FeatureD Highlights

Cannabis Retail Sales: Enhancing Local Oversight

In partnership with the Lakeshore Regional Entity, KWB Strategies developed the resource guide which aims to support local municipalities that have legalized cannabis retail sales with effective strategies to improve local oversight, for the protection of youth. The strategies presented here are based on successful practices from other states, as well as research conducted on the retail sale of other legal substances. To download this resource click here.

Understanding & Navigating Municipal Law

To assist local prevention specialists, KWB Strategies partnered with the Lakeshore Regional Entity to offer a 90-minute virtual training. This workshop focused on understanding the relationship between local regulations and substance abuse prevention. Participants learned how decisions are made within different levels of government and gained practical skills in locating and reviewing municipal laws relevant to their work.

Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) for Muskegon and Oceana Counties

Throughout Muskegon and Oceana Counties, numerous public and non-profit organizations gather and review data to understand and prioritize health needs to inform their work. Many of these organizations engage community partners in their process. While this can improve their assessment and make the results more meaningful, it causes duplication of efforts and endless meetings.

KWB assisted the organizations in joining forces and achieving a collective impact on the issues that matter most. KWB was able to produce a robust data set and one shared process to identify agreed upon priorities to benefit each partner organization. Over a four-month period, KWB Strategies facilitated dozens of meetings and moved the massive project forward under tight deadlines.