Prevention at Secondary Schools
Cal Young & Kennedy Middle Schools, Eugene, Oregon - Examples
Link to Eugene 4j Schools Prevention Website: http://www.4j.lane.edu/prevention/

Our goal is to educate and support students in their quest for a healthy, happy, and successful life. Our mission is Prevention not Crisis Intervention. We are proactive about students learning to predict, avoid, and solve problems.
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Links to Prevention Pages

HOME
Prevention Concepts
Second Step
Best Practices
Drug Survey Results
EBS
Youth Advocacy Club
Health Education
Mentoring
Training
Tobacco Grant
National Events
After School Program
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Info
Kennedy Prevention Programs
Research in Prevention
Cal Young Prevention Programs
Media Violence
Prevention Coalition
Health & Prevention Resources/Websites
Grant Sources for Prevention
Violence Prevention
Brain Research
Legislators
Prevention Via Policies
Other Prevention Programs
Speakers
Parents & Prevention
Needs Assessment Surveys / Data
Prevention Planning

Prevention includes:

Risk and Protective Factor Assessment, Drug Surveys, Developing A Positive School Climate, Health Education, Physical Education, Violence Prevention Information and Skills, Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Prevention, School-wide Systems for Behavior Management, Special Support Programs and More

Detailed Table of Contents for Each Link Above

Link
Contents
Best Practices
Best Practices, Exemplary Practices, Promising Practices from several agencies.
Youth Advocacy Club
Club purpose, setup of selected events (e.g., "What's the Lie" tobacco event, "Alcohol Crash", "Hobby Day", "Media Violence", "Alcohol/Marijuana", and "Harassment/Bullying" event), research on youth advocacy, national youth advocacy groups and strategies, training in youth advocacy, youth media campaigns, what you have to say, multiple websites
Training
Prevention topics, trainers, in Lane County and Oregon
After School Programs
5 A's Program, Eugene, Oregon, After School Alliance (national), interested parties in Eugene, sample goals and strategies for a middle school program, U.S. satellite town meeting, websites
Research in Prevention
Research related to violence, obesity, health habits, self esteem, trust in parents, national drug surveys, underage drinking, athletes, California "Getting Results" research, California survey data, Turning Points 2000, research supporting Second Step, Trends Research Briefs, mentoring research, high risk youth research, research showing connection between prevention and academics, Wested Research
Prevention Coalition
Involving parents in a school prevention coalition, goals, philosophy, facilitator jobs, strategies to reach parents, sample coalition agenda, resources, Internet library search for kids, a grant proposal to fund a coalition, website to find a local prevention coalition
Violence Prevention
Powerpoint slides on bullying, bullying classroom lessons, bullying research, websites on bullying and harassment, 4j District Bullying/Harassment reporting form, teen partner violence, creating safe schools resources, national campaign against bullying
Prevention Via Policies
Websites on alcohol and tobacco policies
Parents & Prevention
Involving parents in schools
Prevention Concepts
General concepts, resilience, National Institutes of Drug Abuse Principals of prevention, risk and protective factors
Drug Survey Results
NPC Drug, Risk Factor & Protective Factor Survey 2001, strategies to lower drug use rates and lessen risk factors, and strategies to increase risk factors, Oregon Healthy Teen Survey results 2002
Health Education
Oregon Common Curriculum Goals, health curriculum coordination at Kennedy & Cal Young Middle Schools, nutrition and obesity, asthma, divorce and child protection, fitness, grief, comprehensive school health, Oregon laws on health education, teen pregnancy, safety, Oregon State Department contacts, Oregon Healthy Teen Survey results, Oregon School Health Education Profile, Oregon Department of Education - Physical Education, Oregon Department of Education Safe & Drug Free Schools web page, disease prevention, school lunch breakfast and snack program, website for girls on multiple health issues
Tobacco Grant
Eugene 4j grant focus areas, tobacco information, websites, survey data, industry marketing, reasons not to take Tobacco Company money/materials, best of 2002 State Tobacco Conference, book - Tobacco Wars
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Info
Advertising Alcohol, labeling liquor containers, those under 21 choose beer, PSAs on alcohol, increasing beer tax strategy, student interactives on alcohol, girls drink due to peer pressure, other drugs, minors in possession, drunk driving states rated, why teen athletes drink, websites, factors causing teens to have sex
Cal Young Prevention Programs
List of 2003 Cal Young Middle School Prevention Programs
Health & Prevention Resources Websites
United Way of Lane County resources, Mendez Foundation Resource Bank (many links), Lane County Prevention Services, Juvenile Justice programs, Lane County Health Department resources
Brain Research
Application of Bonnie Benesh's workshop, websites, speakers, brain based learning, brain as it relates to nutrition, rest, protection, and exercise, school designs based on brain research, answers to criticism on brain based learning, multiple theories of learning
Other Prevention Programs
Making connections with kids, character education, conflict resolution managers, publicolor, Oregon Department of Health and Human Services Youth Programs, Natural Helpers, Comprehensive Health Education, Juvenile Justice Programs, Youth Court, Media Campaigns, Natives Programs, Peer Helping, Student Assistance Programs, Service Learning, Domestic Violence, Gambling Prevention, Student Clubs, Safe School Ambassadors
Needs Assessment Survey Data
School health education profile, Oregon Healthy Teens 2002 Survey results, 2002 Monitoring the Future National Survey, National Household Drug Use Survey, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Tobacco Facts, HIV / AIDS data, STD's data, injury prevention data, suicide data, youth violence data, Lane County Council of Governments Safety Report, California Healthy Kids Survey Website, Oregon State Department of Education Benchmarks and Report Cards,
Second Step
Overview of Second Step in Lane County, Oregon schools, eighth grade vision, Second Step skill list, curriculum reviews, Committee for Children training
Effective Behavior Support
EBS overview, best EBS websites, dealing with tough kids, key links to related websites
Mentoring
Introducing a new student to mentoring, program checklist, coordinator responsibilities, recruiting mentors, getting kids to lunch quickly, office chart for mentors, application form for mentors and mentees, year-long planning chart, sample memo to staff, Eugene church directory, national mentoring programs, research to support mentoring, year end celebration, evaluating the mentoring program
National Events
40 Developmental Assets - events that promote, national health events, detailed information on some events
Kennedy Prevention Programs
List of many prevention programs at Kennedy Middle School
Media Violence
Research: TV violence, child and teen aggression, what parents can do, three year study on violence
Grant Sources for Prevention
National, state, local, and foundation grants; large and small grants
Legislators
Direct links to Oregon House Education Committee, Oregon Education Association, Oregon Joint Ways & Means Committee 2003
Speakers
Speakers on a variety of health and prevention issues
Prevention Planning
Local education plans tied to the "No Child Left Behind" law, overview of prevention categories with strategies under each category, example of a middle school prevention plan with goals and performance indicators