Vision
Racine County is a place where youth assets are increasing and all youth are healthy, involved and successful members of the community.
Mission
The Racine County Youth Coalition engages agencies, business partners, communities, families and schools, to promote and foster positive change in community practices, public policy, and youth programming in order to build assets and reduce risk behaviors including substance abuse among all Racine County young people.
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Wisconsinites and their Beer
Wisconsin's beer tax is the third lowest in the country. Legislators held a public hearing on October 13, 2009 regarding the proposal to raise the tax from $0.006 to $0.03 on every bottle of beer. To read more about the public hearing go to JSOnline. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/64093042.html |
Life of an Athlete
Many school districts use code of conduct policies to address chemical health and other behaviors that are of concern to the student athlete. Many of these codes do not adequately address the problems that today's student athlete faces. John Underwood, from The American Athletic Institute, will present the Life of an Athlete Program to coaches, athletic directors, school personnel and community members in Oshkosh, WI on November 6, 2009. This program is designed to help school districts confront chemical health issues using effective strategies. You may click here to register, or contact Focus on Community at (262)632-6200 for more information. |
New Funding for the RCYC
The Racine County Youth Coalition (RCYC) is excited to announce new funding from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) will provide the RCYC with funding through February 2012. This grant will allow the RCYC to increase its efforts to prevent underage alcohol use across Racine County.
The RCYC was awarded this funding after an applications was submitted to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services by Focus on Community. UW Parkside's Center for Community Partnership assisted RCYC members to complete a a strategic planning process to direct the funds. RCYC will implement the grant through February 2012.
Focus on Community will act as the fiscal agent and any questions regarding the new funding and actions across Racine County can be directed to Seth Kuranz at (262) 632-6200.
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Wisconsin Parity Act
The Wisconsin Parity Act is a bill that will require all group health plans in Wisconsin to provide Mental Health care and Substance Abuse disorder benefits at parity levels. To learn more about this important legislation please go to:
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| What can be done to prevent prescription drug abuse?
Recently a man walked into a Racine County Walgreens and demanded all the Oxycontin that the pharmacy had on hand. The pharmacist handed over 13 bottles of Oxycontin in various strengths to the man. While this type of robbery is not an everyday occurrence, the rise of prescription drug abuse across the country is reason for concern.
What can parents do? Parents can monitor prescription drugs in their home; take note of how many pills are in a bottle and how many refills have been filled of their own medication and the medication of their teens. Read directions for medications with teens and set clear rules about the use of all medications in the home. Make it a point to properly conceal and dispose of old or unused medications. For more information on prescription drug abuse and over the counter medication go to:
www.theantidrug.com/resources/teen-rx.aspx
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Spotlight: Partners2
Partners2 is a networking organization in the Burlington area. Our mission is to promote positive cultural change in our community and to help our youth make healthy choices. Recently we received an email from a group in Nova Scotia, Canada who would like to start up a program similar to Partners2. Partners2 has already provided information to communities in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Upstate New York, but our call from Nova Scotia was the first sign that we maybe going International! P2 is all for giving our youth a voice in the community and currently we have ten teens sitting on nine committees or boards in the Burlington area. These teens enjoy the opportunity to work with adults, talk with other teens about the issues facing their committee, and have a meaningful role in the community they live. Want to learn more about who we are and what we do? Just click on: partners2.basd.k12.wi.us to become part of building a better Burlington. | |
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