Monday, April 29, 2024
4/29/2024
Building Momentum through Volunteer Organizations and Youth Leaders for Community-Level Change in Underage Drinking. The population to be served is Bedford County, PA. Through collaboration with 12 Volunteer Fire Companies across Bedford County, the BCDAPP will begin a Town Hall Meeting Initiative to raise perception for risk of harm and decrease accessibility for underage alcohol use. In a complementary strategy, the BCDAPP will train youth leaders to teach the "Protecting You, Protecting Me (PY/PM)"--an alcohol use prevention curriculum for children in grades 1-5. The BCDAPP will implement a Town Hall Meeting Initiative with Volunteer Fire Companies to serve as community meeting coordinators. Risk factors and local conditions concerning community norms favorable to underage alcohol use will be address through this strategy. In a complementary strategy, the BCDAPP will train youth leaders to teach the "Protecting You, Protecting Me (PY/PM)"--an alcohol use prevention curriculum for children in grades 1-5. PY/PM addresses the dangers of underage drinking to the developing brain, but also addresses the dangers of driving or riding in a car with a drunken driver.
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