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Busting Myths About Alcohol

Common misperceptions about alcohol use perpetuate social norms that can lead to health consequences for individuals and harmful impacts on communities. Help prevent underage drinking and alcohol use disorders by sharing the realities of alcohol! Each of the below...

[Caboodle Cards Series] Icebreaker: Scattergories

If you’re a youth development professional, afterschool provider, teacher – or any group leader – who needs more ideas for breaking the ice during your virtual or in-person gatherings, our team building blog series featuring icebreaker activities using our...

Ending Tobacco Use

Have you heard? As of spring 2021, Gwinnett County has implemented a Tobacco-Free Park System! This tobacco-free policy restricts the use of any product that contains tobacco or nicotine within a County park site. Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of...

[Caboodle Cards Series] Icebreaker: Scavenger Hunt

If you’re a youth development professional, afterschool provider, teacher – or any group leader – who needs more ideas for breaking the ice during your virtual or in-person gatherings, our team building blog series featuring icebreaker activities using our...

Busting Myths About Mental Health

In recent years, it has become more acceptable to talk about and advocate for mental health. This is exciting and desperately needed progress toward serving a community that has long felt excluded from society. However, a lot of misinformation and old beliefs still...

[Caboodle Cards Series] Icebreaker: Adjective Introductions

If you’re a youth development professional, afterschool provider, teacher – or any group leader – who needs more ideas for breaking the ice during your virtual or in-person gatherings, our team building blog series featuring icebreaker activities using our...

Supporting a Smoke-free Gwinnett

Contributed by Laura Bracci, Community Advocacy Director, American Heart Association It was 2006 when the U.S. Surgeon General stated there was no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, yet many people in Gwinnett are still exposed in their workplaces and public...

Caring for Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As we surpass a year of experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s safe to say many of us are still feeling fatigued from missing our friends and family, normal routines, traveling and much more. It remains important that we continue to care for our mental health during...

Tools for Advocacy: How to Contact Your Elected Officials

What is Advocacy? An advocate is a person who speaks, writes or acts in support of a person or issue. Practicing advocacy allows you to clarify your personal values and beliefs, use your voice about something important to you and help affect change. One way you can be...
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