Himitthoa Achukmaka (Healthy Youth) Program

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Offering interactive presentations to school-aged students, educating on the dangers of vaping and nicotine addiction. Through engaging, hands-on lessons, the program cover topics such as the ingredients in vapes, health consequences, how vapes work, and the impacts of stress, anxiety, and sleep on vaping behaviors.

Proudly serves schools within the Choctaw Nation Reservation area, aiming to equip students, teachers, and parents with the knowledge and support needed to prevent vaping and promote healthier choices.

This program also works with educators and staff to provide a free online vaping curriculum (CATCH My Breath) that can be integrated into the classroom or used as a tool for students who have been suspended for vaping.

This program meets most core curriculum standards.

• Provides resources for students who may need help quitting or further education.
• Adaptable to any age group from grades 1-12, although main audience is grades 5-8. Formatting is different for every school, whether it’s one large group presentation or individual presentations to classrooms for each grade throughout the school day.
• Able to set up interactive information tables at school events, parent teacher conferences, sporting events, or professional development days.
• In addition to directly serving over 3,400 students in the previous school year, the program worked with educators and community organizations to offer training and prevention tools.