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In Our SchoolsHealthy Girls InitiativeThe new Healthy Girls Initiative of Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. offers healthy lifestyle awareness programs for girls ages 8-14 and their caregivers (usually parents) in South Sarasota County Venice, North Port, Englewood, Laurel, Nokomis, and Osprey). Programs and activities support healthy living from a holistic perspective, focusing on nutritional education, physical activity, emotional/mental wellness, and environmental health. The Healthy Girls Initiative aspires to serve all girls and caregivers of girls in the region through programs during the day in elementary schools, after-school programs with local community organizations, Better Together!, fitness classes, summer camps and retreats, spring break trips, community wellness events, We Can! programs for adults, Girl Scout troop and Pathway programs, and churches. Healthy Girls Initiative is made possible through a grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice and support from Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. For more information: Contact Julia Onnie-Hay at (941) 921-5358 x319 or
by email SWAT – Students Working Against TobaccoStudents Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) is Florida’s statewide youth organization designed to mobilize, educate and equip Florida youth to revolt against and deglamorize big tobacco while working toward a tobacco-free future. The focus of SWAT is not the health effects of smoking, as research has historically shown that students do not respond well to a lecture on health effects and smoking after the 5th grade. Instead, SWAT focuses on media literacy and marketing, teaching students that they are being targeted by the tobacco industry and giving them the opportunity to rebel against the industry. SWATs are designed for grades 6-12 and can be found in several public and private schools in Sarasota County. The following schools have active SWATs: Cardinal Mooney High, Heron Creek Middle, North Port High, Out of Door Academy, Riverview High, Sarasota Christian, Sarasota Middle, Sarasota County Boys and Girls Clubs. If you are interested in starting a SWAT Club at your
school: SPARCC - Safe Place and Rape Crisis CenterSPARCC’s mission is to provide services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, and to promote a violence free community through awareness and education. All of SPARCC's services are free and confidential. Middle and high schools may request SPARCC to provide dating violence presentations. 24 hours crisis HOTLINE: (941) 365-1976 Sarasota County Wellness Policy
Federal legislation requires nearly all of the nation’s 15,000 public
school districts implement a local wellness policy. Each policy must
include goals for nutrition education, physical activity and school-based
activities to promote student wellness; nutrition guidelines for all foods
available on the school campus and for school meals ; a plan for measuring
implementation of the policy; and involvement of parents, students, school
administrators and members of the school board and the community. The
wellness policy
for Sarasota County provides a framework for building healthier schools
and kids.
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)The purpose of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is to encourage middle school and high school students to make positive decisions for safe, healthy and substance-free lifestyles. SADD promotes a No-Use message -- no alcohol, no tobacco, no illegal substances -- through positive peer pressure, support and activism. Peer pressure is known to have a significant influence on the decisions made by teens today. Establishing and maintaining a SADD chapter is one way of providing a group environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle through positive peer pressure and support.
For more information, contact: Local Resources
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