Resources for Schools

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Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA)- Health and physical education curriculum resources
Ontario Association for Public Health Dentistry - Dental curriculum available in English and French at the Timiskaming Health Unit 647-4305; 1-866-747-4305.
Our Active & Safe Routes to School web site provides resources, tools, information and links for schools and communities to create their own unique Active & Safe Routes to School program. All of our resources for teaches are linked to the Ontario Curriculum using the Curriculum Unit planner.
Canada Food Guide Interactive Resource: The Eat Well and Be Active Educational Toolkit is designed to help those who teach groups of children and adults about healthy eating and physical activity, and encourage individuals to take action to maintain and improve their health.
Infection Control Resource Kit for Child Care settings - 20+ activity ideas that can be done with children and/or staff.

2022 Prom Toolkit

We are aware that many traditional approaches to addressing youth substance use (e.g., zerotolerance policies, abstinence-only education, etc.) have limited effectiveness and can produce unintended negative consequences. As a result, this toolkit takes a harm reduction approach and aims to reduce the social and health harms related to alcohol and substance use. The goal is to support and encourage healthy behaviours and good decision-making. This resource includes information on the risks of using alcohol and substances and encourages youth to celebrate in a safer, less harmful way on their prom night.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide school administrators, teachers, students, and parents/caregivers with resources and messaging that encourages students to have fun on their prom night while making decisions to celebrate in safer ways.

The toolkit contains the following components: Make prom a night to remember!

Student Party PROMise Pledge and Photo Op Card
Celebrate Safer On Prom Night-Information Sheet
A Lesson on Consent
Protect Yourself from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheet
White Ribbon Resource Card
How to Talk to Your Teenager About Prom- A Resource for Parents
Social Media Messages
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Toolkit | Resources

Youth E-Cigarettes & Vaping Campaign

Vaping: What’s the Hype

The toolkit consists of the following:

Main web page with 9 virtual “cards”, each addressing a different theme for students to learn about.
- English: www.myhealthunit.ca/vapehype
- French: www.myhealthunit.ca/troussevapotage
An Educator Guide (Guide pour les éducatrices et éducateurs) that explains the entire toolkit. It gives educators some background information on vaping, ideas for how to use the toolkit and support student learning, links to the curriculum and more!
Surveys for educators (EN/FR) and for students (EN/FR) to share their feedback and help us evaluate the toolkit.
YouTube Videos: Vaping: What's the Hype? | Trousse d’outils sur le vapotage