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Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Adolescent Health: Our Challenge, Our Charge ................................................................................................. 5
What is Health Education ................................................................................................................................. 6
The Role of Health Education Specialists .............................................................................................. 6
Where do Health Education Specialists Work ..................................................................................... 7
Where are Health Education Specialists Trained ................................................................................ 7
What is a CHES and MCHES ................................................................................................................. 8
Why are Health Education Specialists Vital to the Nation .................................................................. 8
Planning Your NHEW Activity ............................................................................................................................. 9
Getting Your Message Heard ........................................................................................................................... 12
Steps Toward a Successful Marketing Campaign............................................................................................. 17
Sample Press Release .......................................................................................................................... 22
Sample Proclamation ........................................................................................................................... 24
Advocacy Matters ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Fact sheets
Nutrition and Physical Activity: Action for Healthy Adolescents ................................................. 29
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use: Integrating evidence-based strategies for prevention . 37
Raising Smoke-free Adolescents: Tip sheet for parents .............................................................. 44
Sexual Health: Making the case for comprehensive sex education ............................................ 45
Emerging Trends in Adolescent Injury and Violence ................................................................... 53
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: Embracing diversity and promoting inclusion . 59
Additional Resources ........................................................................................................................... 64
Center for Online Resources & Education ................................................................................... 65
References ........................................................................................................................................................ 66
Enter for a Chance to Win: NHEW 2012 Evaluation Drawing .......................................................................... 67
Evaluation ......................................................................................................................................................... 68
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