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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration maintains a national clearinghouse of printed and audiovisual materials on a wide range of topics. Most are FREE, others are low-cost. (Se Habla Español.) Obtain a catalogue by calling 800-788-2800, or visit their website at http://www.health.org.
Youth 95 CD is a multimedia CD-ROM application that provides access to four years of national, state, and local Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data. Youth 95, designed to help state and local health and education officials use YRBS data to improve school-based and community-based programs and policies for youth, is available at no cost from: Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS-K33, Atlanta, GA, 30341-3724; (770) 488-3257.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has created Asthma Awareness Day: A Planning Guide to encourage organizations to plan events in schools and communities. The step-by-step kit contains information on planning, promoting, and launching educational efforts and activities. In addition, the kit includes sample tools used successfully by groups coordinating Asthma Awareness Day events. Special emphasis was placed on reaching African-American and Hispanic children. For a copy, call (301) 496-5717 or write: National Institute of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (31/7A50), 31 Center Drive, MSC 2520, Bethesda, MD 20814-9692.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a fifth HIV -prevention curriculum as a Program That Works, "Focus On Kids". This program targets African American and other youth ages 9 - 15, especially those living in low income urban areas. For information contact: Dean Fenley, Division of Adolescent and School Health, (770) 488-3183, E-mail: dmf2@cdc.gov
"Involving Males in Preventing Teen Pregnancy: A Guide for Program Planners" provides profiles of 24 pregnancy prevention programs that have successfully involved males. Available by writing: The Urban Institute, P.O.Box 7273, Dept. C, Washington, DC 20044. On line version at the Urban Institute's website: http://www.urban.org
“Safe Passages Through Adolescence" is a resource for community decisionmakers and policymakers. It describes in detail the added stresses of adolescence on poor youth, children of color, and youngsters raised in the isolation of urban inner cities or rural communities. 3Safe Passages Through Adolescence” profiles eight different community-based approaches to improving adolescent health. This 84 page report offers workable strategies for improving the health and well-being of young people and includes a complete listing of resources organizations and references. It is available free through the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Please call 1-800-819-9997 and request items #454a and #455a.
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