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Changing the philosophy of a school district: Use of a positive youth development program to decrease risk factors, increase protective factors and engage parents

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Dawn-Marie Baletka, Ph.D., L.P.C., GPC , Navasota Independent School District, Navasota, TX
Ginger Murray, Masters of Education - Educational Pyschology , Grants, Navasota ISD, Navasota, TX
Karen Oncken , Navasota ISD, Navasota, TX
There are numerous challenges in decreasing risk factors and increasing protective factors for youth.  This presentation will demonstrate how Navasota ISD, a rural school district in Texas, implemented a district wide positive youth development program to facilitate students making healthy decisions concerning behaviors that often lead to teenage pregnancy and substance abuse.  Protective factors leading to increased bonding with the school and the community will be specifically addressed.  In addition, program activities that solicit and nurture parental engagement will also be presented.

Learning objectives for participants include the ability to: (1) Describe protective factors that increase healthy behaviors in youth (healthy beliefs and clear guidelines, bonding, and individual characteristics); (2) Explain the processes of bonding (skills, meaningful opportunities, and recognition); and (3) Describe the parental engagement process.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe protective factors that increase healthy behaviors in youth (healthy beliefs and clear guidelines, bonding, and individual characteristics). Explain the processes on bonding (skills, meaningful opportunities, and recognition). Describe the parenting engaging process.

Keyword(s): Teen Pregnancy, Drug Abuse Prevention and Safety

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the principal investigator for a federally funded grant focusing on replicating the Seattle Social Development Project (Raising Healthy Children). Primary focus is reducing teenage pregnancy. Secondary focus is preventing other risky behaviors (drug abuse, truancy, gangs, delinquency etc) and increasing healthy behaviors. Additional research completed using SSDP as focus for juvenile behavior change.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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