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Building Healthy Futures II:
Strategies for Effective Primary Prevention
Save the date!
October 15-16, 2008
Richmond, Virginia

The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance is excited to
sponsor a 2-day conference addressing the primary prevention of sexual and
intimate partner violence. This conference will showcase innovative primary
prevention projects from across North America, as well as highlighting
Virginia-based prevention initiatives. Featured speakers include:
. Loretta Ross National Coordinator of Sister Song Reproductive
Justice Collaborative;
. Denise Gaulin Co-developer of Ontario's "Care For Kids" healthy sexuality
and sexual abuse prevention project;
. Jen Rauhouse Executive Director of Peer Solutions, a strength-based,
peer-facilitated, dating violence prevention initiative based in Arizona;
. David Lee Prevention Connection Manager for CALCASA and coordinator of
California's "Men of Strength" initiative;
. Jim McDonough Ramsey County, MN Commissioner instrumental in passing
public policy to develop primary prevention strategies county-wide;
. Taryn Lindhorst Professors at University of Washington's School
& Emiko Tajima of Social Work who have examined how to improve the
definition of 'domestic violence' in survey research.

There will also be a session addressing the development and current state of
Virginia's "Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence &
Intimate Partner Violence".

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Rebecca K. Odor, MSW
Director of Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention
Division of Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. #815G
Richmond VA 23219
of: 804-864-7740
fax: 804-864-7748
email: Becky.Odor@...
web: www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence