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Item:	A Baby Friendly Place - Static window cling
Type:	stickers
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Please feel free to breastfeed your baby.
Quantity Available:	1

Item:	Smoke fx Take Charge Bookmark
Type:	other
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 7+
Key Message:	Check out the teen tobacco website, smoke-fx.com.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Is there a baby in your future? Plan for it [English]
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:	2005
Teacher Reference:
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:
Key Message:
Quantity Available:

Item:	About Ecstasy [English]
Type:	other
Year Produced:	2004
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	Grade 5+
Key Message:	get the facts about this drug, who uses it, how it affects people in a straight forward delivery of a serious message
Quantity Available:	1 for teacher 5 class set

Item:	Mental illness and addictions are 24-hour-a-day problems. (Replaces) : Drug and Alcohol Facts and More
Type:	fact card
Year Produced:	2000
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 7+
Key Message:	Mental health and addictions are 24-hour-a-day problems. Now there is 24-hour-a-day help.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	About Ecstasy - [French]
Type:	other
Year Produced:	2004
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	Grade 5+
Key Message:	get the facts about this drug, who uses it, how it affects people in a straight forward delivery of a serious message
Quantity Available:	1 for teacher 5 class set

Item:	It's Ok to say no
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Not all young people are having sex and it's OK to say no.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Relationship Quiz - photocopy
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:
Key Message:	A self-assessment about the emotional and physical safety in a relationship.
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	Sheet # 2 - Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Use Among Ontarians
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Quick fact sheet with the numbers and trends of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among Ontario students.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Making rules for young children/Preventing misbehaviour in your children
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 9+
Key Message:	Caregivers can prevent misbehaviour in children by setting limits, structuring the environment and being responsive to children's feelings
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	When it comes to SEX there are no dumb questions
Type:	tear-offs
Year Produced:	2007
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Don't feel embarrassed about your questions around sex, call.
Quantity Available:	50 (1 pad)

Item:	Teen Dads - Your Baby Needs You
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Teen fathers need support and guidance to be effective parents.
Quantity Available:	1

Item:	Taking Care As A Parent (photocopy)
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 9+
Key Message:	Parents need to take care of themselves in order to manage the demands of parenting
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	Straight Talk About Marijuana
Type:	other
Year Produced:	2005
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	Grade 7+
Key Message:	Parents and youth focus - two sections and quiz on marijuana.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Sheet # 4 - Substance Use and Mental Health Concerns in Youth
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Adolescence is the time for exploration and opportunity. Substance use is often a problem for youth but for those who develop a substance use problem it is not uncommon to find a mental health problem.
Quantity Available:	1

Item:	Kids Have Stress Too (photocopy)
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 9+
Key Message:	Children can feel stressed at home, school or play and this stress can hurt their health
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	The National Eating Disorder Information Centre - nedic
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	There are community resources to educate people about eating disorder.
Quantity Available:	1

Item:	Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living - Tearsheet
Type:	tear-offs
Year Produced:
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 9+
Key Message:	Physical activity improves health. Everyone can do it.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Health Connection business cards
Type:	other
Year Produced:	2000
Teacher Reference:
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:	grade 1+
Key Message:
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Health Connection magnets
Type:	magnets
Year Produced:	2000
Teacher Reference:
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:
Student Handout:	grade 1+
Key Message:
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Are you playing the game?
Type:	fact card
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 5+
Key Message:
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Sheet # 1 - Programs that Work With Youth
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	So you want to start up a new youth program to prevent alcohol and other drug use. Where do you begin?
Quantity Available:	1

Item:	Re-Discover Yourself - Simcoe County Eating Disorders Service
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:	2001
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:	YES
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:
Quantity Available:

Item:	Parent's Drug Awareness Guide
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:	2007
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	Grade 5+
Key Message:	Bringing up healthy, happy children is a rewarding experience for parents but it can also be full of challenges.
Quantity Available:	30

Item:	Budgeting Tips (photocopy)
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 10 +
Key Message:	Successfully balancing a household budget requires planning
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	Crying and Comforting (photocopy)
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2003
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Crying is normal and is baby's way of communicating. There are many ways caregivers can try to comfort babies
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	When a child misbehaves/Why children misbehave
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 9+
Key Message:	There are common reasons for child misbehaviour and positive, respectful ways that caregivers can respond
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	Ups and downs - A new mother's guide
Type:	brochure
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	All mothers go through a period of adjustment once the new baby arrives
Quantity Available:	1

Item:	Prenatal HIV Testing is important for you and your baby
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:
Key Message:	Discusses what HIV testing is and that anonymous testing is available. Also discusses what the test results mean to both mom and baby, and next steps to take if necessary.
Quantity Available:	5

Item:	Praise your child/Communicating with children
Type:	fact sheet
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	grade 9+
Key Message:	Communicating with children and providing praise are important tools of positive parenting
Quantity Available:	1 (can photocopy)

Item:	Folic Acid Its never too early
Type:	pamphlets
Year Produced:	2002
Teacher Reference:	YES
Student Reference Elementary:
Student Reference Secondary:	YES
Student Handout:	Grade 9+
Key Message:	Explains what neural tube defects are and who is most at risk for them. Also discusses the importance of a daily supplement as well as good dietary sources as part of regular diet
Quantity Available:	30

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