Presentation for Illinois Beach Sunrise Rotary Club March 3, 2011

1. Presentation for Illinois Beach Sunrise Rotary Club March 3, 2011

2. What Is Healthy YOUth? • Youth Opportunities Unlimited • Drug-prevention organization at Zion-Benton Township High School • 58 students in grades 9-12 • Sponsored by the Coalition for Healthy Communities with the Lake County Health Department • Currently grant funded

3. Understanding Our Social Norm Campaign • Highlights the fact that most students at ZBTHS are drug-free • Concentrates on positive images rather than negative ones • Uses statistics gathered from the Illinois Youth Survey (data collected for over 10 years) • 9 out of 10 ZeeBees are tobacco-free • 7 out of 10 ZeeBees are alcohol-free

4. What Does Healthy YOUth Do? • Smoke Free Parks • Conducted smoke-free park cleanups and surveys • Presented to the Zion Park District two years ago • Helped pass a smoke-free parks policy for all Zion Parks • Current goal is to make people aware of the Zion ordinance and to encourage other communities to adopt similar smoke-free parks initiatives

5. What Does Healthy YOUth Do? • Social Host Ordinances • Helped support and promote parents to stop their children from having underage drinking parties • Parents are responsible if they host the party • Ordinances have been passed in Zion, Beach Park and Winthrop Harbor • Project Sticker Shock • Traveled to alcohol vendors across the community and placed stickers on packaged alcohol • BASSET Training • Beverage Alcohol Seller and Server Educational Training • Supported the Coalition for Healthy Communities in promoting a training program for all people who serve and sell alcoholic beverages to do so responsibly • Passed through the Zion Liquor Control Commission and will be presented to Zion City Council on March 15th

6. What Does Healthy YOUth Do? • School Activities • Red Ribbon Week • Promote students to be aware of drug and alcohol issues • First big event of the year (in October) • Drunk and Drugged Driving Month • Activities concentrate on how students are impaired while using drugs and alcohol • Great American Smokeout/Kick Butts Day • November and March • Nationally recognized days for people who are trying to quit smoking or are proud to be smoke-free

7. What Does Healthy YOUth Do? • Community Events • Operation Snowball • Five area high schools come together to focus on teambuilding and leadership skills • Brainstorm different ideas about how to promote healthy choices • World No Tobacco Day Walk • In conjunction with Tobacco Free Lake County at Independence Grove • Makes a county-wide statement

8. What Does Healthy YOUth Do? • Mama’s Run • 5K Run/Walk (Sat. of Mother’s Day Weekend) • Our biggest fundraiser • The idea is to not only raise funds but also raise awareness for drug prevention and bring the community together • Try to get local vendors to promote their businesses through our goodie bags and raffles

9. Who Supports Healthy YOUth? • Our school district and administration • Zion-Benton Township High School • The Coalition for Healthy Communities • Through a drug-free communities grant from the Department of Health and Human Services • The Lake County Health Department • Through the DFC Grant with staff • Through the Tobacco-Free Lake County Staff • Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center • Has provided funding specifically for Healthy YOUth for several years and supports our endeavors by continuously offering in-kind support and guidance by staff