Date & Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 12:00–1:00 PM EST

Register HERE. Every effective prevention effort asks: how do we build the capacity to do the work? Capacity Building in Action is the second webinar in the PTTC Network’s five-part Strategic Prevention in Action series and focuses on practical strategies to strengthen the people, partnerships, and systems that make prevention possible. Using youth vaping as a unifying case example across the series, this session explores how communities and organizations assess readiness, develop collaborative coalitions, and grow workforce competencies to support effective planning and sustainable implementation of prevention activities.

Through a mix of concrete tools, real-world examples, and guided discussion, participants will learn to diagnose capacity gaps, prioritize capacity-building activities, and mobilize stakeholders and resources to build an infrastructure that supports long-term prevention goals. This session emphasizes practical, scalable approaches that practitioners can adapt to local contexts and organizational sizes.

Who Should Attend: Prevention professionals, coalition members, school and health system partners, community organizers, program managers, and other stakeholders involved in planning, supporting, or implementing prevention initiatives—especially those working to address youth vaping—will benefit from this session.

Learning Objectives By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe components of organizational and community readiness relevant to SPF-driven prevention efforts.

• Identify common capacity gaps that hinder prevention planning and implementation.

• Apply at least three practical strategies or tools to build coalition strength, workforce competencies, and cross-sector partnerships.

• Outline a brief, actionable next step plan to strengthen capacity in their own community or organization.
  

Key Takeaways & Tools

• Rapid readiness assessment checklist for organizations and coalitions.

• Practical steps to recruit and retain cross-sector partners.

• Workforce development ideas (training, supervision, credentialing pathways).

• A one-page template for a capacity-building action plan.
  

Presenter: Wanda Hudson brings 25+ years of substance misuse prevention experience and more than 17 years as an instructional designer focused on high-impact training and technical assistance. Wanda specializes in applying the Strategic Prevention Framework at state and community levels and supports practitioners in building sustainable prevention infrastructure and workforce capacity.

Why Attend: If you’re tasked with moving prevention from idea to action—especially addressing youth vaping—this session will give you accessible, evidence-informed strategies and tools to strengthen your team, partnerships, and systems so prevention efforts can succeed and be sustained.

Registration: Register HERE.