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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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
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Contents
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Best Practices
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Best Practices, Exemplary Practices, Promising Practices
from several agencies.
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Youth Advocacy Club
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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
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Training
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Prevention topics, trainers, in Lane County and Oregon
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After School Programs
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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
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Research in Prevention
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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
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Prevention Coalition
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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
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Violence Prevention
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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
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Prevention Via Policies
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Websites on alcohol and tobacco policies
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Parents & Prevention
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Involving parents in schools
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Prevention Concepts
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General concepts, resilience, National Institutes of
Drug Abuse Principals of prevention, risk and protective factors
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Drug Survey Results
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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
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Health Education
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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
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Tobacco Grant
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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
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Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Info
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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
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Cal Young Prevention Programs
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List of 2003 Cal Young Middle School Prevention Programs
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Health & Prevention Resources Websites
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United Way of Lane County resources, Mendez Foundation
Resource Bank (many links), Lane County Prevention Services, Juvenile
Justice programs, Lane County Health Department resources
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Brain Research
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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
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Other Prevention Programs
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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
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Needs Assessment Survey Data
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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,
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Second Step
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Overview of Second Step in Lane County, Oregon schools,
eighth grade vision, Second Step skill list, curriculum reviews, Committee
for Children training
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Effective Behavior Support
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EBS overview, best EBS websites, dealing with tough
kids, key links to related websites
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Mentoring
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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
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National Events
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40 Developmental Assets - events that promote, national
health events, detailed information on some events
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Kennedy Prevention Programs
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List of many prevention programs at Kennedy Middle School
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Media Violence
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Research: TV violence, child and teen aggression, what
parents can do, three year study on violence
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Grant Sources for Prevention
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National, state, local, and foundation grants; large
and small grants
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Legislators
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Direct links to Oregon House Education Committee, Oregon
Education Association, Oregon Joint Ways & Means Committee 2003
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Speakers
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Speakers on a variety of health and prevention issues
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Prevention Planning
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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 |