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The Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community invites you to attend our 15th annual Roots of Prevention Award Celebration to honor the outstanding contributions of the awardees below to support a safe and healthy place in which we all can live, work, and thrive!

Please join us Thursday, May 15th at Contois Auditorium in Burlington City Hall as we gather with neighbors over food, listen to our guest speakers, and of course celebrate our community changemakers!

We all want Burlington to be a great place to live. A big part of that is making sure everyone is healthy and safe, especially our young people. Excessive alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death in the US and here in Vermont we have the highest prevalence of underage alcohol use in youth and some of the highest alcohol use rates in the country across all age groups (youth, young adults, and adults). The amount of alcohol Vermonters are drinking is not without consequences for our state.

BHS Elevate, our wellness campaign centering youth substance use prevention and mental health support for Burlington high schoolers has been continuing to grow in popularity at the high school.

Last month, HealthyBTV hosted 2 community dialogue dinners at Hunt & Edmunds Middle Schools, drawing over 55 participants. Discussions focused on challenges and opportunities for preventing substance misuse and fostering youth resilience.

BPHC is proud and excited to welcome two new members to our Board of Advisors: Michael Hill, Jr. and Ian Speers.

Last month, Mariah and Evan took the Church Street to talk with passersby and connect with community members who helped champion this groundbreaking policy shift a decade ago.

Read on and enjoy our short 10-year lookback video interviewing some of those changemakers who helped make the shift to a smoke-free marketplace.