ABOUT US

The Cambridge Prevention Coalition is an innovative community-based coalition linking substance abuse prevention to a range of health promotion initiatives.

The Coalition uses a collaborative community-based implementation approach toward community change.  This model consists of a comprehensive array of community-organizing substance abuse prevention activities. Activities involve youth, community residents, local businesses, law enforcement, the licensing commission, schools, media and others. 

Over the past few years, the Coalition has also developed responsible beverage service training for servers and sellers of alcohol.  Owners and managers are included in the training, which provides information on the public health justifications for alcohol laws and ordinances and the important role servers play in protecting public health.

Mission
Our mission is to promote community health and wellness through the reduction and prevention of substance abuse among Cambridge families. We do this by

• coordinating & promoting community prevention efforts
• providing education, training and technical assistance services
• conducting research, evaluation and data dissemination
• supporting collaborative program and funding development.

For more information about CPC go to: www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP2/cpc.cfm