Read more. . Feb 2, 2008
Healthy Youth Coalition awarded the 2008 Community Sale to Mercy Medical Center on Thursday afternoon. Mercy's 18th Annual Community Sale is set for Saturday, April 26, at the Raymond Family Community Center. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
One in six teens inflict self-harm Jan 30, 2008
It's not attention-seeking, it's something else," she said. The study was conducted using data from the University of Victoria healthy youth survey. A total of 568 young people aged 14 to 21 were interviewed. Ninety-six of them said they had, at some point in their young lives, harmed themselves deliberately. About one-third of the teenagers had done so only once, another third on two to three occasions and the other third had self-harmed repeatedly. On average, their mutilating actions began at... (Globe and Mail)
YourOPINIONS Jan 24, 2008
- Sara Hess Community Coalition for Healthy Youth. Ithaca Times 2008. (Ithaca Times, NY)
YEAR IN REVIEW 2007 Jan 4, 2008
The $90,000-per-year state grant that funds the Melrose Partnership for Healthy Youth which includes the Adventure Club and the Project Northland alcohol abuse prevention curriculum at the Melrose Veteran Memorial Middle School will end in June 2008, leaving the funding, the staff and the status of the programs uncertain. . (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Grant ending for substance abuse prevention program: school curriculum and afterschool activities may be affected Dec 27, 2007
The $90,000-per-year state grant that funds the Melrose Partnership for Healthy Youth which includes the Adventure Club and the Project Northland alcohol abuse prevention curriculum at the Melrose Veteran Memorial Middle School will end this June, leaving the funding, the staff and the status of the programs uncertain ... Donna Macdonald, program coordinator for the Melrose Partnership for Healthy Youth, said the state Bureau of Substance Abuse Services informed the partnership that they would... (Melrose Free Press, MA)
UNI's state-of-the-art Human Performance Center nearly open Dec 23, 2007
"Just upstairsUpstairs office space, called the Center for Healthy Youth Development, is occupied by the Global Health Corps, National Program for Playground Safety, Camp Adventure and Leisure, Youth and Human Services.For the first time the school has a dedicated space for programs supported by grant dollars and external contracts, or soft money, Edginton said. In all, the programs have brought in more than 70 million in grants and contracts, with Camp Adventure accounting for about 55 million.... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Facts about community events serving alcohol Nov 20, 2007
This research is a national model and also the required framework and expectations of the Longview Drug Free communities grant, Cowlitz Substance Abuse Coalition, Cowlitz County Community Network, Cowlitz County Drug Free Communities grant, Castle Rock Drug Free Communities grant, Healthy Youth Survey, county DASA prevention funds and the previously federally funded Cowlitz County Rural Gang grant, to name a few ... Yes, per the 2006 Cowlitz County "Healthy Youth Survey" administered to every... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Study pinpoints factors for early sex Nov 13, 2007
Young teens also are more apt to feel coerced into sex, adds Michael Resnick, director of the Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center at the University of Minnesota. "Maybe he says, 'I'll break up with you if you don't,' or 'I'll say terrible things about you.' ". (USA Today -- News)
Rochester Hosts Youth Conference Nov 9, 2007
Its founder created "The 40 Developmental Assets" that form a foundation for healthy youth development. Used by schools and such agencies as the girl scouts, the assets model centers on support, empowerment and boundaries for kids. (R News)
Gang activity on rise in Skagit County Oct 22, 2007
Studies such as the Healthy Youth Survey, conducted in Washington every two years, indicated in 2006 that older students associated themselves with gangs at a higher percentage than the statewide average. Mount Vernon students were asked if they had been in a gang in the past 12 months. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)
Snoqualmie schools take on health issues Jul 26, 2007
Results from the 2006 Healthy Youth Survey, given every other year to sixth-, eighth-, 10th- and 12th-grade students from across the state, show that while most Valley students make better choices than the average student in Washington state, the district is also challenged to deal with drug use, bullying and how students view their schools. The Healthy Youth Survey tracks healthy and risky behavior in students, and also gauges the risk factors and protections they have in their lives, such as... (King County Journal Newspapers, WA)
Cancer-fighting gene may stall aging Jul 19, 2007
The findings could also one day lead to new drugs that prevent or fight cancer while extending healthy youth and life span, said Manuel Serrano, a researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, who worked on the study. Serrano said researchers genetically engineered mice to have an extra copy of a key cancer-fighting gene called p53 and found it also played an important role in delaying aging. (MSNBC -- Health)
Young Tri-Athletes Signing Up Jun 21, 2007
The sprint distances are designed to keep the total race within reach of most healthy youth. Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park is the perfect size park to host such an event, Carr noted. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
36 years of 4-H leadership Jun 20, 2007
A few days after Fay and Sherm Sallee received a Developing Healthy Youth Award from Lebanon's Communities That Care committee, they were trying to figure out how many youngsters they'd worked with in various 4-H clubs over the years. It wasn't a difficult math problem, but the answer came as a shock. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Sports Focus Jun 20, 2007
Rush Soccer is committed to the development of healthy youth through the game of soccer. With a firm belief in the value of sports in promoting the physical, mental and social well-being of our children, Rush Soccer is devoted to providing our members the finest soccer experience possible, teaching the fundamental skills of the game and developing athletes through organized leagues, teams, tournaments, training, coaches and athletic facilities. (Nogales International, AZ)
Cue the crackdown Jun 14, 2007
A survey by Washington State Healthy Youth found that one in every four high school seniors admitted to binge drinking. It also found that alcohol kills more kids than all other drugs combined. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Family Fun Day is Saturday Jun 8, 2007
Healthy Promises for Healthy Youth will be there with information about helping our teens become happy community members, and Idaho's Infant/Toddler program will have information on learning activities you can do with your child. -- Advertisement. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Hundreds honor soldiers during ceremony Jun 2, 2007
They were mostly young men and women in t heir late teens and early twenties, in the prime of their virile and healthy youth. Like most young people, they were full of expectations and hopes, but - - in the most abrupt fashion - - they were denied the chance to live a life, mistakes and all, as you and I have been privileged to do so for the many years since we last saw them. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
It's a dangerous season for teens in transition May 31, 2007
The 2006 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey found that one-fourth of 10th graders and one-third of 12th graders said they had been drunk in the past 30 days. Fifteen percent of 8th graders said they used alcohol in the past 30 days. (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Musically potent Chemical weapon May 21, 2007
Way was in jeans and a black leather jacket and without the white face paint, proved he's just another healthy youth who wants to rock. The band's second album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has already gone double platinum and My Chemical Romance started pumping out older hits like The Ghost of You and Thank You for the Venom and the crowd seemed to want these songs just as much as the Black Parade. (Edmonton Sun)
Promoting healthy youth May 4, 2007
As a community, we can all pull together to give all of our children a chance, said Tracy Beeton, chairwoman of Healthy Promises for Healthy Youth and the administrative assistant for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare s Regional Director s Office. We help promote a safe and healthy environment for the youth. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Reality Gap’ program will tackle teen drinking and other issues May 3, 2007
Anacortes School District Superintendent Chris Borgen will present the local results of the Healthy Youth Survey for students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12. The program is organized by the Anacortes Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking as a follow-up to last year s Town Hall meeting about reducing underage drinking. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)
Reasons to Keep Drinking Age 21 May 3, 2007
The Community Coalition for Healthy Youth has learned a great deal about the dangers of underage drinking and is even more committed to reducing youth access to alcohol ... - Stacy Cangelosi, Co-Chair of the Community Coalition for Healthy Youth and Education Director of Alcohol Council of Tompkins County. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Goodwin Tech holds prom safety program Apr 27, 2007
Since the school had just finished its Healthy Youth Week, school officials decided to keep the theme going since the junior prom is scheduled for tonight and the senior prom is just three weeks away. "We set up a number of activities," Anderson said. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Danger - sport can kill Apr 14, 2007
A healthy youth is no guarantee against illness and other health problems later in life. Some of our best sports stars suffered despite being in peak physical condition at the height of their careers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
City officials work with Youth Services to help foster community relationships Apr 14, 2007
Developmental assets are "a research-based list of 40 essential building blocks of healthy youth development and comprise the relationships, experiences and values that youth need to grow up caring, confident and responsible." According to Carbonella, "Research has shown that the more assets a young person has, the more likely they will succeed in the positive aspects of development while also being less likely to engage in at-risk behavior." "This has been the highlight of my tenure,"... (Middletown Press, CT)
Mercy Sale raises $144,181 Apr 14, 2007
Mike Vogt/IPT Excecutive director of the Mercy Foundation Alisha Havens, far left, hands over a check to, from second left, Excecutive director of the Boys Club Mitch Minnette, Boys Club Melissa Gentry, President of Healthy Nampa Healthy Youth Jim Barnes, Sus Helpenstell, and President of the Nampa Schools Foundation Norm Brown during the Mercy Community Auction sponsorship luncheon Friday ... Speaking to the Mercy Sale sponsors at a luncheon Friday, Mercy Medical Center CEO Joe Messmer... (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
CareSource Foundation doles out $130K to state groups Apr 6, 2007
YMCA of Greater Dayton, $20,000, for a healthy youth program. E-mail dayton@bizjournals. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Survey: Drug, alcohol use by 12th-graders down Mar 27, 2007
ELLENSBURG Drug and alcohol use among local 12th-graders has decreased slightly in the last two years, according to recently released numbers from the statewide Healthy Youth Survey. The 2006 results show a decrease in the number of Kittitas County 12th-graders who reported they had either smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol or used marijuana in the 30 days prior to the survey. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Survey indicates leveling off of teen drinking, pot smoking rates Mar 22, 2007
A quarter of the seniors responding to Healthy Youth Survey in findings released Wednesday said they engaged in binge drinking in the last two weeks, about the same as in 2002 but down from one-third in 2000, while among eighth graders the rate dropped from 15 percent in 2000 to 9 percent in 2005. About 20 percent of the 10th and 12th graders said they had been drunk at school in the past year, up from 15 percent two years ago. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Community Focus Group set to provide hometown insight Mar 1, 2007
Ms. Liney currently serves as a Key Leader for: Coalition for Healthy Youth and B3T; Arts for the Manor Board of Directors; Board of Trustees for School Lane Charter School; and adjunct staff for Bucks County Community College non-profit management classes. Other organizational memberships include Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Northampton Business and Professional Association, Bucks County NAACP, Bucks County Historical Society, Arts and Cultural Alliance of... (Advance of Bucks County, PA)
Group Workouts Offer Quality Time Together With Healthy Benefits Feb 28, 2007
Eight of 10 Washington sixth-graders engage in exercise that makes them sweat and breathe hard at least 20 minutes three times a week, according to the state's Healthy Youth Survey 2004. Participation drops as students get older, to six of 10 high-school seniors. (The Ledger)
Old Saybrook named to top 100 list Jan 30, 2007
"They mentioned in their press release our Healthy Communities/ Healthy Youth," said HCHY coordinator Paula Palmieri, "and the mini-grant program. That was something that really caught their attention. They loved that whole concept of bringing non-traditional partnerships to these kids. They stressed that was very important to them. How the Women's Club partnering with the Rotary Club, or the Chamber of Commerce partnering with Youth and Family Services. All of these nontraditional partnerships... (Pictorial Gazette, CT)
Building blocks from dance Jan 28, 2007
Development assets are a research-based list of 40 essential "building blocks" for healthy youth development. The assets are "comprised of the relationships, values and experiences that youth need to grow up caring, confident and responsible," according to Youth Services coordinator, Justin Carbonella. (Middletown Press, CT)
ARCH holds a substance-abuse round-table Jan 26, 2007
After about an hour-and-a-half of swapping tales of parenting and party experiences, asking questions of and getting information from ARCH co-chair Ellen Moeller, psychologist and T/E parent Mark Tannenbaum, Great Valley Partnership for Healthy Youth representative Kathy Collins and Tredyffrin Township Police Department officer and D.A.R.E. instructor Jim Mutter, the session ended with Moeller's invitation to spread the word and bring other parents and community members who would like to be a... (Wayne Suburban Newspapers, PA)
Nampa lauded for care of youth Jan 26, 2007
B. Edgar Johnson serves on 13 non-profit boards in the city of Nampa, including Healthy Families-Nampa, Healthy Nampa Healthy Youth, and Boys and Girls Club. He believes much of the honor goes to the people who serve the community. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
Contest aims to raise awareness Jan 14, 2007
The contest is a way for students to gain Developmental Assets, which are "a research-based list of 40 essential building blocks of healthy youth development and comprise the relationships, experiences, and values that youth need to grow up caring, confident, and responsible." According to Carbonella, "research has shown that the more assets a young person has the more likely they will succeed in the positive aspects of development while also being less likely to engage in at-risk behavior."... (Middletown Press, CT)
Produce manager earns award Jan 11, 2007
Darling, coordinator of the Communities That Care team of volunteers, recently presented the first Developing Healthy Youth award to Chris Kiesel, produce manager at Roth's Family Market in Lebanon ... That's the purpose behind the Developing Healthy Youth award. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Expert advocates 'resiliency' in kids Dec 31, 2006
Resnick is professor of pediatrics and public health and directs the Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center at the University of Minnesota ... In a paper published last month, "Healthy Youth Development: Science and Strategies," Resnick and a colleague noted that while many children experienced negative outcomes as they became adolescents and adults, including teen pregnancy, delinquency and mental health problems, about one-third of the children "became competent and successful... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Teens with Talent to host holiday party Dec 22, 2006
The Teens with Talent will be hosting a Winter Ball with the Developmental Assets Community Team, ACT. Developmental assets are a research-based list of 40 essential "building blocks" of healthy youth development. The assets will also be "comprised of the relationships, values and experiences that youth need to grow up caring, confident and responsible." In the end, White is hoping for a "safe, pleasant evening for the community." She is hoping her holiday efforts will brighten up the day for a... (Middletown Press, CT)
When teens won't talk, parents need new tactics Dec 22, 2006
Only three in 10 adolescents reported in a 2003 survey that they communicated well with their parents, according to the Search Institute, a Minneapolis non-profit with a mission to promote healthy youth. Yet it is important to keep up the dialogue: Further institute research found that the more positive adult relationships adolescents have in their lives, the less likely they are to engage in risky behavior. (AZCentral -- Families)
Disney Honors Polk Teachers Dec 9, 2006
"The honorees all incorporate the building blocks of healthy youth development into their classroom programs and support one or more of the four platforms of the company's community focus, DisneyHand - Helping Kids Shine: constructive use of free time, connecting with adults, character development and compassion.". Since the Teacherrific Award program began in 1990, Walt Disney World Resort has awarded more than $2. (The Ledger)
The red-green show: Shades of things to come Dec 3, 2006
Elected on the strength of a healthy youth push within the party, Dion's win also served as a rebuff to the old party establishment, most of whom had lined up behind either Bob Rae or Michael Ignatieff. Dion rode to victory on his reputation for unity within the Liberal party and as a former intergovernmental minister and also his strong environmental pedigree when he was the minister in charge of that department under prime minister Paul Martin. (Toronto Star -- Canada)
Speaker to share how to raise healthy children Nov 28, 2006
Scharenbroich s presentation, Stop, drop, and listen will give adults insights in how to connect, guide and raise healthy youth. Scharenbroich is known internationally for his programs on school climate and character education. (Charles City Press, IO)
Joseph Wenzel IV Nov 15, 2006
Frechette, an advocate for the program said, "I think it's a plan that will help our students." Developmental assets is a research-based list of 40 essential "building blocks" of healthy youth development, according to Carbonella's documentation. The assets will also be "comprised of the rela-tionships, values and experiences that youth need to grow up caring, confident and responsible." The assets are broken into eight categories. (Middletown Press, CT)
Skate park plans grand re-opening Aug 18, 2006
This is a Floyd County FOCUS on Healthy Youth event. Comments. (Charles City Press, IO)
Skate park closed because of vandalism Jul 22, 2006
Local young people dreamed about it for years and a Jefferson High School senior, Grant Kjos, spearheaded the effort with help from the Healthy Communities, Healthy Youth initiative. It took organizers more than two years to raise $28,000 to build the 80 by 120-foot park. (Echo Press)
Brune accepts scholarship to U of C Jun 23, 2006
Her high school activities and honors include: volleyball all conference, Wildcat Invitation All-Tournament, Top 25 in Arkansas and All State, All State tournament team; all conference basketball; recipient of the Paul Stotts Award; inducted into the Trumann High School Hall of Fame; Miss THS; salutatorian; honor graduate; top ten percent in class; president of United Methodist Youth; Student Council vice president; Rotary Interact Club president; National Honor Society; Science Club; History... (Truman Democrat, AR)
A campaign for Clinton's future Jun 6, 2006
Tuesday 06 June, 2006. That is the premise of the Search Institute, an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. (Clinton Recorder, CT)
Fear circuit flares as bipolar youth misread faces May 30, 2006
Brain scans showed that the left amygdala, a fear hub, and related structures, activated more in youth with the disorder than in healthy youth when asked to rate the hostility of an emotionally neutral face, as opposed to a non-emotional feature, such as nose width. The more patients misinterpreted the faces as hostile, the more their amygdala flared. (EurekAlert!)
Read more. . May 23, 2006
Healthy Williston, Healthy Youth strategizes ... The Healthy Williston Healthy Youth Greater Coalition adopted a strategic plan Friday during a special luncheon at the Upper Missouri District Health Unit conference room ... Healthy Williston Healthy Youth will continue to maintain a high level of public awareness through marketing strategies. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Town Hall Meetings to Confront Underage Drinking in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont Mar 22, 2006
gov Address: 294 Pleasant St. Tewksbury, Massachusetts Organization Name: Tewksbury C.A.R.E.S. Email: Address: 139 Fiske Street Watertown, Massachusetts Organization Name: Watertown Youth Coalition Email: Address: 127 North Beacon St. Location: Watertown High School Address: 50 Columbia Road City: Watertown Date: 4/5/2006 Event Time: Town Hall leader: Senator Steven Tolman Dr. Dan Slater, Officer James O'Connor Westford, Massachusetts Organization Name: Westford Against Substance Abuse (WASA)... (PR Newswire)
