The Connecticut Prevention Network, the state’s network of 13 Regional Action Councils for substance abuse prevention and wellness, is a recent recipient of the Department of Public Health’s Innovative Tobacco Use Prevention Programs for Youth in Connecticut Grant.
This collaborative grant project provides $168,774 for youth programs throughout Connecticut to implement the Statewide Tobacco Education Program (STEP) - an innovative, activity-based curriculum covering tobacco education topics for youth ages 5-14.
The STEP program will be implemented by the Valley Substance Abuse Action Council this summer in the towns of Ansonia, Bethany, Derby, Orange, Oxford, New Haven, Milford, Seymour, Shelton, West Haven, and Woodbridge.
STEP is designed to be delivered in five 1-hour sessions in various settings including summer camps, positive youth development programs, boys and girls clubs and traditional classroom locations. The curriculum is composed of 5 modules that promote tobacco prevention for youth in a unique format. The modules included are: Introduction, Environment and the Media, Healthy vs. Unhealthy, Cost and Choices, and Dealing with Peer Pressure.
To learn more or to schedule the program contact VSAAC, 203-736-8566, or email, vssac@bghealth.org
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