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Environmental<br />

<strong>Supports</strong><br />

• Youth Dropin<br />

Centres<br />

• Youth<br />

shelters<br />

• Community<br />

centres<br />

without user<br />

fees<br />

Help Lines • Kids Help<br />

Line<br />

• Smokers<br />

Other (e.g.,<br />

*Harm<br />

Reduction)<br />

Help Line<br />

• Safer<br />

Hosting<br />

Initiatives<br />

• Safer sex<br />

information<br />

• Designated<br />

driver<br />

program<br />

• Safer drug<br />

use<br />

information<br />

• give youth a safe<br />

environment to get<br />

together, socialize and be<br />

physically active as well<br />

as receive support<br />

• provide opportunities for<br />

supervised socialization<br />

with friends to reduce<br />

the prevalence of binge<br />

drinking<br />

• give youth a confidential<br />

outlet to discuss issues<br />

Public Health Approach:<br />

• effective because they<br />

are non-judgmental<br />

• focus on the immediate<br />

and achievable changes<br />

that reduce the effect on<br />

health<br />

• provide accurate<br />

information and<br />

education<br />

• engage youth in<br />

assessing the risks and<br />

benefits of behaviours in<br />

all areas of their life<br />

• take into consideration<br />

individual choice<br />

• reduce harm to the<br />

individual and the<br />

community<br />

• recognize that some<br />

people are unable or<br />

unwilling to abstain from<br />

engaging in a host of<br />

potentially harmful<br />

behaviours (e.g., young<br />

people have shown great<br />

responsibility by<br />

embracing the<br />

designated driver<br />

concept and act as an<br />

example to others, it has<br />

become socially<br />

• establish convenient<br />

location and hours<br />

• longer hours<br />

• access in multiple<br />

languages<br />

• make more people aware<br />

of this approach<br />

<strong>Grade</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>Education</strong> (PPL30), Module #3 Violence and Risk Taking Behaviour<br />

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