What is Health Rocks?

Health Rocks! is the leader's curriculum for an ambitious project for 8- to 12-year-olds undertaken by National 4-H Council. The goal of the program is to bring communities across the United States together to reduce youth, tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug usage.

4-H has worked for decades to help youth develop skills that serve them for life. Some of these skills, such as communicating with others and relating to change and dealing with stress, help youth as they seek to develop the internal strength to resist risky behaviors. We feel a prevention program built upon the strong foundations of life-skill development and decision-making results in a program that truly reduces youth tobacco and drug use.

Kids who have personal social skills and competencies are more resistant to substance use. Ultimately, we want children who are forming their opinions about tobacco, alcohol and drug use to take healthy control of these choices and not make them because of peer pressure, stress or other emotiional factors.

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