Engaging Youth in Preventing Opioid Addiction
A positive youth development approach
At HRiA, we believe a positive youth development approach - that recognizes the strengths of young people and emphasizes peer leadership skills - is essential to capacity building work. Young people who are engaged, active, and supported, are key to creating healthy communities. With an opioid epidemic affecting 
families across the nation, engaging youth in prevention is critical.

In partnership with
Words Can Work, HRiA delivers the Engaging Youth in Preventing Opioid Addiction training to help trusted adults become active prevention partners in their communities.
Words Can Work is known for their research-based curriculum and substance abuse prevention videos. HRiA is providing training on the most effective use of those videos - using a positive youth development approach.

Participants learn best practices for incorporating Words Can Work's evidence-based DVDs, Drugs: True Stories, and Alcohol: True Stories Hosted by Matt Damon, into programming. Both DVDs are included in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based
Training Participant
Programs and Practices. HRiA offers proven prevention strategies for engaging youth in substance abuse prevention activities, prevention programs and coalitions, and policy change. The tr aining emphasizes active audience participation and practicing activities that teach youth about substance abuse, environmental strategies and policy change.
 
About Health Resources in Action
At HRiA, we believe that a positive youth development approach is essential to good health. A community's health is a right, not a privilege. Everyone should have the opportunity to attain their full health potential regardless of socially and physically determined circumstances. Health equity is where policy, research, prevention, and health promotion come together. We work at the junction of these approaches working with state and local governments, communities, neighborhood coalitions, foundations and others to improve population health outcomes.

HRiA is a unique organization that provides consulting services and develops programs for a wide range of private and public sector clients. Our staff is a committed group of professionals with the passion and breadth of skills necessary to craft innovative solutions. Our extensive knowledge of public health practice and biomedical research enables us to bring resources to bear where they matter most-solutions that contribute to a healthier world. Visit us at www.hria.org.
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WEBINAR & TRAINING UPDATES  

Our Community Health Improvement Planning Process Series is underway! The recorded webinar for Part 1 is available online, and you can register for Part 2 (dates in Jan and February) HERE.

SAVE THE DATES!  Our Community Health Training Institute will be launching a Health Equity Training Series starting on February 24, 2016. Registration info will be available soon on the Training Institute website.  
 
   
HEALTH is POWER TOOLKIT RELEASED   
Health Is Power 
       
The Health is Power toolkit provides positive sexual health messaging. Developed by HRiA for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health is Power provides posters, postcards, web banners and blog content, and Facebook and Twitter content, for partner organizations to use and disseminate to an audience of young African-American men. The full toolkit has been posted on the American Sexual Health Association website. 
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