/city-hall/dep...

This week we're talking with Caroline Dyhrberg, Youth Advisor, and Jhane Pereira, Youth Advisor Supervisor, of the Basic Center! The Basic Center Program (BCP) through Family Services of Rhode Island provides resources and assistance to youth under 18 experiencing homelessness. Youth can receive up to 21 days of shelter with a host home and professional, personalized support to meet the immediate...

Today we Talked to Sydney Ormerod and Joyce Sims of the Newport Health Equity Zone about how they create ties in the community and how YOU can get involved! For more information about the amazing work at Newport HEZ, visit https://newporthealthequity.com/

Hi everyone! This week on Totally Preventable we are excited to chat with Conexión Latina Newport! Greg & Polly sit down with two of the founders, Rebekah Rosen-Gomez and Yolanda Macias, to learn more about the amazing work being done by Conexión Latina with the Hispanic community in Newport. Conexión Latina Newport was founded in 2019 by four local women who were frustrated by the injustices...

Totally Preventable is excited to have Christine Nolan join us this week! Christine is the founder and president of Trinity Healthy Living, a recovery support organization that serves individuals struggling with substance use disorders in Rhode Island. Trinity Healthy Living offers a holistic approach to recovery and focuses on the spiritual, mental, social, and physical well-being of an individua...

Welcome back to another episode of Totally Preventable! This week we are joined by Anthony Faccenda, Director of AIDS Project RI. Founded in 1985, Aids Project was the first AIDS service organization in Rhode Island. Their mission is to provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and collaborative response to the needs of people living with, affected by, and at risk for HIV. Aids Project RI serve more...

This week we're joined by Deacon John Silvia Jr. of Saint Barnabas Church! Saint Barnabas Church is a Roman Catholic Stewardship Parish in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Deacon John works closely with community organizations to foster the message of prevention and empower youth as well as providing recovery supports for residents struggling with a substance use disorder. Learn more by visiting St. Barn...

Hey preventors! This week we're excited to have Dan Fitzgerald, Executive Director at Chariho Youth Task Force, National Senior Manager of Advocacy at The American Lung Association, and Trainer/Mentor of Activism at Truth Initiative. Greg & Polly ask Dan about the amazing work being done by Chariho Youth Task Force and engaging youth in prevention programs. Visit https://www.charihoyouth.org/...

Carolyn James joins us this week to discuss the many pathways of recovery support available at CODAC Behavioral Health throughout Rhode Island. Carolyn is the Community Outreach Prevention Liaison and Tobacco Cessation Coordinator at CODAC, the oldest and largest nonprofit in RI. For more than 45 years, CODAC has worked with individuals, families and communities in RI. CODAC provides comprehensive...

This week we are joined by Officer Maddie Pirri, School Resource Officer in the Portsmouth Public Schools, and Officer James Thulier, Drug Recognition Expert from the Portsmouth Police Department. In this episode we discuss the role of School Resource Officers within local schools and how the Portsmouth Police Department educates youth about the risks associated with impaired driving.

This week we are joined by Sarah Dinklage, the founding Director of Rhode Island Student Assistance Services (RISAS). The RI Student Assistance Program has grown from a pilot in seven high schools to over 70 middle and high schools in 32 Rhode Island school districts. RISAS provides a range of evidence-based programs designed to prevent substance use and promote mental health in youth regardless o...

This week we are joined by Gloria Crist, Creative Director the CORE Org!  The CORE Org. is Creative Outreach Reinventing Expression, a source, and resource 501(c)3, providing arts enrichment and wellness. The CORE Org. was created by Ms. Gloria Crist, who holds a Master of Arts in Holistic Counseling as well as a CAGS in Expressive and Creative Arts. She is a professional actor/director and p...

This week we are joined by Michael Falcone, Director of Baseball Operations, of the Newport Gulls! Michael joins us to talk about the 2022 Summer Season, what goes on behind the scenes of a game, and the community work being done by the entire team at Cardines Field. Check out the upcoming game schedule at newportgulls.com and come out to our Prevention Night at Cardines Field on June 29th at 6:30...

This week the focus is on nutrition! Greg & Polly sit down with Melissa Kirdzik, Registered Dietician & Owner of Eat To Live, to ask questions about the science of nutrition and how food impacts our physical and mental well-being. Eat To Live is run by a team of 3 Registered Dietitians located on a quest to promote customized holistic nutrition and overall wellness. Visit their organic bou...

This week we are joined by Jessica Walsh, Executive Director of Women's Resource Center! Jessica shares her insight on how we as a community can end stigma surrounding domestic violence and understand the many forms of domestic violence. If you are experiencing domestic violence, always remember that the abuse is not your fault and that the Women’s Resource Center is here to listen and support you...

Hey preventors! This week we are joined by Angela Kemp, Director of Prevention and Special Projects, & Yeimy Bakemon-Morel, Project Manager, at Day One RI. Day One is the only agency in Rhode Island that is specifically organized to deal with issues of sexual assault as a community concern. The organization provides treatment, intervention, education, advocacy, and prevention services to Rhode...

This week we are joined by Pamela Martin, a School Liaison at Naval Station Newport! Pamela is the conduit between parents, educators and the command so that military-connected children experience a seamless transition during the transfer between schools.

We're back to talk more about Peer Recovery with Hope Recovery Center! This week we are joined by Jonathan Sullivan, a Peer Recovery Specialist and Manager of the Newport location.

This week we are joined by Lori Kosicki, a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Manager of the Hope Recovery Center Middletown Office. Lori joins us to discuss the amazing work being done by Hope Recovery Center by opening new pathways for recovery for people struggling with a substance use disorder or mental health disorder. For more information on Hope Recovery Center and upcoming events and g...

On this week's episode of Totally Preventable, Greg & Polly sit down with Rebecca Elwell, Director of Newport County Prevention Coalition, to discuss the unintended consequences of marijuana legalization in Rhode Island.