Health Education
We are a team of highly skilled, motivated health education specialists who provide free presentations to our community in Passaic County. We pride ourselves on promoting awareness of substance use for all county residents.
Don't Get Vaped In
Don’t Get Vaped In is a free learning opportunity intended to educate youth on the risk of using e-cigarettes and vape pens. We provide Adult to Adult presentations for school personnel, parents and community members. Adult to Youth presentations for youth in school. We also provide Peer to Peer presentations for youth involved in after- schools programs.
Over The Counter Medicine Safety
The OTC Medicine Safety program provides important foundational information to help equip our seniors and parents in Passaic County with knowledge about OTC medicine safety and practices. The program places special emphasis on the message that tweens should only take OTC medicines with the permission and supervision of parents or guardians.
PreVenture
PreVenture is an evidence-based prevention program using personality-focused interventions to promote mental health and delay teen substance use. PreVenture workshops are designed to promote mental well-being by helping adolescents learn adaptive coping skills, set long-term goals, and channel their personalities towards achieving their goals.
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United for Prevention in Passaic County is currently offering free training and technical assistance for coaches, athletic directors, youth recreation directors, athletic trainers, school nurses, and health teachers about preventing opioid use disorders among young athletes.
We can provide a short 15- minute overview or a longer, more comprehensive 45- minute training that could fit within one of your existing meetings or workshops.
Marijuana and Vaping in College Students
Marijuana and Vaping in College Students - We provide presentations for resident assistants, college students, campus clubs, student government associations, and more on the dangers associated with vaping and marijuana use. In this presentation, we discuss the risks associated with vaping nicotine products and how marijuana and nicotine impact our community.
We're Not Buying It
Is a media literacy program targeting middle school-aged youth in sixth through eighth grades that aims to prevent or delay the onset of alcohol, marijuana, and non-medical prescription drug use and to prevent bullying. Youth learn how to deconstruct media messages that promote or glamorize substance use. Students can better resist messages and make healthy decisions with a deeper understanding of the marketing directed toward them. The curriculum is a six-lesson program. Each 40-minute lesson incorporates activities targeting between two and three learning styles—visual, aural, verbal, logical, social, and solitary—to address the knowledge and skills necessary for youth to reject unhealthy substance use and bullying behaviors.
