These
programs help youth achieve and maintain healthy, active
lifestyles.
SMART
Moves
The
SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance
Training) prevention/education program addresses
the problems of drug and alcohol use and premature
sexual activity. Based on proven techniques, the
program uses a team approach involving Club staff,
peer leaders, parents and community
representatives. More than simply emphasizing a
"Say No" message, the program teaches
young people ages 6-15 how to say no by involving
them in discussion and role-playing, practicing
resistance and refusal skills, developing
assertiveness, strengthening decision-making
skills and analyzing media and peer influence. The
ultimate goal: to promote abstinence from
substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement
through the practice of responsible behavior.
An
outgrowth of the popular and effective SMART Moves
program, SMART Girls is a health, fitness,
prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement
program for girls ages 10-15. The program is
designed to encourage healthy attitudes and
lifestyles that will enable early adolescent girls
to develop to their full potential.
