The Anoka-Hennepin Chemical Health Advisory Committee (CHAC) formed in June 2017. Meetings typically take place the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Anoka-Hennepin Educational Service Center.

The mission of the CHAC is:
To promote a safe and welcoming environment and well-being of our students’ chemical health
through education, prevention and awareness.

The vision of the CHAC is:
To have students embrace a healthy lifestyle free from the misuse and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Goals:

• CHAC will regularly review and analyze current alcohol and other drug use and trends both
  locally, statewide, and nationally.
• CHAC will provide a venue for creating campus collaborations on alcohol and drug
  education programming and prevention efforts.
• CHAC will make recommendations for the Student Services Department and School Board
  concerning alcohol and other drug issues (consistent with School Board Policy 533 - Student
  Wellness).

Prevention works best when attention is given to multiple risk and protective factors and when support and education are available. The Anoka-Hennepin School District believes that by promoting and supporting chemical health prevention, we help ensure that our students have every opportunity to be successful both personally and academically.

For more information regarding chemical health prevention, or being a part of the chemical health advisory committee, please contact Colleen O'Neil, LADC, CPP-chemical health prevention specialist at 763-506-1145 or colleen.oneil@ahschools.us.