Advancing Strategies for Healthy Young People
ETR believes in the direct role of health education and related services in modifying knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors related to overall well-being. Young people are healthier when they have accurate information and skills to enact health-promoting behaviors. ETR develops, evaluates, and distributes programs and materials that support the health of young people in specific content areas.
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Sexual Health/HIV
RYSE
The Reimagining Youth Centered Strategies and Engagement (RYSE) Innovation Hub supports Innovation Development Teams (IDTs) committed to creating programs that center youth voice in adolescent health and wellbeing. RYSE provides funding, technical assistance, and partnership with Youth Innovation Advisors to help IDTs across the country advance creative products that address adolescent health issues, with a focus on reducing unintended pregnancies and STIs. To learn more about RYSE and submit an expression of interest to join as an IDT, visit our website.
Yes & Know
Yes and Know is a fully virtual intervention created by ETR designed to strengthen healthy relationships and life skills among youth ages 14–19. Using a cluster randomized controlled trial across rural U.S. communities, the study will assess the program’s impact on unintended pregnancy and STI prevention. The evaluation addresses multiple gaps in existing evidence-based interventions, particularly the feasibility and efficacy of fully virtual sexual health programs, including self-paced, asynchronous learning supported by technology.
Next4You
Next4You is a digital intervention developed by ETR aimed at reducing unintended pregnancy and STI rates among youth aged 16–19 in California’s foster care system. Designed in partnership with young people with lived experience in foster care, the program is delivered via a mobile-responsive platform. Next4You is being rigorously evaluated by RTI International through a randomized controlled trial measuring outcomes such as contraceptive use, sexual health knowledge, self-efficacy in communication and consent, and relationship equity. Learn more about Next4You.
Prevent HIV Using PrEP: Free Educational Video
Prevent HIV Using PrEP is a free, downloadable mini health lesson designed to increase awareness and understanding of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV prevention tool for youth and young adults. This engaging video clearly explains how PrEP works, its benefits, and how to access it, making it an essential resource for educators and health providers aiming to deliver accurate, impactful sexual health education. Download today.
Safer Sex - ETR (full section on the store)
Explore ETR’s collection of safer sex products designed to support educators, health providers, and youth-serving organizations in delivering accurate, engaging sexual health education. From pamphlets, infographics, to interactive tools to supplement education, our resources cover topics like contraception, consent, and STI prevention, empowering youth to build knowledge, make healthy decisions and reduce risk. Browse our safer sex products and find the right materials that fit your program’s needs.
Teen Options to Prevent Pregnancy (TOPP) Program
TOPP is a motivational interview-based program designed to reduce rapid repeat teen pregnancies and promote healthy birth spacing. Delivered over 18 months by trained nurse educators and social workers, TOPP provides personalized telephone and home-based support, access to contraception, and referrals to additional services. Learn more about TOPP here.
Tobacco and Nicotine
Seeds of Tradition, Preserving Heritage, Promoting Health
Seeds of Tradition is a youth-led group committed to educating youth and Tribal communities about the dangers of commercial tobacco, while embracing the sacred traditions of American Indian culture. The initiative fosters circles of trust, environmental stewardship, and cultural ties to protect clean air, abundant trees, and clean water. Through ancestral wisdom and generational teachings, Seeds of Tradition inspires a smoke-free future that honors the past while nurturing the earth for generations to come.
INSPIRE+
INSPIRE+ empowers and collaborates with young people in communities impacted by the War on Drugs to create youth-led, innovative solutions for community health. The project focuses on preventing youth substance use by identifying and addressing its root causes within their communities. Recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award from the Adolescent Health Initiative, learn more about INSPIRE+ here.
Tobacco Use Prevention - ETR
ETR offers tobacco prevention materials that feature the latest updates on the epidemiology of tobacco-related disease, the prevalence of smoking and other tobacco use, and the risk factors related to tobacco use. Our store features easily shareable pamphlets, posters to hang in a clinic, signs for smokefree areas, and more. We cover a variety of topics across our products such as talking to teens, secondhand smoke, and facts about tobacco and vaping. View the ETR Store for tobacco education materials.
TECC Materials
The Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC) is a statewide technical assistance provider that supports the development and distribution of effective educational materials and social media messaging for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) funded projects at no cost. Registering on the TECC website gives you access to hundreds of FREE resources that can be quickly printed at your convenience. Their online catalog of educational materials includes posters, stickers, fact cards, brochures, signs, and more. View their resources created for youth that emphasize the importance of being tobacco free for their health and well-being.
Mental Health
Emotional and Mental Health
Teaching young people how to care for their emotional and mental health is a paramount focus. ETR’s emotional health, stress reduction, and self-esteem titles outline healthy ways to respond to strong feelings and challenging events. Other titles provide help for dealing with common mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. View ETR’s Emotional and Mental Health pamphlets here.
B3: Brain, Body, Behavior
B3 is a multimedia curriculum that helps students in Grades K–6 develop their fundamental motor skills and enhance cognitive function while improving mental health and social-emotional well-being. Easy to implement and low-cost for educators, B3 is an exciting way to help young people spark their brains, build their bodies, and improve their behavior to increase academic performance. Learn more about B3.
HealthSmart Emotional Health Inventory worksheet (pdf)
Download free activity worksheets pulled straight from HealthSmart—a skills-based, K-12 curriculum that’s customizable to align with local and state health education standards. These worksheets include exercises for youth to reflect on how they express healthy emotional traits, a quiz to assess where they can improve, and a list of sample emotional health goals they can work on. Download this vital five-page resource here.
Nutrition and Physical Activity
HealthSmart Filling MyPlate worksheet (pdf)
Educating young people on the importance of healthy eating can start with teaching them about the key nutrients found in a variety of foods. HealthSmart is a skills-based, K-12 curriculum that develops and supports healthy behaviors for a lifetime. The program includes a lesson on nutrition and activity worksheets. View this page to download the free exercises that include matching nutrients to their main function in the body and where each nutrient should be found within the five food groups.
HealthSmart Daily Eating & Activity Journal (pdf)
Introducing healthy behaviors to youth can start with reflection on their day-to-day nutrition and physical activity HealthSmart provides a lesson for students to assess their eating and activity habits that meet the National Health Education Standards (NHES). This lesson comes with a nutrition and physical activity journal, which students can fill with daily food intake and activity data to identify ways to improve these areas for future goal-setting habits. Download this free journal here.
5 Benefits of Physical Activity in the Classroom for Students - ETR
Schools and educators are in a unique position to help students move their bodies and be physically active to achieve their best health. Classrooms are not only a space to teach valuable skills, but to inspire healthy habits for a lifetime. Read our blog for ways to add physical activity into the mix of education.
B3: Brain, Body, Behavior
B3 is a multimedia curriculum that helps students in Grades K–6 develop their fundamental motor skills and enhance cognitive function while improving mental health and social-emotional well-being. Easy to implement and low-cost for educators, B3 is an exciting way to help young people spark their brains, build their bodies, and improve their behavior to increase academic performance. Learn more about B3.
