Instructional Resources *

NEW: Inhalant Abuse Prevention: Staff Education and Student Curriculum

Health Smart Virginia--www.healthsmartva.org
A Web Site with Instructional Resources for Virginia Educators that Supports the Health Education Standards of Learning.

• Curriculum Resources
• Lesson Plans
• Health Topics
  • Physical Health
  • Mental Health
  • Injury & Violence Prevention
  • Substance Use Prevention

Sponsored by the: Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Department of Health and
Prince William County Public Schools

Injury Prevention Education: Subject-Integrated Elementary School Curriculum for Teachers was developed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health(OSDH), Injury Prevention Service. Permission was granted from OSDH for use in Virginia. (.pdf document, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

RISK WATCH®: Unintentional Injuries

Risk Watch is the first comprehensive injury prevention program available for use in schools. Developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) with co-funding from the Home Safety Council™ and in collaboration with a panel of respected safety and injury prevention experts, Risk Watch gives children and their families the skills and knowledge they need to create safer homes and communities.

Risk Watch is a school-based curriculum that links teachers with community safety experts and parents. The curriculum is divided into five age-appropriate teaching modules (Pre-K/Kindergarten, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6, and Grades 7-8), each of which addresses the following topics: Motor Vehicle Safety, Fire and Burn Prevention, Choking, Suffocation, and Strangulation Prevention, Poisoning Prevention, Falls Prevention, Firearms Injury Prevention, Bike and Pedestrian Safety, and Water Safety.

To read about how the curriculum correlates to Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs), please download the following document: www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/pdfs/corrdoc/Virginia.pdf

For more information on Risk Watch, visit the National Fire Protection Association's website: www.riskwatch.org

Click here to see how your school can qualify to receive a free Risk Watch Curriculum, valued at $360.

Risk Watch®: Natural Disasters

Disasters can occur anywhere and at any time, destroying lives and property. Risk Watch: Natural Disasters teaches children in Preschool through Grade 8 and their families how to recognize, plan for, and respond to a variety of disasters so they can reduce the fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany those events. Students acquire practical life-saving skills relating to: General preparedness, Earthquakes, Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Wildfires, and Severe winter storms.

Risk Watch Natural Disasters integrates easily into regular subjects such as health, language arts, or physical education. Role-playing activities captivate students' imagination and motivate them as they learn important disaster preparedness concepts.

For more information on Risk Watch, visit the National Fire Protection Association's website: www.riskwatch.org

• Virginia Youth Violence Project http://youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu/
  • Which provides training on student threat assessment and reduction strategies http://youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu/threat-assessment/training-available.html
    
    
• VCU Center for School Community Collaboration http://www.soe.vcu.edu/csc/
  
  • Which coordinates training on the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/ and other youth violence related issues http://www.soe.vcu.edu/csc/
    
    
• Virginia Center for School Safety http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/vcss/

The Love Is Not Abuse Curriculum is a step-by step guide to teaching high school students about the issue of dating violence. Using literature and poetry, this program provides teachers with the tools to teach about this sensitive subject and is intended to be taught in either Health or English/Language Arts classes. http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/teen_curriculum_request.htm

Safe Dates: An Adolescent Dating Abuse Prevention Curriculum
Safe Dates is a research-based program with strong long-term outcomes and consists of nine-sessions that deal with attitudes and behaviors associated with dating abuse and violence. It can be used as a dating abuse prevention tool for middle and high school students, both male and female. Safe Dates would fit well within a health education, family life, or general life skills curriculum. A school counselor could offer Safe Dates as part of a support group or counseling/education program, or it could be used in after-school, community youth enrichment and faith-based youth programs. Each of the nine-sessions can be completed in about fifty minutes. http://www.hazelden.org/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?a=b&item=2770

Choose Respect: CDC nationwide campaign
According to the CDC, one out of four 8th and 9th graders reports being a victim of dating violence. Even more startling, many adolescents do not grasp the seriousness of dating abuse. CDC research shows that a majority of young people think that emotional and verbal abuse are "normal" parts of relationships. To increase positive relationship behaviors and healthy relationships among young people ages 11-14, CDC's Division of Violence Prevention is launching a nationwide campaign, Choose Respect. The materials on the Choose Respect website include a teacher's guide, a community action kit including a section for schools, a downloadable 13 minute video, sample radio and TV PSAs, and fact sheets. http://www.chooserespect.org/scripts/

Resource for eliminating bullying and harassment at the elementary level. The five lessons support "No Name Calling Week (January 22-26, 2007) and may be downloaded from http://www.nonamecallingweek.org. (click on "Resources")

Yellow Dyno is a program that arms educators and parents with curricula and products needed to teach children (ages 4-12) how to avoid being becoming victims of bullies, abusers, abductors, violent kids, drug pushers, internet stalkers, and sexual predators. Detailed information about the program may be found at http://www.yellodyno.com. The national education director of the program is Judy Vanderwerf. She may be reached by phone at 512-288-2881, ext. 5 or 888-935-5639, ext. 5, or by e-mail at judy@yellowdyno.com.

The SunWise School Program is an environmental and health education program that aims to teach children and their caregivers how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun. Through the use of classroom-, school-, and community-based components, SunWise seeks to develop sustained sun-safe behaviors in school children. SunWise Partner Schools receive materials that facilitate cross-curricular classroom learning. The program also encourages schools to provide a sun-safe infrastructure, including shade structures (e.g., canopies, trees) and policies (e.g., using hats, sunscreen, sunglasses) that promote sun protection in a school setting. Though based in schools, SunWise also supports community partnerships, such as inviting guest speakers to school assemblies, to enhance sun safety efforts. http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/

School-Based Shaken Baby Syndrome Program
One of the services offered by the NCSBS is to provide shaken baby syndrome prevention and awareness programs for junior high and high school students. These programs are designed to give participants a basic understanding of this form of child abuse. Educating students about the medical aspects of shaking injuries, combined with basic anger management and child care skills, reaches young adults as potential caregivers and future parents. Teaching students how frustration can lead to shaking helps them understand the importance of appropriate coping skills. It's important that they learn to deal with the stress that comes with caring for an infant. Understanding how shaking causes serious injury helps students understand that casual or accidental handling will not cause shaking injuries. http://www.dontshake.com

CodeRedRover.org: An interactive home safety website which offers games, activities, home safety checklists and tips for parents and kids that will help families take actions to make their homes safer. The newly re-vamped site also includes home safety lessons that teachers can share in the classroom and children can access at home. The site can be found at http://www.coderedrover.org/

The Home Safety Council Helps Elementary Students Prepare for Unexpected Emergencies
The Home Safety Council is introducing a new home safety education program designed to help children learn how to work with their families to prepare for unexpected emergencies. Produced in partnership with the leading education publisher, Weekly Reader, Get Ready With Freddie! has been distributed to more than 75,000 classrooms nationwide, free of charge. http://homesafetycouncil.org/home/home_jan06_w002.aspx

Weekly Reader curriculum: The Home Safety Council, in partnership with Weekly Reader, a leading education company, has developed two home-safety classroom curricula. The first, Safety Rangers Spot Dangers, teaches children how to spot home hazards. The second, Safety Rangers Know the Drill, is dedicated to fire safety. Both programs include lesson plans, children's activities, and home safety checklists. They are available online at http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/home/home_april_w002.aspx

The Great Safety Adventure is a traveling exhibit that unfolds into a 1,200 square foot house that features a true-to-life living space in which children learn about four important home safety risk areas: fire and burn prevention; falls prevention; choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention; and poison prevention. For more information on bringing the Great Safety Adventure to your community, see
http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/programs/pr_gsa_w001.aspx

Free CDC Tool Kit on Concussion for High School Coaches!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the support of partners and experts in the field, has developed a tool kit for coaches titled, Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports. This kit contains practical, easy-to-use information including a video and DVD featuring a young athlete disabled by concussion, a wallet card and clip board sticker for coaches, posters, fact sheets for parents and athletes in English and Spanish, and a CD-ROM with downloadable kit materials and additional concussion-related resources. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/Coaches_Tool_Kit.htm

*Note: Unless stated otherwise, the Virginia Department of Health does not endorse any of the specific products listed above. Any decision about programs or resources to be used should be made by the school division after appropriate review.

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