June 2000 • Volume 6 • Number 6
Want more information on school health?
Read about the CDC's adolescent and school health initiatives online at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/. Link to details on federal efforts to address youth risk behaviors and school health funding opportunities.
Here are some AAFP resources to help you get involved in adolescent health in your community. Call (800) 944-0000 to order unless otherwise indicated.
Academy policies on adolescent health care. Visit http://www.aafp.org/x346.xml on the AAFP Web site. Follow links to policies on school-based health clinics and health education.
2000 Family Health Month kit. October is Family Health Month, and this year's theme is communication. Research shows that teens want their parents and other adults to talk to them about tough subjects such as drug use, sex and eating disorders. The kit (item #R039) includes everything you need to promote Family Health Month in your community. $20 for members.
Stand Up & Speak Out to Teens! This kit will help you present speeches to adolescents on alcohol abuse, tobacco, sexually transmitted diseases and mental health. Item #R047, $50 for members.
Stand Up & Speak Out to Teens! brochures. These new brochures were written for young people and complement the Stand Up & Speak Out! speeches. Topics are: alcohol (#R090), stress (#R091), eating disorders (#R092), tobacco (#R093), sex (#R094) and STDs (#R095). Package of 100, $25 for members. See brochure content online for free at http://www.health4teens.org.
Tar Wars. Reaching children with an anti-tobacco message early on has the best chance of keeping them tobacco-free. Tar Wars features an established interactive curriculum for fourth- or fifth-grade classrooms. Call (800) TAR WARS or visit the Web site at http://www.tarwars.org.
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