South St. Paul Healthy Youth Community Coalition: June 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Healthy Youth Community Coalition Activities at Kaposia Days!

Join the Coalition in celebrating Kaposia Days in South St. Paul.

Friday, June 25, 6:00 p.m.:
Join us in the Kaposia Days parade! We will be lining up at Lincoln Center Elementary School at 6:00 p.m. in spot 9.5. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. and winds it's way through South St. Paul.
Parade Route

Sunday, June 27, 3:30 p.m.:
Healthy Youth Community Coalition Sunday Fun Day at Central Square!
We'll be running games and giving out prizes from 3:30-6:00 p.m. at Central Square. Come see if you can master "One Minute to Win It" games, or complete a coverall in Human Bingo! All winners are eligible for the Grand Prize, announced at the South St. Paul High School football field at 7:30 p.m.

Come help us support healthy activities for healthy kids in South St. Paul!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Volunteer for the Healthy Youth Community Coalition Sunday Fun Day events!

Healthy Youth Community Coalition will be sponsoring Sunday Fun Day events at Central Square Community Center in conjunction with Kaposia Days on Sunday, June 27 from 3:30-6:00 p.m. We need volunteers!

Volunteer actitivities include:
Running One Minute to Win It games
Assisting with Human Bingo number calling
Handing out prizes to Disco Bingo winners
Handing out give-aways at the Healthy Youth booth
Giving out goody-bags to audience members

We need people from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Central Square and from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the South St. Paul High School football field.If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email Ellie at echurch@sspps.org and tell me what job you are interested in.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

South St. Paul High School Blacklight Dance, May 21, 2010

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Jovenes De Salud End-of-the-Year Celebration

Come celebrate the Jovenes de Salud group's accomplishments this year! The celebration will take place on Wednesday, June 9th at 2:45 p.m. in the South St. Paul High School Lecture Hall. Everyone is welcome!
South St. Paul High School Latino Team

Wednesday June 9^th, 2010

2:45 Gathering: Lecture Hall

3:00 Video: 2009-2010 Activities

3:30 Handing out of “Certificates of Participation”

4:00 Cafeteria: Celebration with Cake, Music and Game.

HAPPY END 2009-2010 School Year

Contact Carmen Robles at 651-290-2408 for more information

Prevention in South St. Paul, What is the goal?

The role of prevention is to create healthy communities in which people have a quality of life:

*Healthy environments at work and in school
*Supportive communities and neighborhoods
*Connections with families and friends
*Drug and crime-free

How are we accomplishing prevention?

* By continuing an alcohol prevention curriculum in grades 6-12, curriculum focuses on prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use with young people.
* By implementing a Positive Community Norms Project
* Providing Latino Outreach
* Offering support to youth and parents in South St. Paul
* Providing environmental approaches, community-wide approaches to preventing underage alcohol, tobacco and other drug use

Funding Provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services-Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

Our Positive Community Norms Project...

Preventing Underage Drinking and Drug Use is our Coalition Goal...
So how do we prevent drug and alcohol abuse, specifically among young people? We start by trying to address the environment in which they live — by changing the so-called social norms (those beliefs which are held by community members about the frequency and amount of drug and alcohol use that takes place), addressing policy issues (the laws that govern underage drinking and drug use and its repercussions) and the accessibility of drugs and alcohol (where and how young people either buy or get drugs and alcohol).
...our Marketing Committee is developing a marketing campaign and media materials that will raise awareness among parents and youth in order to influence them to make healthy decisions. Our current campaign has the goal of reducing youth alcohol use and it is focused on 7th-12th graders in South St. Paul.