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Campaign targets teen drinking; parent awareness

January 02, 2012 1:00 pm

Parents need to wake up and smell the alcohol, experts say in a new campaign alerting them to the signs their children may be getting "trashed."Read More

Uintah Basin garbage trucks carry anti-drinking ads

November 29, 2011 11:17 am

Getting trashed. It’s slang for getting drunk. But it has taken on a new meaning in Duchesne and Uintah counties, where a popular ad campaign to end underage drinking has hit the streets.Read More

Eastern Utah garbage trucks sporting ads for anti-underage drinking campaign

November 29, 2011 10:00 am

ROOSEVELT, Utah — Garbage trucks in eastern Utah are urging parents to keep their kids from getting "trashed" in a new ad campaign against underage drinking.Read More

Messages to Parents Rolling out for Springville Parents

November 25, 2011 10:06 am

The three trucks will act as mobile billboards with the messages: "Prevent Underage Drinking. The brain you save might be your kid's," "No underage drinking. Trust us, you're going to need this," and "No underage drinking. A healthy brain comes in handy."Read More

ParentsEmpowered Newspaper Insert

October 19, 2011 4:00 pm

Click on the link below to view the latest newspaper insert about underage drinking prevention, produced in partnership with the Desert News and Salt Lake Tribune. Read More

Utah's first lady encourages families to share meals together

September 26, 2011 11:16 am

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's first lady, Jeanette Herbert, urged her fellow Utahns to take part in National Family Day Monday by eating dinner with their families.Read More

Family Dinners Linked to Less Risky Behavior in Teens

September 25, 2011 11:01 am

Family meals are getting another big thumbs-up today, this time thanks to a new study examining the link between dinnertime and lower rates of risky behavior in teenagers. Read More

National Family Day Highlights Advantages of Dinner Together as a Family

September 24, 2011 10:00 am

First Lady Jeanette Herbert, Utah’s honorary chair of Family Day, will invite Utah families to join other families across the country to participate in Family Day. She will kick off Family Day at Dan’s Market in Olympus Hills Shopping CenterRead More

New garbage truck ads aim to prevent underage drinking

May 18, 2011 5:00 pm

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - The next time your trash is picked up, you may notice the garbage truck has a new look. They're mobile billboards carrying messages to parents.Read More

S.L. garbage trucks warn of underage drinking dangers

May 18, 2011 1:00 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Scientific research has shown that alcohol affects teenagers' still developing brains differently from adult brains and may harm that development.Read More


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National Family Day Highlights Advantages of Dinner Together

September 26, 2011

“What kids really want for dinner is time with their family” says Utah’s First Lady Jeanette Herbert, in celebration of National Family Day, September 26, 2011.Read More

2011 Fall Conference

September 21, 2011

The organizers of the Utah Fall Conference are excited to invite you to St. George, UT, this year to learn new information, network with others in the field, receive continuing education hours for your licensure and enjoy the beauty of Utah's Dixie in the fall!Read More

Northwest Alcohol Conference and ParentsEmpowered

July 29, 2010

The third annual alcohol and substance abuse conference held at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah, has invited ParentsEmpowered to present the dangerous effects of underage drinking and the proven skills to prevent it. Read More


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