Cincy teen conference to draw 800-plus Nov 3, 2009
Downtown Cincinnati will host more than 800 teens and adults from across the country this week for the 13th Annual Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Conference. The conference is aimed at creating a world where young people thrive and to help teens shift their attitudes away from trouble and toward success. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Letters to the editor, Oct. 22 edition Oct 28, 2009
On behalf of Acton-Boxborough Coalition for Healthy Youth (ABCHY) we thank the school, community, and business people who took time to participate in our breakfast symposium earlier this month. Many terrific ideas were shared during the roundtable discussions. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Acton-Boxborough Coalition for Healthy Youth developing youth master plan Oct 17, 2009
To do just that, the Acton-Boxborough Coalition for Healthy Youth is developing a Youth Master Plan that seeks to help all young people develop and thrive ... Raising strong and healthy youth is not just the job of the schools, said coalition Coordinator Jan Stewart ... For more information about the Youth Master Plan or Acton-Boxborough Coalition for Healthy Youth, visit abchy. (Acton Beacon, MA)
‘Bachelor’ star visits Rockwood to discuss healthy choices Oct 6, 2009
Bachelor star visits Rockwood to discuss healthy choices - Somerset - Daily American. This is my passion, he said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Youth program needs funding now Aug 8, 2009
Willistons Healthy Williston, Healthy Youth has only four months left to operate unless it can get financial assistance ... Healthy Williston, Healthy Youth is committed to encourage, empower and support Willistons youth through developmental asset building ... Healthy Williston, Healthy Youth is turning to individuals and businesses for financial assistance, and has sent out letters to businesses. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Indian teens use rap to bare tribal problems Jul 26, 2009
In 2008 on the Healthy Youth Survey, 13 percent of high school seniors in Snohomish County and 12 percent statewide reported using painkillers to get high in the last 30 days. On the same survey, 34 percent of Snohomish County seniors said they had gambled for money or possessions in the last year. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Watertown to take part in National Night Out9:52 am | (No comments posted.) Jul 15, 2009
Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:52 AM CDT Local law enforcement agencies, in coordination with the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce and Watertown Healthy Youth, have announced a National Night Out will be held Tuesday, Aug. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. behind the Codington County Detention Center and County Courthouse. Representatives from the Watertown Police Department, Codington County Sheriffs Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department will display... (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Mercy sale sets a record May 7, 2009
In the fall of each year, the Healthy Williston Healthy Youth accepts grant applications ... Cressi McClellan, assistant grant administrator for Healthy Williston Healthy Youth, attributes the huge success of this years sale to the sale committee which consisted of volunteers from St. Josephs School, Trinity Christian School and Region 1 Safe Communities ... Mercy Medical and Healthy Williston Healthy Youth help facilitate the event, but it is up to the committee members to secure their... (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Pay-to-play plans to be discussed at Longview School Board Apr 28, 2009
In addition to those topics, the board is scheduled to review results from the 2008 Healthy Youth Survey. The Longview School Board meets at 7:30 p.m. today at the school district office, located at 28th Avenue and Lilac Street. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Smoking dangers highlighted9:26 am | (No comments posted.) Apr 10, 2009
The two-hour event was sponsored by Watertown School District, Watertown Healthy Youth Initiative, Watertown Tobacco Free Coalition and Truth4Youth of Sioux Falls ... The presenters did an outstanding job of getting their messages out to both parents and the teens, said Kelli Rumpza, Watertown Healthy Youth coordinator. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Alcohol free weekend Apr 10, 2009
Encouraging healthy youth choices. Showing our youth that we care about them. (Burlington Union, MA)
GERGEN/VANOUREK: Search Institute a beacon for youth Mar 25, 2009
One such beacon is the , an enterprising nonprofit in Minneapolis that promotes healthy youth and communities through its powerful framework of "developmental assets" based on research with nearly 3 million young people in North America. Credited as having the most widely recognized approach to positive youth development in the United States, the institute mobilizes families, neighborhoods, schools, congregations and youth organizations to create an environment that supports young people, even... (Insight on the News)
Saturday Thumbs Mar 21, 2009
Thumbs sideways: Washington s biennial Healthy Youth Survey is a mixed bag for both the state and Cowlitz County. The number of young people making healthy decisions hasn t grown over the past two years. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Bryant confident & hopeful for future Mar 19, 2009
She wants the Healthy Youth Act (HB 88) passed for several reasons. It provides parents with a choice for abstinence-based comprehensive sex education along with the choice they already have for abstinence-only sex education. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
State survey suggests youth drinking, smoking stable Mar 18, 2009
About 9 percent of 10th graders say they tried to commit suicide in the past year, according to the Healthy Youth Survey released Tuesday. "Nine percent is about where it's been, but that's a horrible number," said Tim Church, spokesman for the state Department of Health, which along with a coalition of other state agencies conducts the survey every two years. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Teen smoking rate leveling off: survey Mar 18, 2009
The Washington Healthy Youth Survey is conducted every two years by various state agencies and polls students in grades six, eight, 10 and 12. Since 2006, state officials said overall drug use, tobacco use, and obesity rates haven t changed much. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Forum welcomes services coordinator Mar 12, 2009
Bourne also introduced Jan Stewart, new coordinator for the Acton-Boxborough Coalition for Healthy Youth (ABCHY) ... Among those at the forum were First Connections which focuses on families with young children, the Doli Atamian Campership Fund which provides summer camp scholarships, the Acton-Boxborough Coalition for Healthy Youth (ABCHY) which focuses on youth and teen risky behavior, the Community Alliance for Youth (CAFY) which provides information and support for parents of teenagers, the... (Acton Beacon, MA)
