Oral Health

Emergency/Urgent Dental Care Funding
On a year to year basis, the Oral Health team receives funding from the County of Simcoe to help teens from families in financial need access urgent dental treatment.

Simcoe County secondary schools.

All grades

All year (when funding available)

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for the oral health team.

Communicable Disease 

Communicable Disease Response
The Communicable Disease team responds to disease outbreaks in schools by investigating and managing the outbreak, following up with those who may be affected and offering post-outbreak education on infection prevention and control and personal protection.

All secondary schools

All grades

All year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and ask for the communicable disease line.

Immunization 

Adacel vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) is offered to youth ages 14 to 16 years. The Meningococcal C vaccine is offered to all youth ages 15 to 19 years.

All secondary schools

Ages 14 to 16 years (Adacel vaccine) Ages 15 to 19 years (Mening. C vaccine)

All year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for the immunization team.

Ongoing information and support is offered via the sexual health phone line and the provision of resources

All secondary schools

All grades

All year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the sexual health phone line
or click on sexual health clinics

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Parenting

Preconception Health Lesson Plans
Preconception health lesson plans are available that offer information and classroom activities that compliment health and social studies’ curriculum.

Provided to all secondary schools in Simcoe and Muskoka. Available on the health unit website

Suitable for Grades 9-12

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection

Triple P: Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P program offers parenting education for adults seeking support in parenting adolescents. Topics include promoting positive behaviours in adolescents, managing normal challenges of parenting, etc.

Available to all callers to Health Connection—followup call by an accredited provider may be required

For parents
with children
ages 10-16

All year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection

Not to Kids Interactive Game Show—
This large group activity for grade 9-10 students focuses on tobacco use including health effects, laws, and tobacco industry marketing tactics.

All secondary

Grades 9-10

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

 
Youth Stomp Out Tobacco Media Contest
Students prepare 30-second radio or video messages around tobacco use prevention targeting peers. Students are invited to submit their ads into a county-wide contest. Links with media studies, English, drama, computer technology, health education curriculum.

All secondary schools

Grades 9-12

Judging takes place in May each school year. First and second semester submissions are welcome

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

 
High School Grants for Youth – Led Tobacco Work
Grants of $1,000 are available to each high school for student–led tobacco use prevention, cessation, protection projects. Links with arts, peer leadership, drama, media studies and physical education curriculum, building leadership, presentation and advocacy skills.

All secondary schools

Grades 9-12
Best with mixed age groups of interested students—student , athletic councils, Student Tobacco Action Committees, parent council members

Applications for funds are available in September. Funding can be used throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

Tobacco-Free Sports Team Policies
Sports teams develop team policies that deter tobacco use with sports, specifically chew, snus and spit tobacco. School team members agree to be tobacco free as a condition of membership.

Pilot activity for secondary schools. Pilot sites to be confirmed early 2007-08 school year

Students on sports teams, physical education departments, with secondary school principals, student athletic councils

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

Smoke-Free School Grounds
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act requires tobacco enforcement officers to check each school’s compliance with the Act.

All secondary schools

Secondary school principals and staff, students, parent councils

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

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Healthy Lifestyles:Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Sun Safety

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Schools
In promoting healthy lifestyles in schools, health unit staff are available to work with students, staff, parents and school communities on healthy eating (e.g. Eat Smart! School Cafeteria program, Eat Well to Excel, Food For Learning), physical activity (e.g., Active and Safe Routes to Schools) and sun safety.

All secondary schools

All grades

Throughout the year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

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Violence and Injury Prevention

Injury Prevention with Youth
Health unit staff are available to work with students, staff, parents and school communities to promote safety and prevent injury on topics such as drug and alcohol abuse prevention and injury prevention.

All secondary schools

All grades

All year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520
and ask for Health Connection.

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Substance Use and Abuse

Choose Your Ride Home
Don’t drink and drive messages are conveyed to high school students through a simulated display featuring a crashed car, police car, ambulance, taxi and hearse.

All secondary schools

All grades

Throughout the school year. (Spring preferred.)

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and ask for Health Connection

 
Take Action in Secondary Schools
A comprehensive, school-based strategy designed to support schools and engage communities in addressing safety awareness regarding medicines and harmful substances and the prevention of alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use.

All secondary schools

All grades

Throughout the school year.

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and ask for Health Connection

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Truth and Consequences
“T and C” is a day-long, drug and alcohol awareness conference for Grade 9 students, addressing the substance abuse expectations of the Grade 9 Healthy Living Strand curriculum.

All secondary schools

Grade 9

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and ask for Health Connection or the THINK CLEAR! program coordinator.

Partnership Proposal Application (Simcoe County only)
Funding is available for special requests from schools related to drug & alcohol prevention programming—resources, speakers, field trips, equipment, etc.
Offered by THINK CLEAR! (Simcoe County).

All Simcoe County secondary schools

All grades

All year. AnySimcoe County school can apply at any time using the attached form

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the THINK CLEAR! program coordinator.

Resource Package
Each SCDSB secondary school will receive three A/V resources and one print resource: Not Ready To Go (VHS), The Ripple Effect (DVD), iDrive (DVD or VHS) and Street Drug Identification Guide (2006) Offered by THINK CLEAR! (Simcoe County)

Simcoe County District School Board (SMCDSB schools have already received)

Staff/all students

2007-08 School year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the THINK CLEAR! program coordinator.

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St. Dominic Catholic High School

Students in the Peer Support Program from various grades

Training for students occurs in the fall. The campaign is offered throughout the remainder of the school year.

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Safe Grad
Graduating students are encouraged to think about partying safe on their graduation night.
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

St. Dominic Catholic High School and other interested Muskoka high schools

Graduating Classes.

May-June, 2008

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Drug Awareness Week
Information on alcohol and other drug use/abuse prevention is distributed to all high schools in Muskoka (Top 10 Lists of facts, scratch and learn cards, posters etc.)
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

All secondary schools in Muskoka

All Grades

Third week in November

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Multimedia Presentation or Guest Speakers
RiSK will host either a multimedia presentation or a guest speaker to speak about alcohol and other drug use/abuse issues.
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

All secondary schools in Muskoka

All grades—can be offered to entire school or to smaller groups of students

Fall / Winter

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving (OSAID)
RiSK will sponsor OSAID groups in any Muskoka High School who wish to put on an event, or attend the annual OSAID conference.
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

All secondary schools in Muskoka with an OSAID group

All grades

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Risky Drinking Resource Box
A box full of alcohol and other drug use/abuse prevention tools such as DVD's, curriculum support material, booklets, informational postcards, posters etc. for educators and students to use. Training is provided to teachers on how to use the box effectively.
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

Resource box can be accessed through Trillium Lakeland District School Board’s resource department. St. Dominic Catholic High School also has a copy

All grades and all subjects

Throughout the school year

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Peer Recognition Awards
Students offering peer support are recognized for their contributions.
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

St. Dominic Catholic High School and other interested Muskoka high schools with a peer support group.

Students from various grades participating in a peer support program

May 2008

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.

 
Smart Serve Certification Program
Smart Serve is a responsible alcohol server training program
Offered by RiSK (Muskoka)

Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes Secondary School, Gravenhurst High School, St. Dominic Catholic High School, TLDSB Adult Learning Centre

Students 16 years of age and older

March 2008

Call 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 and
ask for the RiSK program coordinator.