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Happy New School Year! Our e-newsletter got a makeover this summer! What didn't change is that it will still be filled with sTUPEndous stories, upcoming events, interesting articles, and more.
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Kalyn, Rita, & Nya, CourAGE members, prepare to speak at a Board of Supervisors meeting. |
This summer's
sTUPEndous Story is about four of our incredible CourAGE Youth Health Coalition members. Nya, Kayla, Rita, and Kalyn, along with dozens of other anti-tobacco advocates, urged the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to protect young people from tobacco influences. In July 2017 the
Board voted unanimously to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, within 1000 feet of schools, parks, playgrounds and libraries! Kalyn shared, "I didn't know, before CourAGE, that my voice as a young person in the community mattered."
CourAGE membership includes young people from throughout the county and is made possible through a partnership between the Contra Costa County Office of Education's Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program and the Contra Costa Friday Night Live Partnership (Center for Human Development).
As we begin another school year, a reminder that we are here to support you as you support the health and wellness needs of your students. Please
contact us any time!
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September TUPE Theme: Stop Calling it Vapor!
E-cigarettes emit aerosol, not vapor.
E-cigarettes, also referred to as vapes, vape pens, e-hookahs, and mods, heat e-liquid that generally contains nicotine, flavorings, additives, and propylene glycol. The e-liquid becomes an aerosol, not just water vapor!
Find additional information, activity ideas, resources, and videos for ALL of our TUPE monthly themes on our TUPE
webpage.
View an at-a-glance of the 2017-18 monthly themes
here. (PDF)
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Training: Cal-SCHLS Administration
Monday, August 28 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Everything you need to know to administer the California School Climate, Health, and Learning Surveys (Cal-SCHLS) in your school or district. The Cal-SCHLS consists of the California Healthy Kids (CHKS), the California School Climate (CSCS), and the California School Parent surveys. Find out more and register here.
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Workshop: Vape Pens & Teens - What Educators Need to Know
Wednesday, September 27 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
E-cigarettes, vape pens, e-hookah...whatever you call them, these products have grown in popularity among people of all ages and young people are no exception
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This presentation will provide an overview of e-cigarettes/vape pens, adolescent use, tobacco-free schools policies, prevention strategies, and resources. Find out more and register here.
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Conference: Welcoming Schools & Communities Summit/Rainbow High
Saturday, October 7 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This annual event focuses on creating safe and affirming spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth. Open to educators, teachers, faith community members, service providers, healthcare providers, parents, guardians, and youth (ages 11-25).
Hosted by the Contra Costa Inclusive Schools Coalition, Mt. Diablo Unified School District, and the Rainbow Community
Center.
Check out the event flyer or visit the registration page for more information.
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Workshop: Human Trafficking & Commerical Exploitation of Children
Wednesday, October 18 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery and a fundamental violation of a person's human rights. Given the trafficking trends throughout the world, we know that the East Bay region, and more specifically Contra Costa County, is not immune to the plight of trafficked and exploited persons. The average age of entry into human sex trafficking is 12 -- some of our students may already be targeted by exploiters.
Find out more and register
here
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Conference: Northern CA Safe & Healthy Schools
Wednesday, November 1 & Thursday, November 2
Features keynote speakers and workshops in the areas of health, mental health, nursing, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, positive youth development, restorative justice, PBIS/MTSS, social justice, school safety and response, inclusive schools, and bullying prevention. Check out the event flyer or visit the registration page for more information.
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Training: Brief Intervention for Substance-Using Adolescents
Thursday, November 30 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Brief Intervention is a short-term counseling intervention that consists of two to four sessions aimed at adolescents who use alcohol, tobacco and/or other drugs. Appropriate for school counselors, administrators, TUPE Site Coordinators, afterschool program staff, and community-based organization staff.
Find out more and register here.
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Resource: All Kids Are Our Kids
A post-election toolkit for educators
CCCOE's Communications Department coordinated the creation of a toolkit with resources to help school administrators communicate with employees, parents, and students about items of interest following the 2016 presidential election.
Among other things, the toolkit includes strategies in dealing with potential student demonstrations, tips for educators and parents to support students in stressful times, examples of communications sent by teachers and administrators in the wake of the election, and policy-focused resources that address immigrant rights.
View our toolkit here
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What we've been reading this month...
Articles, Research, and More!
- Contra Costa Supes Vote Unanimously to Restrict Flavored Tobacco Sales Read more...
- Opinion: Bay Area puts up a fight against Big Tobacco Read more...
- Oakland bans sale of menthol cigarettes, flavored blunt wraps Read more...
- CDC: Youth e-cigarette use drops for first time Read more...
- Vaping teens more likely to take up regular cigarettes Read more...
- Why Teens are Smoking Less, In Their Own Words Read more...
- HHS/SAMHSA Releases Report on Adolescent Inhalant Use Read more...
- DEA Releases 2017 Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide
- Stress & Drug Use: How Much Do You Know? Read more...
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