Health Rocks!^® is curricula for a healthy living program aimed at 8 to 14 year olds, with the goal of bringing youth, families and communities together to reduce tobacco, alcohol and drug use by youth. Special emphasis is placed on tobacco use prevention. It helps youth develop life skills in the areas of critical thinking, decision-making, communication, managing feelings, stress management and goal setting to help them develop the internal strength to resist risky behaviors. It also provides accurate health information regarding norms and consequences of youth tobacco, alcohol, and drug usage. The curriculum is designed for teen/adult facilitation, with teaching tips and key health messages embedded within the hand-on activities.

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Building Partnerships for Youth is a partnership between National 4-H Council and the University of Arizona designed to build the capacity of youth serving organizations in the fields of education, health, faith, and youth development to facilitate the intentional integration of youth development concepts and approaches into policies and programs. BPY focuses on three essential strategies designed to help build the capacity of organizations working with and on behalf of young people—to help ensure that all youth ages 9-13 years old have the opportunities and experiences to arm them with the tools to make healthy choices, including abstinence.

The project leverages and disseminates research-based youth development resources to support organizations and individuals in their work to encourage the development of individual youth assets. Key highlights include the program self-assessment, a tool to gauge a program’s level of integration of each of the 21 elements of positive youth development, and a searchable database of evidence-based program models and curricula.

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This project is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 5U58/DP000456 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents of this website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.

Wal-Mart Foundation Healthy Living Youth Grants - Youth Voice : Youth Choice

In 2009 National 4-H Council is providing $750, 000 in grants funded by Wal-Mart Foundation to impact the health and well-being of 7,500 young people and their communities in 15 states. These 15 Wal-Mart Foundation Healthy Living Youth Grants, in the amount of $50,000 each to state level 4-H programs, are focused on developing and/or enhancing healthy living focused programs at the community level. Youth Voice: Youth Choice programs should focus on three healthy living priorities; nutrition, physical fitness, and safety.

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