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1 Impact data provided in the Health Rocks!® Intermediate Level Curriculum Training. 2017-2018 Evaluation Summary, Alabama. Prepared by the Health Rocks!® Evaluation Team, December 12, 2018. Visit our website to view the complete assessment. www.aces.edu/urban 4-H health rocks

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2017-2018 Alabama Extension Urban 4-H Health Rocks!® Program Impacts1

Alabama youth learned how to pursue a healthy lifestyle and avoid risky behaviors. Health Rocks!® training improves social skills, volunteerism, self-confidence and strong values.

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Knowledge About Smoking & Drug UsePercentage of Youth Who Agree or Strongly Agree % Before % After

• Once you start smoking it’s hard to stop. 84.7 93.1• Using drugs can ruin my relationships with family and friends. 83.5 92.7• People who smoke can die from lung cancer. 89.0 95.5

Skills: Managing Stress, Dealing with Peer Pressure or Making Positive DecisionsPercentage of Youth Who Agree or Strongly Agree % Before % After

• If a friend wanted to try drugs, I can talk them out of it. 79.2 88.7• When I feel stressed, I am able to talk about it 81.1 90.9

with people I trust.• I am able to say “no” if others offered me cigarettes. 88.8 95.7• I do not have to drink or smoke even if some other 89.6 95.9

young people do it.

Other AssetsPercentage of Youth Who Agree or Strongly Agree % Before % After

• It is important for me to stay focused on learning at school. 90.3 95.7• I need to think about how my choices will affect my future. 89.5 95.7• I would help other kids like me to stay away from alcohol 89.0 95.6

or other drugs.

50.6% in Elementary School, 39.8% in Middle School and 9.5% in High School

96.4% from urban &

suburban areas

3,698youth

participants

10+hours trainingper participant

8 in 10youth disapprove of risky behaviors

What is Urban 4-H Health Rocks!®? ► Urban 4-H Health Rocks!® is a program designed

to reduce tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among youth ages 8-14.

► Health Rocks!® is a national 4-H curriculum implemented in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia (2017-2018).

What are the goals of Urban 4-H Health Rocks!®?

► Reduce youth smoking and tobacco use. ► Help youth build life skills that lead to healthy

lifestyle choices. ► Engage youth and adults in partnerships to develop and

implement community strategies to reduce smoking and other substance abuses.

► Build positive enduring relationships with youth, involved as full partners, to address at-risk behaviors of youth.

What to expect: ► Easy-to-use curriculum style ► Each activity is 30-45 minutes in length ► Interactive hands-on learning ► Can be used in 4-H clubs, after-school settings,

classrooms and more ► Meets National Health Education Standards

The Health Rocks!® curriculum focuses on three general areas:

► All about me• Learn how drugs affect behavior and the

health consequences of drug use• Learn and practice decision-making skills• Understand stress and learn how to relieve it

► What influences me?• Learn skills to resist risky behaviors• Learn how family, peers, media and technology

influence choices ► Taking it beyond me • Share message with the community• Commit to and celebrate being drug-free

has reached over 110,393 youth nationwide since 2010. Alabama Extension at Alabama A&M University is dedicated to making an impact in Alabama’s urban centers.

Urban Extension programs provide learning experiences that are designed to make a positive change & improve quality of life.

To discover more ways that you can make a change, visit our website www.aces.edu/urban

State Office Dr. Angela WilliamsOffice: (256) 372-5713Email: arw0033@aces.edu

Urban 4-H Health Rocks!® Call or email us to reserve a Health Rocks!® session for your school, group or organization.

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