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Advisory Council
September 2004
Since its founding in 2002, the Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery and
Education (DCARE), has openly confronted the issue of substance abuse in the
Dartmouth and Upper Valley communities, connecting hundreds of people who want
to work towards developing long-term, viable solutions to the staggering
problems of addiction and its consequences. Through pilot research programs,
curriculum development, and ongoing work with the Dartmouth Medical School and
the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, DCARE has helped inspire discussion and
action within a broad cross-section of the community, including undergraduate
and graduate students, faculty members, clinicians, and local and state
officials among others.
We associated with the Center hope to continue to advance our efforts in
education and training, implement and scientifically evaluate prevention and
treatment programs, provide services to individuals and to the community, and
help foster the talent and passion of Dartmouth students from across the
institution who are interested in taking on the challenge of confronting the
nation's number one public health problem.
DCARE was launched with a 5-point mission developed specifically to target
alcohol, tobacco and other drug concerns:
- Address all aspects of alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related issues.
- Develop model educational and prevention programs at Dartmouth Medical
School and Dartmouth College.
- Help develop a community culture rich in its support of healthy,
addiction-free lifestyles.
- Facilitate the development of leaders in the field.
- Serve as a Dartmouth, community and national resource and network portal,
helping to strengthen the relationship between Dartmouth and regional and
global communities.
We have made significant strides in each of these areas, entirely by virtue
of the service and contributions of a diverse group of individuals, including
students, alumni, faculty, staff and members of the community.
The Center is organized by a Planning Council, which consists of fifty
volunteer members from a cross-section of the Dartmouth and Upper Valley
communities. The Planning Council is co-chaired by C. Everett Koop, MD, and
Joseph O'Donnell, MD. Members of the Planning Council, in addition to other
persons interested in specific areas, serve on DCARE taskforces. Taskforces are
focused on specific projects, are action oriented, and aim for "deliverable"
contributions or services. The taskforces are: Alumni, College, College
Curriculum Committee, Community, Funding & Development, Medical
School & Physician Training, Multi-Cultural Affairs, Public Affairs &
Media, Tobacco, and Website & Educational Materials. DCARE employs a
core staff: two part-time faculty, one full time administrative assistant, and
a number of undergraduate interns who are committed to service in the area of
substance use education and addiction medicine.
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