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Happy 2018! Our main update this month is
that our CourAGE Youth
Health Coalition has launched their annual Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest! (Flyer) T
he contest is open to any Contra Costa student in grade 6-12 and the top scoring middle school and high school winners each receive $250.
This contest is an opportunity for students to get creative and have their voice heard! Students create a short video on how substance use --
tobacco/e-cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol, or prescription drugs -- impacts young people in their community.
Complete contest information, guidelines, submission forms, last year's winning videos, and more are available here.
Please help us spread the word!
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January TUPE Theme: Make a Healthy Resolution
Happy New Year!
Keep your lungs healthy... Don't smoke, avoid exposure to pollutants, prevent infection, get regular health care, and exercise.
Find additional information, activity ideas, resources, and videos for ALL of our TUPE monthly themes
here.
View an at-a-glance of the 2017-18 monthly themes
here. (PDF)
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February TUPE Theme: Keep Your Heart Healthy!
Black History Month | Valentine's Day 2/14 | Through with Chew Week 2/19-23
Black Lives / Black Lungs is a
documentary that explores the history, marketing tactics and impact of tobacco industry targeting African-Americans with mentholated tobacco products.
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Black Lives / Black Lungs Documentary
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Did you know?
Teens who smoke show signs of heart stress and a higher resting heart rate.
These are warning signs that the heart is working too hard.
Find additional information, activity ideas, resources, and videos for ALL of our TUPE monthly themes
here.
View an at-a-glance of the 2017-18 monthly themes
here. (PDF)
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Training: LGBTQ-Inclusive Classrooms
Friday, March 2, 2018 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Pleasant Hill |
Register Now
According to the 2015-16 CA Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS),
less than 50% of Contra Costa students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) feel SAFE or VERY SAFE at school, as compared to over 70% of their peers who identify as straight/heterosexual.
Our learning environments must be places where all students feel safe and included and this training focuses on just that.
Here's what participants had to say about this training...
- "One of the best trainings I have ever attended."
- "The facilitators were kind, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic."
- "The statistics and laws are important to know. They validated the need for LGTBQ education at my site!"
- "Very engaging and relevant."
- "I liked the broad spectrum of the topics and how to apply the information to our everyday interactions with students. Great resources!"
Check out the registration page for more information and to sign up to attend.
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Workshop: Youth Mental Health
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Pleasant Hill |
Register Now
This workshop will address:
- Links between social-emotional development, mental health, tobacco and other substance use, and learning.
- Impact of stigma and discrimination.
- Role of teachers' and other school staff in helping to support students' mental health.
This workshop is intended for those who do not have a clinical background.
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Contest: Video Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Open to any Contra Costa student in grade 6-12.
This is young people's chance to get creative and have their voice heard!
Students create a short video on how substance use --
tobacco/e-cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol, or prescription drugs
-- impacts young people in their community.
Deadline: Friday, February 23, 2018
Top scoring middle school and high school winners each receive
$250. Additional prizes will also be awarded.
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What we've been reading this month...
Articles, Research, and More!
- Teenagers say JUUL is a discrete way to vape in class
- Teens: Pretty Sober, Except for Marijuana and Vaping
- Vaping popular among teens; opioid misuse at historic lows
- A cigarette with organic tobacco or tobacco with no additives does not make it healthier or safer than other cigarettes.
- Almost a decade ago, tobacco companies were court ordered to make corrective statements about their violation of civil racketeering laws, purposeful manipulation of products to make them MORE additive, and insidious marketing tactics. TV ads began airing in November. See and share the ads.
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