Governor's Prevention Advisory Council (GPAC)

About the Council

The Council's purpose is to coordinate the State's strategic efforts to achieve measurable reductions in the incidence and prevalence of the inappropriate use of alcohol and other drugs by youth and adults. This will be achieved by strategically working together on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) prevention issues of common concern.

The Council is chaired by Renée Zito, Director of the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.

Council Members

• Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
• Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Attorney General’s Office
• California Community Colleges
• California Department of Education
• Department of Public Health
• California Highway Patrol
• Department of Social Services
• Office of Emergency Services
• Office of Traffic Safety
• Office of the Chancellor, California State University
• Office of the President, University of California
• Department of Rehabilitation
• California National Guard
• Department of Mental Health

Workgroups

• Binge Drinking Strategic Plan Implementation Workgroup
• High Rate Underage Users Workgroup
• Methamphetamine Implementation Workgroup
• Underage Drinking Prevention Workgroup

ATOD Prevention Programs

Read about some of the prevention programs that are utilized by GPAC members to prevent and reduce ATOD use and abuse.

Reports / Additional Information

• Governor's Prevention Advisory Council Fact Sheet, January 2008 (PDF)
• Governor's Prevention Advisory Council Guidelines, January 2007 (PDF)
• Draft Strategic Plan to Reduce Adolescent and Young Adult Binge Drinking in California, May 2004 (PDF)
• Strategic Plan to Reduce Adolescent and Young People Binge Drinking in California: Action Plans for Goals 1-5, January 2005 (PDF)
• Summary Report: High Rate Underage Users Workgroup Findings and Recommendations, February 2005 (PDF)
• Summary Report: GPAC Ad Hoc Committee on Methamphetamine Findings and Recommendations, December 2005 (PDF)
• Heavy Substance Use Among California Students, Results of the 2003/04 Biennial California Student Survey, Greg Austin, Ph.D., June 9, 2006 (PDF)
• Tips for Parents: Underage Drinking in California, Jan. 2008 (PDF)
• Building and Sustaining a Methamphetamine Community Coalition, Spring 2007 (PDF)

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

Access minutes and agendas for GPAC meetings from 2003 to current.

Contact

Cheryl Ito
Telephone: (916) 322 - 7567
E-mail: cito@adp.ca.gov
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
1700 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811