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These resources are only available to after school program facilitators, trying to meet program requirements.
How to Order a Kit
- Choose a kit from the list below and go to Order This Resource.
- One kit may be taken out at a time for a maximum of 10 days.
- Kits may be picked up and dropped off at one of two locations.
- Windsor office, located at 1005 Ouellette Ave. The kit will be located in the Comprehensive School Health Department on the second floor. Parking is available behind Mac's Milk at the corner of Erie and Ouellette, or on the street
- Leamington office, located at 215 Talbot St. East.
- If you don't have an email address, please contact the Comprehensive School Health secretary at 519-258-2146 ext. 1260 to order a kit.
- We recommend that you book your kit 2 to 4 weeks in advance to ensure availability.
The following kits are currently available:
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Tobacco Use Prevention
Lungs are for Life is the Lung Association's program for smoking prevention. Health Canada has rated Lungs are for Life as one of the top three smoking prevention programs in the country. Lungs are for Life is designed to stop children from ever picking up their first cigarette. The program tries to influence and encourage students to explore their own ideas about smoking and to make dedcsions with facts, not peer pressure. Lungs are for Life helps young people develop the skills they need to live smoke-free. This kit contains: - Grade specific lesson plans (Kindergarten to grade 8)
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
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Substance Misuse Prevention This kit contains several resources, all related to substance misuse prevention. - Take Action - These grade specific lesson plans (Kindergarten to grade 8) are designed to address the use and misuse of substances. The programs provide easy-to-use lessons and activities to help young people make healthy lifestyle choices.
- Rule Out Drugs - This is a fun and easy way for students to learn about drugs, resistance strategies, and related topics. It's appropriate for students in grade 5.
- Rule Out Drugs: Calling All Young People activity and answer sheet.
- Rule Out Drugs: Calling All Parents activity and answer sheet.
- Rule Out Drugs Address Books
- Rule Out Drugs Rulers
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| - Drug Safety Booklet by Community Safety NetTM - This book provides information to help young people (10 years and up) learn more about drugs.
- Other
- Talking to Your Teen About Drugs: Government of Canada
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
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Nutrition When using this kit, facilitators will be able to teach students about healthy eating through a variety of resources. Some resources can be used specifically for background information, while others can be used to teach the students. This kit contains: - Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide by Health Canada
- A Resource for Educators and Communicators by Health Canada (accompanies Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide)
- Fuel Up for Fun Booklets (ages 6-8, grades 1-3)
- Eating Out Smarts! (Dietitians of Canada)
- Supermarket Smarts! (Dietitians of Canada)
- Fast Food Options: Tips for Making Healthy Choices (Dietitians of Canada)
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| - Eating away from home (Canadian Diabetes Association)
- Healthy Habits Healthy Weight A Practical Guide to Weight Management (Heart and Stroke Foundation)
- Sugar Shocker: An activity kit to help teach students about making healthy drink choices by Capital Health Edmonton Area
- Label reading resources from the Canadian Diabetes Association
- Fact sheet
- Frequently asked questions about reading food labels
- Activity sheets
- Posters and/or Activity Sheets for students in grades 5 to 8:
- 3 Out of 4 That's the score... for a healthy meal - A poster showing the 4 food groups.
- Portion Distortion: Compare serving sizes from 20 years ago - Student activity Sheets about unhealthy portion sizes.
- Thirst Quencher - A word search activity sheet for students about why water is important to drink.
- Vegetables and Fruit: Nature's Fast Food - A poster about the importance of vegetables and fruit and what a serving size looks like along with true or false activity sheets for students.
- Stress - How to Increase your Natural Stress Shield - A poster and a word search activity for students on the top 10 sources of stress in teens.
- Less is Best: Cut the Fat - A poster and a student quiz about fat in foods.
- Pump Up the Carbs...Fuel Your Body! - A poster along with a true or false quiz for students.
- A Healthy Lifestyle...It's Your Choice - A poster and a quiz for students about physical activity, food and eating habits
- What are your Alternatives? - A poster about choosing leaner meats and meat alternatives along with a crossword puzzle for students.
- Make an Udder Choice - A poster about choosing milk and a crossword puzzle for students.
Other:
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
- Comprehensive Scholl Health bookmark
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Fat Content Jars (Nutrition) Facilitators will be able to use this kit to talk to youth about the fat content in foods from fast food restaurants. In addition, the youth will be able to see the actual amount of fat in 20 common fast foods. Contents include: - Fat Jars (20)
- Lesson Plan (for elementary aged students)
- Sample menus from fast food restaurants: Burger King, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Pizza, Subway, Taco Bell, Tim Horton’s, and Wendy’s
- Understanding Fats (by the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency)
- What’s in your Fast Food? poster
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
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Physical Activity
The Physical Activity kit can help facilitators increase the students' level of physical activity through a variety of comprehensive resources and approaches. The kit also provides background information for the facilitators and encourages students to have fun while being active. Positive experience in physical activity during childhood can lead to a lifetime of healthy choices. This kit contains:
o Primary Teaching Kit
o Junior Teaching Kit
o Intermediate Teaching Kit
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Bullying Prevention
Stop Bullying Now DVD and Instructor’s Guide: The DVD contains a series of 12 animated episodes depicting characters in a school setting who experience bullying and what they can do to resolve the situation. The Instructor’s Guide contains information about what bullying is and suggestions for discussions and activities on the issue of bullying.
Stop Bullying Now Activities Guide:
This guide contains suggestions for various activities for schools and after school programs to promote the Stop Bullying Now campaign.
Stop Bullying Now and the materials were created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Bullying Prevention campaign. More information can be found at www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
Program materials can be ordered by calling 1-888-ASK-HRSA.
This kit contains: - Stop Bullying Now Video Toolkit with Instructors Guide by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This guide contains suggestions for various activities for schools and after school programs to promote the Stop Bullying Now campaign.
- The Bully's Mark by Film West Association, for grade 7 and 8 students.
- Bullying We Can All Help Stop It – A Guide for Parents by the Ministry of Education.
- Preschoolers and Aggression pamphlet by Invest in Kids, for ages 0 to 6.
- Stop Bullying Before it Starts pamphlet by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, for ages 0 to 6.
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
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Sun Safety This kit contains information about how over-exposure to harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun is a main risk factor for skin cancer. Some resources can be used specifically for background information for the facilitator, while other resources can be used to teach the students. This kit contains: - SunSense kootie catcher by Canadian Cancer Society
- Rayguard’s Be Sun Smart! Activity book by Canadian Cancer Society
- Where’s the Shade?
- A Community Affair postcard
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
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Dressing for the Weather A kit designed to help children dress appropriately for different weather conditions. Use the kit to dress felt characters according to the 4 seasons (winter, spring, summer and fall). Other: - Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
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Dental This kit can be used to teach children aged 3 to 14. There are different lessons for each age group. When the kit is borrowed, please make an appointment with the dental educator so she can assist the facilitator with the appropriate lesson and also add resources for that specific group. There are many additional resources available for children to take home to family to reinforce the lesson. The kit includes: - Large tooth model with brush
- Dental floss
- Child's flosser
- Teacher's reference manual
- Movie - Gina's Adventure (ages 5 to 10)
- Tooth Fairy Facts
- Going to the Dentist (story book)
- My Smile and Me (story book)
- How To Be a Star Cavity Fighter (poster depicting five dental health rules)
- Progress of Tooth Decay and Periodontal Disease (teaching posters)
- Proper Brushing and Flossing (teaching posters)
Other:
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
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Handwashing Bug Out! Get the Facts on Germs, is intended for children ages 6 to 13. It features age-appropriate activities on how bacteria and viruses spread, hand hygiene, cough and sneeze etiquette, when and why to stay home when you're sick, immunization, and influenza pandemic preparedness.
The kit includes: - Bug Out! Get the Facts on Germs facilitator booklet
- Handwashing at School fact sheet
- Stop! Clean Your Hands booklet
- Make Handwashing Easy posters
- My Hands Are Clean! pamphlet
- GlitterBug Potion and ultraviolet light (Glow Bar II)
Other:
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
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Body Image/Self Esteem * This is not a kit. A workshop is available from the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA) on the following topics: - Body image
- Nutrition
- Media literacy
- Body based harassment
- Eating disorders
For more information, or to order a workshop please contact:
Mia Tannous
Health Promotion Manager
BANA - Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association
Association de la boulimie et l’anorexie mentale
519-969-2112 www.bana.ca
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Always Changing
The Always Changing Program Kit includes an instructor’s guide and student guides. After completing the program, students will be able to identify the connection between personal choice and healthy body systems, identify the changes associated with puberty, and practice living skills associated with puberty.
The kit includes: - Always Changing Student Guides
- Always pad and pantiliners for girls
- Old Spice deodorant for boys
- Always Changing Teacher Guide
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health pamphlet
- Comprehensive School Health bookmark
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