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The Disease Prevention Program is ACE’s second active program.  It provides research and education focusing on preventing disease transmission within the home and community settings. The program’s site, www.StopGerms.org, has an interactive house which educates visitors on pests that may be present in the home; FAQ sheets with simple steps on ways to protect you and your family’s health; and latest headlines on disease prevention topics.

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Who is your Audience?

Community Coalitions

What is your Mission?

To Strengthen the Capacity of Community Coalitions to Create and Maintain Safe, Healthy and Drug-Free Communities.  

List of Programs or Products.

The list is too vast to include all of our programs and products. Is there anyway to provide a link whereby they will be directed to our home page?

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DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP Ignite the fire of Dynamic Leadership!  Try new leadership experiences and investigate exciting topics through interactive participation in various national programs.  Dynamic Leadership interacts with other national programs.

CAREER CONNECTION Learn how to explore career pathways and skills for successes in families, careers, and communities.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

LEADERS AT WORK  A unit of Career Connection that motivates students to prepare for career success and recognizes FCCLA members who create projects to strengthen leadership skills on the job.

COMMUNITY SERVICE A national program that guides students to develop, plan, carry out, and evaluate projects that improve the quality of life in their communities.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

FACTS-FAMILIES ACTING FOR COMMUNITY TRAFFIC SAFETY  A national peer education program through which young people strive to save lives through sober driving, seat belt use, and safe driving habits.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

FAMILIES FIRST A national peer education program through which young people gain a better understanding of how families work and learn skills to become strong family members.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS Gain the skills necessary to evaluate your current relationships, develop and maintain healthy relationships, and understand how to improve healthy relationships or end unhealthy relationships.

JAPANESE EXCHANGE FCCLA members are selected for scholarship opportunities to travel to Japan for four-to six-weeks and live with a Japanese host family.  The opportunity to experience the day-to-day life of another country and its people enhances student awareness of international issues.

FINANCIAL FITNESS A national peer education program that involves youth teaching other young people how to make, save, and spend money wisely.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

POWER OF ONE A national program that helps students find and use their personal power.  Members set their own goals, work to achieve them, and enjoy the results.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

STOP THE VIOLENCE-STUDENTS TAKING ON PREVENTION A national peer education program that empowers youth with attitudes, skills, and resources to recognize, report, and reduce youth violence.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

STUDENT BODY A national peer education program that helps young people learn to eat right, be fit, and make healthy choices.  Interacts with Dynamic Leadership.

COMPETITIVE EVENTS:
STAR EVENTS-STUDENTS TAKING ACTION WITH RECOGNITION National competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation.   

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1) The Hepatitis Foundation International offers public health education about liver health and liver disease targeted to individuals of all ages and demographic groups; professional education targeted to health care, education, and social service professionals playing influential rolesin individuals' health and wellness decisonmaking; and policymaker education to increase public sector commitmentto and invest,ment in liver disease prevention, treatment and research.

2) Our mission is to educate the public, patients and professionals about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis; to prevent viral hepatitis and promote healthful lifestyles; to serve as advocatesd for patients and the medical community worldwide;  and to support research into prevention, treatment and cures for viral hepatitis.

3) HFI organizes its health education resources and services in three domains – public education, professional education, and policymaker education.

Our public education efforts aim to teach the general population about liver health and liver disease. We tailor information and materials to individuals of all ages and demographic groups. We accomplish our work with the general public by developing and disseminating educational videos, and on-line and print booklets, brochures and information sheets; maintaining a web site complete with factual information and current news; maintaining a toll-free information line; and publishing a quarterly newsletter.

Give Your Liver a Break is our newest educational DVD targeted to general youth and adult audiences and the recipient of an Emmy Award. This ten minute video provides the basis for understanding the importance of the liver and why and how to avoid liver damaging activities.

Liv and Lucky in Liverland is our educational coloring book in English with Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Korean subtitles, and accompanying animated video in English targeted to children. Over 10,000 copies have been distributed to date for use in Head Start programs, elementary schools and child-caring programs.

Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself is our liver health education curriculum and accompanying video targeted to youth. We have prepared this award-winning video in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, and Hip Hop to reach as many youth as possible in a culturally competent manner. Over 25,000 copies have been distributed to date for use in high schools and community-based youth-serving organizations.

The Silent Stalker addresses the co-morbid conditions of hepatitis and substance abuse. The video is available in Spanish and English. Over 10,000 copies have been distributed to date for use in high schools, colleges, STI clinics, HIV centers, and correctional facilities.

The Invisible Threat curriculum and accompanying video builds a liver wellness component into a larger discussion about the risks of blood-borne pathogens. We developed this material to help hospitals, police and fire service agencies, correctional institutions and other organizations comply with recent changes to federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) education requirements on blood-borne pathogens, including viral hepatitis. Over 10,000 copies have been distributed to date.

Our professional education efforts aim to prepare persons that have a teaching role to disseminate liver health education information and materials to their patients, students, and others. We direct this work toward health care, education, counselors, and social service professionals playing intermediary roles in individuals’ health and wellness decision-making. We accomplish our work with professionals by producing training curriculums; conducting our Foundations for Decision Making™ Liver Wellness/Hepatitis Training Program; and distributing videos, booklets, brochures, and information sheets to professionals for secondary distribution to students, patients, and the general public.

Our signature professional education activity is Foundation for Decision Making (FDM), a Training of Trainers about liver health for health, education, and social service professionals in intermediary roles to reaching the public. FDM increases the professionals’ own knowledge about liver disease and the co-occurring conditions of substance abuse, HIV, and STIs, and teaches methods to transfer that knowledge to their patients, students, and clients in a fun and engaging manner. Participants in our FDM sessions receive access to our training resources to lead their own sessions and public education materials for dissemination to consumers. 

We also sponsor national summits for health care professionals to offer the most up to date information on the prevention and treatment of viral hepatitis.   

Further, we have organized a National Nurses Advisory Council to prepare nurses working on the front lines with patients and their families to ensure their competency in liver health and risk reduction and their ability to educate patients about liver wellness and liver disease management. The NNAC convenes as an electronic communication network, over which liver health materials and current news are disseminated to members. Over 300 nurse practitioners, registered nurses, school health nurses, physician assistants, and medical technicians participate in the NNAC.

Our policymaker education efforts aim to increase public sector commitment to and investment in liver disease prevention, treatment, and research by educating decision makers about the causes and consequences liver disease and the gaps in prevention, treatment, and research. We accomplish our work with policymakers through visits and correspondence with legislators, meeting with federal agency leaders, Congressional testimony, public comments to federal agency advisory groups, and participation in advocacy coalitions.

Who is your Audience?

Students, Parents, Law Enforcement, and Community Members

What is your Mission?

i-SAFE’s mission is to empower students with the ability to take control of their Internet experience by giving them vital knowledge that will enable them to act safely and responsibly while exploring the vast wonders of the Internet.

 

Keep the Drive

Keep the Drive is a national teen-led movement taking on the No. 1 killer of teens – car crashes – by encouraging smart driving to protect everything that’s important to teens: their keys, their cars, their friends, futures and freedom. Keep the Drive is led by a group of diverse teens from across the country who want to make a difference in the lives of their friends and classmates. 

The program is about teens taking a new approach to an old problem by creating a conversation among their friends, letting teens call the shots and finding their own solutions, one person at a time. Through Keep the Drive, teens are building a movement to change the way teens think and act in the car both as drivers and passengers, and empowering teens to become smart driving activists.

Teens learn about the movement through local school summits, activism projects, contests, and www.KeeptheDrive.com.   The movement Web site is where teens can find startling statistics and helpful activism tools to help them get the word out about smart driving to their peers.

Keep the Drive is a program of The Allstate Foundation.
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www.KeeptheDrive.com

The Allstate Foundation Teen Driving Program

The Allstate Foundation Teen Driving Program, launched in 2005, addresses the No. 1 killer of teens – motor vehicle crashes – by making smart driving socially acceptable through a positive approach to the issue that empowers teens and celebrates their driving experiences. The Teen Driving Program builds on Allstate Insurance Co.’s long legacy of promoting motor vehicle safety, including advocacy work for seatbelts and air bags.

Program components include:

• Keep the Drive, a national teen-led smart driving movementthat educates teens about the issue, impacts the way they think and act in the car, and empowers them to become smart driving activists in their schools and communities. For more information, visit www.KeeptheDrive.com.   
• Community Outreach to surround teens with smart driving messages and involve key teen influencers, including parents, in reinforcing smart driving behaviors.
• Thought Leadership and Advocacy to advance public understanding of this issue and inform public policy decision-makers.
• Public Awareness to elevate teen driving as a chronic public health issue through targeted social marketing campaigns.

The Allstate Foundation’s Teen Driving program offers resources for parents and others interested in the issue of teen driving on www.ProtectTeenDrivers.com.  The Web site includes teen and parent research on the issue, downloadable parent-teen driving agreement, information about Graduated Driver Licensing laws, as well as tips and valuable information for parents of teen drivers.

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• www.ProtectTeenDrivers.com

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Our audience is everyone in the country that could be affected by drunk driving or could be part of the solution. This includes family members and survivors of drunk driving crashes, law enforcement, businesses ( alcohol retailers , car manufacturers) legislative bodies, community coalitions, and young people, etc. If you are asking about the audience of the underage drinking prevention programs- then I would summarize that by saying young people and their pare

What is your Mission?

MADD missions is to prevent drunk driving, to serve the victims of this violent crime and to prevent underage drinking.

List of Programs or Products.

MADD’s underage drinking prevention programs are as follows:

Protecting You/ Protecting Me: www.pypm.org
( elementary school program)

THINK program and multimedia shows:
www.think.madd.org and www.schoolassembly.org

Youth In Action: www.youthinaction.org
( program for high school age youth)

UMADD: www.umadd.org ( college initiatives)

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Educate your campus and your community about the March of Dimes and important health messages

Prematurity Awareness Month and Day

• The month of November is Prematurity Awareness Month. This is a great time to educate others about the issues surrounding premature birth. 1 in every 8 babies is born premature. Visit marchofdimes.com/prematurity for the latest information on the campaign. To learn about the latest youth initiatives for this event, visit the Activities section of marchofdimes.com/youth.

Folic Acid

• Folic Acid education is a top priority for women ages 18 to 34. Taking folic acid before pregnancy can reduce the chance of a certain type of birth defects, neural tube defects, by up to 75 percent.  All women of childbearing age should take 400 micrograms of folic acid each day. Pick a day and pass out orange juice and green ribbons while informing students about the importance of folic acid.  For more information on folic acid, visit marchofdimes.com/professionals and choose “Folic Acid” on the left.

 

School Newspaper

• Work with your school newspaper to get mission information out to the students.  An article, a free ad or a letter to the editor - it’s a fantastic vehicle to get the word out!  Download our PSAs from  marchofdimes.com/youth.

 

March for Babies Teams
March for Babies supports research and programs to help babies in your community and across the country get a healthy start. Visit marchforbabies.org to sign up or contact your local March of Dimes office and let them know you want to start a school or youth team!

Educate Teens

• Work with the local March of Dimes Chapter to educate teens on healthy lifestyles. Contact your local March of Dimes to target schools and determine presentation topics.  For an age-appropriate presentation of mission information, use the Teen-2-Teen series.
• The new Teen-2-Teen series features teens talking to each other about the March of Dimes mission and how their own involvement, behavior, and attitudes can help ensure that babies of the future are born healthy. The segments can be viewed online at marchofdimes.com/youth. You can also download the learning objectives and the curriculum. The Teen-2-Teen materials are available on VHS and DVD; for ordering information visit marchofdimes.com/youth.

What can YOU do to help?

Before partaking in any of the following projects, please contact your March of Dimes chapter for support, resources and contact information. To find your local chapter, visit marchofdimes.com/youth and enter your zip code in the box at the top of the page.

Help the Babies at Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs)

Babies that are too small or too sick to go home stay in the hospital’s NICU. Contact your local March of Dimes chapter to find information on the closest hospital and NICU.

• Collect books that can be read to the babies, donate film for cameras, knit blankets or help staff with NICU reunions. 
• Prepare or enhance Parent Care Kits, which are gifts that are given to each NICU family filled with comforting and informative materials. 
• Volunteer to assist in Sibling Hours, participating in crafts, storytelling and a NICU introduction for big brothers and sisters. You will need to have a criminal background check before you can assist during Sibling Hours.
• Decorate shoeboxes to hold the mementos of mothers of babies who died and give these Memory Boxes to the local hospital.
• Make greeting cards for new parents, including information about newborn screening, immunizations and other topics your local March of Dimes suggests.

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NSF’s Mission
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is an independent
nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health
and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep
disorders, and by supporting sleep-related education, research,
and advocacy. Established in 1990, NSF relies on voluntary
contributions including grants from foundations, corporations,
government agencies and other organizations to support our
programs. The goals of the National Sleep Foundation are to
ensure that:

1. Americans are aware that their sleep is an important
   component of their health and safety, and that they make
   obtaining sufficient sleep a priority.
2. Americans recognize the signs and symptoms of sleep
   disorders and seek effective treatment for them.
3. Public and private institutions operate in a manner
   consistent with providing optimal sleep for human health
   and performance.
4.  The incidence of drowsy driving is reduced so that it
   is rare and an exception.
5.  New sleep-related discoveries are made that optimize
   public health and detection and treatment of sleep disorders.

NSF Programs:
1. Far-reaching public education and awareness initiatives such as National Sleep Awareness Week® and Drowsy Driving Prevention WeekTM. As an independent, nonprofit, NSF partners with many government agencies and organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Transportation to raise awareness of the importance of sleep and alertness. Ongoing media relations activities generate millions and millions of media impressions each year. NSF also produces educational materials for the general public, such as our award-winning news magazine sleepmatters, our weekly online newsletter the NSF Alert, an assortment of educational brochures, videotapes and more.
2. Government relations and advocacy efforts to address legislative and regulatory issues related to sleep, alertness and safety, such as drowsy driving prevention and later school start times for high school students. . In addition, NSF advocates for federal funding of public health research and educational initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health. Government relations staff works regularly with federal agencies as well as members and staff of key congressional committees to increase public health and safety related to sleep.
3. Support of research through NSF’s Pickwick Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. To date, NSF has awarded more than $2.3 million to young Pickwick Fellows. In addition, our highly respected and often quoted annual survey, the Sleep in America poll, reports how sleep impacts America’s health, lifestyle, safety and productivity. The poll covers specific topics and populations. The 2008 Sleep in America poll addressed sleep, productivity and the work place. Past polls have focused on women, teens, adults, children and the aged to name a few.
4. Outreach to healthcare providers to enhance primary care givers' understanding of sleep-related problems and effective treatments and to provide sleep medicine clinicians with educational tools to help them make positive changes within their communities. Publications targeted toward medical professionals include Sleep Medicine Alert, a newsletter showcasing a variety of topics including obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome, and "white papers" on topics such as insomnia and melatonin.
5. The National Sleep Awareness Roundtable (www.NSART.org) is a national coalition of governmental, professional, voluntary, and other organizations whose mission is: 1) to raise awareness about; 2) to increase the understanding of; and 3) to reduce the public health and safety impact of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders by improving communication and collaboration among local, state and federal agencies; professional organizations; and the public.
Through its collective efforts, NSART will work:

1. To increase public awareness about sleep, sleep disorders, and the consequences of sleep deprivation;
2. To promote science-based public policies;
3. To advance basic, clinical, applied, and population-based research; and
4. To promote recognition of and access to care for all individuals with sleep disorders.

NSART is a program of the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

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SADD’s Mission

Originally, the mission of the SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) chapter was to help young people say “No” to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role models and other strategies can help them say “No” to more than drinking and driving. And that is why SADD has become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and teen depression and suicide.

SADD’s mission simply stated is:

To provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.

SADD Background and Profile

For more than 25 years, SADD has been committed to empowering young people to lead education and prevention initiatives within their schools and communities. Founded as Students Against Driving Drunk in 1981 in Wayland, Massachusetts, SADD has grown to become the nation’s dominant peer-to-peer youth education, prevention, and activism organization with thousands of chapters in middle schools, high schools and colleges. In 1997, in response to requests from SADD students themselves, SADD expanded its mission and name, and now chapters are called Students Against Destructive Decisions. SADD continues to endorse a firm “no use” message related to use of alcohol and other drugs. With its expanded focus, SADD now highlights prevention of many destructive behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to young people, including underage drinking, substance abuse, impaired driving, violence and suicide. 
SADD’s unique approach involves young people delivering education and prevention messages to their peers through school- and community-wide activities and campaigns responsive to the needs of their particular locations. Projects may include peer-led classes and theme-focused forums, teen workshops, conferences and rallies, prevention education and leadership training, and awareness-raising activities and legislative work. Independent studies have shown that students in schools with an established SADD chapter are more aware and informed about the risks of underage drinking, other drug use and impaired driving. Students in schools with a SADD chapter are also more likely to hold attitudes reflecting positive reasons not to use alcohol.
Located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the national office of SADD, Inc. supports the growth and development of SADD chapters across the country and promotes awareness of youth issues in the population at large. SADD National assists chapters via a network of state coordinators funded through government or charitable organizations to deliver education and prevention materials and programming to youth. SADD National also distributes a newsletter and program information; hosts a website; runs a national conference; sponsors a Student Leadership Council and Student of the Year; oversees use of the SADD name and mark; and raises funds for dissemination of information and programming. 

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TSA serves students in middle and high school with a dedicated interest in technology education, specifically STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).TSA’s membership includes over 150,000 students in 2,000 schools spanning 48 states. TSA chapters are led by teachers and supported by parents and business leaders who believe in the need for a technologically literate society.  Members learn through exciting competitive events leadership opportunities and much more.  From engineers to business managers, our alumni credit TSA with a positive influence on their lives.

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The Technology Student Association fosters personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, design, and engineering.  Members apply and integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts through co-curricular activities, competitive events and related programs. 

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TSA offers curriculum integration via competitive event guides that are updated biennially for both middle and high school competitions.  These publications not only describe each competitive event that TSA sponsors, but also provide explicit criteria for evaluating student performance on each activity.  Chapter advisors and students have the opportunity to choose from over 60 STEM based events to work on during the school year in preparation for local, state and regional competitions.  TSA’s culminating event is the annual national conference held in late June each year.  In addition to the STEM competitions at the national conference, members have the opportunity to participate in leadership programs, a technology education trade show and many other learning and social activities. 

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