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                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           publicinfo@selu.edu
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 6/12/00
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   62

SLU CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION OFFERS
SUMMER INSTITUTE
     HAMMOND -- The Center for Excellence in Health and Education's Summer Institute
2000 will be held at Southeastern Louisiana University, July 11-14. The institute includes 11
workshops for school teachers, church youth leaders, community activists, and others interested
in promoting wellness among youth. 
     A twelfth workshop, "Youth Peer Education and Training," is open to teenagers only.
Offered by the Southeast Chapter of the American Red Cross, the workshop will provide factual
HIV information and promote skills for better decision making regarding risky behavior among
teens.
     Institute workshops topics are 
     * Media Literacy -- teaches participants how to conduct workshops or classes to empower
people to recognize and control the influences of media on decisions affecting health.
     * Tobacco Cessation -- trains teachers and community activists who work with youth to
motivate students to adopt a healthier, smoke-free lifestyle and techniques to assist youth in
tobacco cessation efforts.
     * Life-Skills Training   teaches participants to train youth to identify how self-image is
formed, identify myths about substance abuse, and improve communication skills.
     * Project TNT (Toward No Tobacco Use)   a comprehensive approach toward youth
tobacco-use for 10-15 year olds, which includes techniques appropriate for minority youth and
youth with risk factors that affect tobacco use.
     * Be Proud, Be Responsible   provides an HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum for high
school students.
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EHEP SUMMER INSTITUTE   Add One
     * Coordinated School Health   develops skills to promote the eight components of
successful Coordinated School Health programs.
     * Drug-Free Schools and Communities   Crisis Response Team training.
     * Personal and Social Skills   teaches decision making, communication, stress
management and goal setting and can be integrated across all health content areas in grades 9-12.
     * Power Moves   deals with a situational approach to HIV prevention for high-risk youth.
     * Project "Alert"   an 11-lesson curriculum for grades 6-8 focusing on tobacco, alcohol
and other drugs. Free training and materials will be offered. Training will be offered for two or
more member school teams representing two grade levels, 6-7 or 7-8.
     * Team Nutrition   will increase nutrition education by linking the cafeteria and the
classroom. The workshop will include a nutrition curriculum and chef cooking demonstration
and is limited to 20 teams of four participants each.
     Participants can register for the Summer Institute online at www.selu.edu/Grants/EHEP
or contact Summer Training Institute, Excellence in Health and Education Project, SLU 12843,
Hammond, LA 70402, 504-549-5200/3621.
     All of these tracks are fully funded by Southeastern, the Frost Foundation, Louisiana
Department of Education, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans Public Schools, and
the Southeastern Comprehensive Assistance Center.
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Press release available online at www.selu.edu./NewsEvents/PublicInfoOffice/newsp00.htm