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Building a Healthy Community
Promote bonding for youth with their family, community and school with monthly activities and programs.
Data-informed community level approaches to effect change of root causes of substance misuse.
Use local data from the Tekoa Community Survey and Healthy Youth Survey to promote positive community norms.
Community
Family Activities
- Family Swim
- Talent Shows
- Game and Craft Nights
- Caroling
- Guided Painting
- Family Movies
- Messages of Hope Chalk Art
Community Activities
- Slippery Gulch Parade and Kid Games
- Fall Carnival
- Small Business Saturday Free Movie
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Homecoming Bonfire
- Trunk-or-Treat
- Teen Lock-in
Education
Training
Local, regional and national training opportunities for youth, volunteers and professionals working toward prevention of youth substance use.
- HEALTHY Tekoa Coalition: Monthly meetings
- WA Health Care Authority: Prevention Summit
- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: CADCA National Leadership Forum
- Montana Institute: Science of the Positive
Classes/Workshops
Evidence-based curriculum and presentations offered to students, parents and community members.
Environmental Strategy
Project Sticker Shock
Aims to prevent underage youth from obtaining alcohol from adults 21 or older or using a fake ID to purchase alcohol by raising community awareness about Washington laws.
Public Awareness
Positive Community Norms
Billboards, posters and radio announcements using local survey data to highligh positive choces teens and parents make.
Information Dissemination
Presentations and displays in the community to educate on risks and trends of underage substance use.
Rx Safe Storage & Disposal
Provide local, free prescription disposal mail-back program. Provide lock boxes for safe storage of medicine.