lane county problem gambling advisory committee (PGAC)

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	Committee goals
	Focus areas

pgac meetings

Next Meeting: TBA (see June meeting minutes)

Meeting minutes :

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Above: Committee members, including committee chair Ronda Hatefi, review Lane County posters for the Problem Gambling Awareness Week middle school poster contest.

Mission: “To reduce the negative effects of gambling in Lane County communities through coordinating effective prevention strategies and linking people to effective resources.”

The Problem Gambling Advisory Committee advises Lane County problem gambling prevention staff on gambling-related issues facing Lane County.

Topics include: youth problem gambling prevention efforts, gambling access issues and policies, and efforts to increase problem gambling awareness throughout Lane County. Anyone interested in problem gambling-related issues is encouraged to attend.

Above: Lane Transit District buses wear ads based on design by Grey Forest Productions. Ads ran in October 2008 on 5 buses throughout Lane County (click picture to enlarge).

Chair: Ronda Hatefi

Staff Support: Julie Hynes

Phone: 541.682.3928

Meetings: First Tuesday of the month from 3:30-5pm, unless otherwise noted.
Location: Lane County Public Service Building (125 E. 8th Avenue, Eugene). The first hour of parking is free at the Parcade on 8th Avenue and Willamette Street.

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Goals:

Increase community awareness about the effects of problem gambling, and promote awareness that problem gambling is a preventable and treatable public health problem.
Reduce gambling behavior among youth by addressing the risk factors that may increase the risk of problem gambling and promoting the protective factors that may minimize the risk of problem gambling.
Build and maintain partnerships of individuals, agencies, and community groups to help support community approach to problem gambling prevention.

Focus Areas:

Currently the committee is accomplishing its goals through focusing on local gambling policies and increasing awareness of the issue of problem gambling affecting Lane County. We encourage responsible gambling advertising and limiting gambling access to minors.

The committee is also active in heightening problem gambling awareness to the community through developing public service announcements, organizing Oregon Problem Gambling Awareness Week materials and activities, and development of media advisories and more.

We encourage all interested members of the community to attend.

Staff support and committee facilitation are provided through the Lane County Problem Gambling Prevention Program.

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