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Health
and Life Skills
These initiatives help youth achieve and maintain healthy, active lifestyles.
SMART
Moves
The SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) prevention/education
program addresses the problems of drug and alcohol use and premature
sexual activity. Based on proven techniques, the program uses a team
approach involving Club staff, peer leaders, parents and community
representatives. More than simply emphasizing a "Say No"
message, the program teaches young people ages 6-15 how to say no
by involving them in discussion and role-playing, practicing resistance
and refusal skills, developing assertiveness, strengthening decision-making
skills and analyzing media and peer influence. The ultimate goal:
to promote abstinence from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement
through the practice of responsible behavior.
SMART Girls
An outgrowth of the popular and effective SMART Moves program, SMART
Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement
program for girls ages 10-15. The program is designed to encourage
healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable early adolescent
girls to develop to their full potential. The SMART Girls program
is sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.
Passport to Manhood
Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility while reinforcing
positive behavior in male Club members ages 11-14. Passport to Manhood
consists of 14 small-group sessions, each of which concentrates on
a specific aspect of manhood through highly interactive activities.
Each participant is issued his own "Passport" to underscore
the idea that he is on a journey of maturation and personal growth.
KIDS IN CONTROL
KIDS IN CONTROL is a 15-session safety awareness program designed
to help Club members ages 8-10 develop the personal safety habits
and practical skills needed to be safe at the Club, at home and in
the neighborhood. The program offers interactive approaches to building
Club members' crime prevention and personal safety skills through
role-playing, games and other participatory activities. KIDS IN CONTROL
is sponsored by Brink's Home Security, Inc.
Cavity-Free Zone
Cavity-Free Zone was developed in response to the recent U.S. Surgeon
General's report on oral health which revealed a silent epidemic of
oral disease in America, especially among disadvantaged youth. Underwritten
by Crest, Cavity-Free Zone aims to improve the oral health of Club
members ages 6-18 nationwide. Through oral health educational program
materials, a Web site and collaborative efforts with local dental
schools, dental societies and other health care agencies, Cavity-Free
Zone will be a catalyst for change in providing dental services to
disadvantaged youth.
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