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Rooks County Communities That Care |
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The Rooks County Communities That Care Committee is a county-wide coalition focusing on preventing underage drinking and other high risk youth behaviors. The Committee started in 1998 and meets on a quarterly basis at the Rooks County Health Department. The committee offers after-school programming, community-parent education, smoking prevention education, and youth alternative activities.
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A youth task force "Smoke-Free Tiger Task Force" located in Stockton provides tobacco prevention education in Stockton Schools and throughout the community. For more information and meeting times, contact Janae Talbott at Smoky Hill Foundation by calling 785-625-5521 or 1-800-757-2180.
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Youth Access Prevention Partnership |
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The Youth Access Prevention Partnership is a collaborative effort of the Regional Prevention Center, Russell law enforcement, Barton law enforcement, and 8 long-standing county community coalitions in Barton, Ellis, Graham, Norton, Phillips, Rooks, Russell, and Trego counties. The Partnership will establish a coordinated effort in 8 counties to reduce risk factors and implement effective prevention programs in 8 neighboring rural counties. To achieve the goal of reducing underage drinking, the Partnership will implement the following strategies:
1.) Community-based process to enhance the ability of communities to more effectively implement research-based prevention programs.
2.) Education programs for parents, businesses, and youth including retailer identification trainings and community forums to reduce youth access.
3.) Environmental programs consisting of increased law enforcement training, Cops In Shops, and saturation patrols.
4.) Media campaigns, including a youth developed newspaper entitled "Youth Talk About Underage Drinking and Drug Use", and a community leader-driven broadcast media campaign.
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