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CYFERnet
Highlights
(announcements drawn from CYFERnet
newsletters)
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released a report on alcohol use among women of childbearing age. The report finds that alcohol use among pregnant women has declined but binge and frequent drinking among this group continues to be high. For the full report, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5113a2.htm
Effectively Involving Youth in Your Organization and Community
AtTheTable.org offers an online clearinghouse featuring everything you need to know about effectively involving youth in your organization and community. Tap into valuable resources including success stories, handouts, an online resource catalog, and a national database detailing where and how young people are contributing to organizations and communities everywhere.
http://www.atthetable.org/
Student Wellness Needs in Rural Appalachia
The study reported here determined the youth risk behaviors of students in a rural high school. A 44-item questionnaire adapted from the Youth Risk Survey developed at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention was administered. Findings indicate that some issues of national concern were not confirmed in this West Virginia sample. Tobacco and steroid use were not significant issues in this study. The areas of suicide ideation and food choices, however, highlighted areas of concern. Implications for practice are proposed.
http://www.joe.org/joe/2002february/rb5.html
Using the Internet to Increase Boys' Reading Skills
Boys consistently score lower than girls on national reading and writing tests according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. In an effort to engage boys in reading, former schoolteacher Jon Scieszka has launched an Internet initiative called Guys Read. The idea, says Scieszka, is to provide boys a place to meet and talk about reading. The core of the site is a database of guy tested and guy approved books. The biggest challenge for the site is competition from entertainment sites.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,50350,00.html
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