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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Violence and Injury Prevention Test

Using the guidelines below and the suggestions on the back of this paper, your task is to create a “Health Actions Pamphlet” to share what you have learned in this unit with others and help others make safer choices.

We will have one day to gather facts and another day to complete the pamphlet. The pamphlet is due on Friday, March 26, 2010.

Topics:

Driving Safety
Suicide
Sexual Assault
Dating Violence/Abuse
Bullying and Hazing
Hate Crimes/Hate Motivated Behavior


Guidelines:

Fold a piece of paper into thirds. Include the following in your pamphlet:

Page 1: Name, Period and Title of Pamphlet
Page 2: Paragraph description/introduction
Page 3: Prevention Strategies (5)
Page 4: Community Resources (3)
Page 5: Facts/Statistics (5)
Page 6: Sources

You will be graded based on the following:

Creativity and Neatness (5 points)
o Your pamphlet should be colorful, neat and organized
o Follow the outline given to you and make sure all pages are clearly labeled

- Paragraph Description/Introduction (5 points)
Should define and/or explain the topic and/or its importance

Facts/Statistics (10 points)
o Your facts must be accurate (two points per fact)
o Use the websites on the blog to find accurate information

Prevention Strategies (15 points)
o Your prevention strategies include practical things teenagers can do to reduce their risk of unintentional injury.
o Must be based on factual information.
 Example: Prevention Strategies for Sexual Assault: Don’t drink: 50% of victims and 75% of perpetrators were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the sexual assault.
o Do NOT repeat facts

Community Resources (10 points)
o List three resources students can use for more help, counseling or assistance. This can include hotlines, websites, clinics or other resources.
o Indicate whether or not the resources are free and/or confidential (if known)

Sources (5 points)
o List the websites you used to get your information


Use the websites below to find facts for your pamphlet.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5704.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/pdf/yrbs07_us_overview.pdf

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
www.safeyouth.org

Educating to Eliminate Hazing
www.stophazing.org

Partners Against Hate
www.partnersagainsthate.org

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
www.rainn.org