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ED’s OSHS PREVENTION NEWS DIGEST Office of Safe and Healthy Students NOVEMBER 22, 2013 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 39 | |
In This Issue 1. New Training Webinar Supporting the K-12 and Higher ED Emergency Operations Plans Guides 2. Upcoming Webinars from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation 3. HHS/CDC Releases 2012 School Health Profiles (Profiles) Results 4. Resilience Interventions for Children Exposed to Disasters 5. Delivering the Scientific Facts about Drug Abuse to Teens 6. Community Prevention Initiative Webinar: Prevention Primer - A Guide for New AOD Prevention Professionals The opinions expressed herein may not reflect the views of the Office of Safe and Healthy Students or the U.S. Department of Education. The availability of information from a variety of sources does not constitute and should not be considered as an endorsement of those sources by the U.S. Department of Education. We hope that you find this information to be useful. If you think ED’s OSHS PREVENTION NEWS DIGEST would be helpful to a friend or colleague, please send them to this website to: self enroll, change information, or unsubscribe. Contact Us: If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at: Sharon Burton Editor | New Training Webinar Supporting the K-12 and Higher ED Emergency Operations Plans Guides The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Safe and Healthy Students and its Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center and our Federal partners are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar pertaining to the use of Federal resources to enhance campus security and emergency management planning. This session will support the emergency operations planning guidance put forth in the Obama Administration’s recently released Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans and Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education. These new Guides, developed by ED in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Justice, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Health and Human Services, represent the culmination of years of work by the Federal government. We invite you to join us for the upcoming webinar, entitled “Using Federal Resources to Enhance Campus Security and Emergency Management Training.” The details of this session are below. Using Federal Resources to Enhance Campus Security and Emergency Management Planning. Date: November 25, 2013 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST As part of the President's "Now Is The Time" plan (released January 2013) to reduce gun violence in our schools and communities, federal agencies have committed to helping our nation's educators and local officials make our schools, institutions of higher education, and communities safer. This one-hour webinar will provide a brief summary of the federal resources available to institutions of higher education, providing participants with the necessary information to access key resources, products, and services to enhance security and emergency management and planning. The webinar will include an introduction of the following federal programs and resources: -U.S. Department of Education’s higher education emergency management and planning resources, technical assistance and trainings, and the new interagency federal guide for developing high-quality emergency operations plans for institutions of higher education; -U.S. General Services Administration’s Cooperative Purchasing Program; -U.S. Department of Justice's campus public safety, security, and emergency management resources and information; -U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' psychological first aid; and -FEMA’s emergency management trainings and the use of NIMS for institutions of higher education. To register for this webinar click here The Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans and the Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education are available for free from the REMS TA Center website at the following location: http://rems.ed.gov/EOPGuides. We invite you to download the Guides, and examine them in their entirety. In addition‚ we encourage you to review our archived webinars, including two providing overviews of the Guides, and others pertaining to school emergency management, available on the REMS TA Center website here: http://rems.ed.gov/display.aspx?page=training_webinars. Please contact us by email at [log in to unmask] or toll free at 1-855-781-7367 (REMS) with any questions, or if you are interested in learning about additional training opportunities. Source: U.S. Department of Education Upcoming Webinars from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is rolling out a new series of interactive webinars geared toward schools. Below are two upcoming events that may be of interest. Let’s Celebrate! How Do we Change Traditions? It's just a cupcake, right? Learn why that is not necessarily the case. Come hear strategies for changing the face of celebrations in school and having fun in the process. It's a new day--let's start new traditions to celebrate students and milestones! Speaker: Jill Turley, National Nutrition Advisor, Alliance for a Healthier Generation **Note: You will need to sign up for a free Alliance for a Healthier Generation log in to register for the webinar. You will also need to click on the 'request' button to register for the session. Active Schools Do Better You may have heard about Let’s Move! Active Schools (LMAS), the newest Let’s Move! Initiative with the goal of increasing physical education and physical activity in schools today. Join us for a brief overview of the Let's Move! Active Schools Program including how to join, the benefits of membership, and resources to help you every step of the way. Join our National LMAS Physical Education and Physical Activity Advisor, Sean Brock, for this dynamic discussion. **Note: You will need to sign up for a free Alliance for a Healthier Generation log in to register for the webinar. You will also need to click on the 'request' button to register for the session. Source: Comprehensive Health Education Network HHS/CDC Releases 2012 School Health Profiles (Profiles) Results On November 21, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2012 School Health Profiles (Profiles) results on the Profiles Web site at www.cdc.gov/schoolhealthprofiles. The release includes: * a comprehensive report that includes results from surveys conducted in: - 45 states - 16 large urban school districts - 4 territories - 2 tribal governments * a fact sheet describing Profiles and highlighting key 2012 results * a fact sheet for each state, large urban school district, territory, and tribal government that reports results from the 2012 Profiles and the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey on: - HIV, other STD, and teen pregnancy prevention - the obesity epidemic - tobacco use * all questionnaires and item rationales * information on how to obtain Profiles datasets Profiles Background The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, territories, and tribal governments. Profiles surveys are conducted biennially by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers. Profiles monitors the current status of: * school health education requirements and content * physical education and physical activity * school health policies related to HIV infection/AIDS, tobacco-use prevention, and nutrition * asthma management activities * family and community involvement in school health programs * school health coordination For more information about Profiles: * Web site: www.cdc.gov/schoolhealthprofiles * Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Resilience Interventions for Children Exposed to Disasters The Science and Practice of Resilience Interventions for Children Exposed to Disasters is a white paper written by David Abramson PhD, Kallin Brooks JD, and Lori Peek PhD for the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events workshop on Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families in June 2013. This white paper includes a comprehensive listing and overview of specific interventions and programs currently being used to build disaster resilience among children and youth. It discusses the ways resilience research influences interventions, including placing resilience intervention methods within a public health framework. This contribution also discusses the evolution and history of resilience research as well as its challenges. Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency Delivering the Scientific Facts about Drug Abuse to Teens The year 2014 marks the 4th annual National Drug Facts Week (NDFW), a health observance created by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to deliver the scientific facts to youth about the effects and consequences of drug abuse on the brain, body and behavior. The webinar “Delivering the Scientific Facts about Drug Abuse to Teens” is scheduled for Monday December 9, 2013, from 2-3 pm ET More than 500 educational events and activities will be held by high schools, community centers, juvenile justice systems, treatment centers, prevention programs and other organizations across the country to shatter the myths about drugs and addiction: -"Marijuana isn't addictive" -"Prescription drugs aren't dangerous because we get them from doctors" -"Using drugs that aren't prescribed to you is legal and you can't get in trouble from it" -"Treatment doesn't work" Learn from someone who has organized an event for National Drug Facts Week how easy it is to utilize NIDA's free materials, such as the Shatter the Myths booklet and the National Drug IQ Challenge. Dr. Grabus joined the Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC) in November 2010 as the NIDA Deputy Press Officer and began managing the press team in early 2013, bringing a strong science background to NIDA's media outreach efforts. Sheri was trained as a neuroscientist and has a Ph.D. from American University in Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience. As a postdoc at Virginia Commonwealth University, she designed mouse models of nicotine dependence and reward, and studied nicotinic agonists, antagonists, and bupropion. She has also taught at the college level-including courses in psychology, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and she has lectured on drug dependence, pharmacology and drugs and pain control. Prior to joining NIDA, Sheri served as Executive Director for a small-town Chamber of Commerce and was in charge of all marketing, public relations, sales and media relations. Mr. Vicini is a Coalition Coordinator for Operation UNITE, an anti-drug organization serving southern and eastern Kentucky. Tom assists with the formation and operations of community coalitions (in a 10-county area) working in substance abuse education and prevention. He collaborates with schools, parent groups, churches, businesses and individuals to implement programming designed to prevent drug abuse. Tom manages youth programming that aims to promote healthy, drug-free living, and he organizes free youth baseball camps and other programs, including the Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp and Hooked on Fishing-Not On Drugs. Tom also assists individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse addiction and directs individuals in recovery to available programs. Tom has been a volunteer coach of the Tri-City Little League in Harlan County and other teams for over 34 years. In 2012, he was honored by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and Major League Baseball Charities with their third annual Commissioner's Play Healthy Award. In 2012, he also received the Hal Rogers Leadership Award for Outstanding Leadership and Dedication to Operation UNITE and a Congressional Tribute from Congressman Rogers for working with youth through Operation UNITE and Tri-City Little League Baseball. Community Prevention Initiative Webinar: Prevention Primer - A Guide for New AOD Prevention Professionals This Prevention Orientation webinar scheduled for December 2, 2013 will provide an overview of prevention basics covering key concepts, models, and strategies for the prevention field. The audience for this webinar includes new prevention coordinators, and professionals new to a program implementing Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) funded initiatives. Learn more about the Prevention Primer Webinar. |