Tobacco Use Prevention Education Program
People Reaching Out’s staff work with teachers at three high schools and two middle schools in the Woodland Joint Unified School District implementing science based prevention education programs. Classroom lessons are supplemented with youth led presentations. Tobacco cessation groups are offered at the three high schools as well as individual counseling and referral. Students caught smoking on campus are referred to cessation groups as an alternative to suspension. Students may also self refer or are referred through law enforcement when cited for tobacco use. Youth development is a key prevention strategy. PRO staff train and work with youth leaders in planning school wide tobacco awareness activities in collaboration with Student Government and community resources.
Counseling Services
Counselors are available on seven Woodland Joint Unified School District campuses providing free group and individual counseling for students and their families.
Adult to Youth Mentoring
Trained adult mentors provide youth in the Woodland Joint Unified School District with support, friendship, and guidance once a week. This program is certified by the California Mentor initiative through the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Program.
Family Strengthening Classes
These Courses are for youth and their families to acquire the skills to avoid alcohol and drugs and how to communicate effectively with each other.
Educational Programs found in the Woodland Schools
- Project Alert: Substance Abuse curriculum that works! (Grades 6, 7 & 8)
- Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Grade 9)
- Teen Parent Smoking Cessation Program: Great Expectations
A California Department of education-approved curriculum that gives students insight, understanding and actual skills for resisting substance abuse. Project Alert successfully addresses Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana and inhalants, the substances teen are most likely to use.
This proven curriculum is taught in the semester long health science class at the 9th grade level. T.N.D. targets the high school student who may be involved with Tobacco, Alcohol use, Marijuana, hard drug use and victimization. T.N.D curriculum is approved by the California Department of Education and has shown success at both traditional and alternative high schools.
The Woodland Unified School District offers smoking cessation classes to our teen parents using the Great Expectations curriculum. The school nurses and Cal Safe case managers present this program as a part of a comprehensive life skills education.
California Healthy Kids Survey
This survey provides essential and reliable health risk assessment specific to the students in the Woodland Joint Unified School District. It is designed to be a part of a comprehensive, data driven decision-making process to help guide the development of a more effective health, prevention, and youth development program. The survey is administered every other year to students in grades 5, 7, 9, 11, and to all students in non-traditional programs. Complete information is available in the districts central office. Multiple-year comparison of district data is available on the web page.
Links / Resources
www.projectalert.com
tnd.usc.edu
www.westedorg/pub/docs/chks_home.html
