Through this training, members were introduced to the concept of cultural competency and identified how bias attitudes could impede client engagement. They were also provided strategies on how to address bias and how to successfully implement cultural competency.

Young Adults Against Substance Abuse (YAASA) and AWARE ASAP of Ringwood and Wanaque created a visual representation on underage drinking and drug use in the community using Photovoice

Guest speaker, Kevin Laue, 'Long Shot'

Dr. William Kernan - Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health at William Paterson University presented a program evaluation workshop to all the municipal alliance coordinators in a morning and evening session.

Atlantic Health System awarded UPinPC with the 2015 Empower Award for "empowering our communities to be the healthiest in the nation"

Keynote speaker, Robert Goldschlag, JD, CCM spoke to how the coalition and county alliances alike could engage and retain membership. This was the second event that UPinPC hosted to recognize and celebrate community partnerships, coalition members and elected coalition officials.

A “Train-the-Trainer” workshop is a 2-day class that will allow you to become TIPS certified. Becoming TIPS certified will allow you to train multiple TIPS programs including On-premise, Off-premise, and TIPS for University. TIPS (Training for Intervention Practices) is a program designed to prevent alcohol abuse, drunk driving, and underage drinking. Each program will conclude with a short exam and certification of completion.

William Paterson University and Passaic County Community College students were trained to become TIPS trainers

Deputy Chief Rosario J. Capuana of the Passaic Police Department talked about the Station House Adjustment Program (SHAP), an alternative program for first-time juvenile offenders. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes also spoke about the Prosecutor's role in drug and alcohol prevention.

Guest speaker, Scott Backovich