More information and the registration form for the Health for Success
Training is online at
http://www.longwood.edu/vchetrc/health_for_success.htm

The Health for Success training sessions are designed to improve
educators' knowledge, skills, and comfort level in delivering
instruction related to Family Life Education (FLE), including HIV
prevention education, suicide prevention, and violence prevention.
Additional health-related workshops are scheduled to help educators
increase awareness about general health topics and strategies for
implementing coordinated school health programs at the school
division and building levels. For their work through the summer HFS
events, it is possible for participants to earn teacher
recertification credits, continuing education units, or three-hour
graduate credits.

The four-day training sessions are marketed to school and community
personnel, school health advisory board members, college and
university staff members, and parents interested in strengthening
state and local health programs that address educational and
developmental needs of children and adolescents. The interactive,
skills-based workshops focus on theoretically based activities that
can help school and community educators implement effective programs
and strategies in practical day-to-day educational settings.

The summer training sessions help school and community staff members
promote parental involvement in FLE and comprehensive health
instruction, foster positive self-concepts among children and youth,
provide mechanisms for helping youth cope with peer pressure and the
stresses of modern living, and design curriculum and lessons
according to students' developmental stages and abilities. The
sessions also are intended to help educators enhance the health and
well being of children and adolescents so they may be more productive
learners in school and community programs.

The following topics will be offered during the Health for Success in
Virginia Training Sessions, July 17-20, 2006:
· Understanding Human Sexuality Today
· Strengthening Character-based Abstinence Education
· Practicing Effective Teaching Strategies for Sexuality/HIV
Education
· Reducing Risky Behavior
· Strengthening Parental Involvement in FLE
· Managing "Sensitive" Issues
· Dealing with Teen Pregnancy: A Focus on Fathers
· Working with Diverse Populations
· Preventing STDs
· Preparing for the Future: Family Planning
· American Heart Association: Heartsaver CPR, First Aid, and AED
Training
· Nutrition 101 and Health Education
· Chronic Diseases Relevant to Today's Children: Diabetes,
Obesity Prevention, Asthma, or Mental Health
· Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
· Second Step: A Violence Prevention and Character Education
Curriculum
· Grant Writing 101
· Instructional Resources Review

Questions should be directed to Katie Smith at 434-395-2454 or
vchetrc@...