Jefferson Union High School District held graduations for Jefferson, Oceana, Terra Nova, and Westmoor High Schools on Thursday May 22, 2014. NCPP staff were able to visit some of the youth and award candy leis to show some love and appreciation for the hard work that they’ve put in over the past year. We wish our graduates the best, and look forward to them staying connected in some way moving forward! CONGRATS GRADS!!
It’s finally uploaded! Here is the 10 minute documentary video of our experience doing the Healthy Retailer Project over Summer 2013! Please watch, share, and let us know what you think!
The Healthy Retailer Project is part of an effort to assess the availability and marketing of alcohol, tobacco, and food products in at least 10,000 stores across the state. Participants are trained to use an app on their smartphone device to administer the survey, which takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. Youth volunteers from Teens Making A Change youth council, Terra Nova high school, and San Francisco State University helped conduct 174 surveys in Daly City, Pacifica, South San Francisco, and even SFO International Airport!
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In San Mateo County, three groups participated in data collection efforts:
–North County Prevention Partnership
–Talauma for Tongans
–South County Sheriff’s Activities League
Special Thanks to our partners who provided logistical support and supervision for our youth volunteers:
-Diana Hill from San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services’ Alcohol and Other Drug Services
-Shaunda Scruggs and Megan Griffin from the San Mateo Tobacco Education Coalition
-LisaMarie Miramontes, PhD from the Prevention Research Center
-Andrea Rufo from Project 4PLAY and Project ASAP
-John Bartolome from ODASA
The video footage was shot with an iPhone 5, and edited in iMovie.
THANK YOU to everyone who made this possible!!
Teens Making A Change (TMAC) from Pacifica posing with Fahad Qurashi of Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) at the Communities in Action Recognition Ceremony on June 7th, 2013 at the William Walker Recreation Center, in Foster City.
Here’s the full gallery!
