Resources
Eat Well
Tips/Fact Sheets
Quickly Prepare Healthy Meals for Your Family! – Maine SNAP-Ed
Plan Now, Save Later! – Maine SNAP-Ed
Healthy Recipes – Maine SNAP-Ed
2017 Annual Report – Maine SNAP-Ed
Maine SNAP-Ed Works! – Maine SNAP-Ed
Maine Websites
Maine SNAP-Ed helps you Shop, Cook, and Eat healthy on a budget – Maine SNAP-Ed
Community Resources – Maine SNAP-Ed
Curriculum and Education
Maine SNAP-Ed Programs – Maine SNAP-Ed
Child Nutrition Programs– Maine DEO
Campaigns
Full Plates Full Potential – Full Plates Full Potential
Be Active
Tips/Fact Sheets
Let’s Go! 2019 Annual Update for Southern Kennebec County – MaineHealth
Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 2018 Annual Report – MaineHealth
About Let’s Go! – MaineHealth
Maine Websites
Maine Health Let’s Go! – MaineHealth
Curriculum and Education
Tools for Parents – MaineHealth
Encouraging Adults to Take Small Steps – MaineHealth
Building Health Environments for Youth – Maine health
5-2-1-0 Handouts – Healthy Kids Ohio
Campaigns
Strategies to Prevent Obesity – CDC
Substance Misuse
Tips/Fact Sheets
National Prevention Week – FREE Webinars
Maine Facts – Prevention for ME
Products to Know – Prevention for ME
Health Effects on Youth– Prevention for ME
Marijuana: Impact on the Brain, the Body, the Future– DHHS and SAMHS
Maine Websites
Substance Abuse Prevention – Maine DHHS
Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey Data– MIYHS
Maine Medication Collection Sites
Curriculum and Education
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids – Center for Addiction
Campaigns
Prevention for ME – Prevention for ME
Tobacco and Vaping
Tips/Fact Sheets
Tips for Talking to Teens & Vaping Resources Rack Card – Maine Center for Tobacco Independence
Talk With Your Teen About E-Cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents– CDC
E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults Fact Sheet- U.S. Surgeon General
2019 Vaping and E-cigarette Use Among ME Youth – MIYHS, DHHS, Maine DOE – PDF
Smoke-Free Teen– U.S. DHHS/NIH/NCI
Maine Websites
You Are The Target– Maine CDC and Maine Cancer Foundation
The Maine QuitLink– Formerly Maine Tobacco HelpLine
Smoke-Free Homes Pledge– Breathe Easy Maine
E-Cigarette Prevention Toolkit (Maine CDC)
Curriculum and Education
CATCH My Breath– A Free E-Cigarette and JUUL prevention program for U.S. middle and high school students.
The Real Cost of Vaping Curriculum– Free lesson plan and activities to help teachers engage with students about the dangers of e-cigarettes.
INDEPTH– a free alternative to suspension/citation program by the American Lung Association and the Prevention Research Center of West Virginia.
Sidekicks– a free training for youth on tobacco and vaping, including how to hold more effective conversations about tobacco and vaping with their peers.
Campaigns
The Real Cost: Know the Real Cost of Vaping
Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes and Young People
Resources 18-25 Years Old
Tips/Fact Sheets
Alcohol
Binge drinking in college students – CADCA-NIAA
How many drinks is Binge drinking? – CDC
Drinking and driving – CDC
Alcohol and pregnancy – CDC
What counts as a drink? – rethinking drinking – NIAAA
Marijuana
Effects of Marijuana – Drug Abuse
Short and long-term effects of Marijuana – NCBI.NIH
Marijuana laws – Good to Know Maine
Marijuana – Good to Know Maine
Mental Health
A guide for identifying signs of mental health issues – The Alliance Maine
National Alliance of Mental Illness – NAMI
Maine Crisis line 1(888) 568-1112
Information and referral line with real people
Maine Websites
Maine Activities
Maine Fairs – b.98.5
Maine State Parks – stateparks.com
Hooked on Fishing NOT on Drugs – Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Choose your activity – Interactive map of Maine