4-H Health Rocks! Opportunities

 

4-H Health Rocks! A 4-H Healthy Living Program for Youth 8-16 Inspired to be Substance Free  Interested in bringing more prevention programs to your community? Health Rocks! is a research-based program with a goal to bring youth, families, and communities together to reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs among youth. This program helps youth develop internal strength to resist risky behaviors by developing life-skills like communicating with others, dealing with stress, critical thinking, and goal setting, among many others. Learn more » Upcoming Training: Become a certified Health Rocks! Educator. This professional development is great for Agents, 4-H Volunteers, Teachers, and other youth-focused community members. Upcoming Dates: January 11th, 2021: 9:00am - 10:30am January 11th, 2021: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Register Here » If you have a group of 10+ individuals or are interested in hosting a training that is more county-specific, please contact Kenan Bridges at kbridge3@ncsu.edu. Free Assets By participating in Health Rocks! with NC 4-H, you have access to a variety of free assets to help in delivery of the program at home and in a virtual environment.  Assets include: Curricula (English & Spanish) Virtual Resources My Health Rocks! Youth Journal (to be released in January) Learn more about these assets by registering for one of the training events listed above. NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension. Extension's 4-H program is the largest youth development organization in North Carolina. We help over 247,000 young people grow into active, contributing citizens each year. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by 01/07/21 to Kenan Bridges, kbridge3@ncsu.edu.