Supporting the Health and Education Workforce
We know that people who work in health and education play a critical role in helping youth stay healthy. When these workers have strong skills and good information based on science, they can help improve the health of their communities. ETR focuses on training and supporting these workers so they can prevent illness, provide care, and reduce health challenges in different areas.
Tobacco and Nicotine
Seeds of Tradition, Preserving Heritage, Promoting Health
Seeds of Tradition is a youth-led group that teaches other youth and Tribal communities about the dangers of commercial tobacco. At the same time, it honors the traditional use of tobacco in American Indian culture. The group builds trust, encourages people to care for the environment, and strengthens cultural connections to protect clean air, trees, and water. By sharing lessons passed down from elders, Seeds of Tradition helps young people choose a smoke-free life that respects their culture and protects the Earth for future generations.
Communities Energized for Health (CEH)
CEH works with rural communities in Northern California to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke. The project helps make places like apartment buildings, mobile home parks, and health centers smoke-free. CEH teams up with local leaders and uses a free program called Kick It California to help people quit smoking in ways that work best for them.
Learn more about CEH’s work here.
Rural Outreach and Advocacy for Resilience (ROAR)
ROAR focuses on reducing the number of places that sell tobacco in rural areas of Northern California. The project works with at least 10 local organizations, especially those serving Latino and rural communities, to help change tobacco laws. This includes stopping the sale of flavored tobacco, cutting down on tobacco stores, and limiting discounts on tobacco products.
Tribal Community Coordinating Center (TCCC)
TCCC supports Tribes and Tribal-serving organizations across California in fighting the harms of commercial tobacco. Funded by the California Department of Public Health, TCCC offers training, resources, and technical support to promote smoke-free environments.
Learn more about their work at https://www.ca-tccc.org/ and sign up for the free TCCC’s monthly newsletter list here.
Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC)
TECC is a California-based program that helps create and share free health education materials and social media posts to prevent tobacco use. If you sign up on the website, you can access hundreds of free resources like posters, stickers, brochures, and fact cards that you can print anytime.
Free HealthSmart lesson plan on Vaping
HealthSmart is a customizeable health education program for students in grades K–12. It teaches important skills to help you stay healthy for life and can be adjusted to fit local and state standards. If you’re talking about vaping or tobacco in class, you can use HealthSmart’s free lesson plans. These lessons explain how vaping and tobacco can harm your body, mind, and relationships. They also cover the risks of breathing in secondhand smoke or vape aerosol—even if you don’t vape yourself.
Download each 13+ page lesson plan here.
HIV
ETR’s HIV Retrospective
From our very beginning, ETR has been committed to delivering science-based HIV education, prevention services, and support.
Learn more (pdf) about how ETR has provided leading education, training, and research on HIV for more than 40 years.
Implementing Tailored Motivational Interviewing for HIV Prevention 3 in 30 webinar
Motivational Interviewing is a way of communicating that helps motivate people to make healthy choices. ETR’s free 30-minute webinar gives three quick tips on how to use this method to prevent HIV.
Register at this link to receive on-demand access to the recording and follow-up resources from this event.
Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)
Effective HIV treatment can lower the amount of virus in a person’s body so much that it can’t be found on a blood test. When this happens, the virus can’t be passed to others during sex.
Learn more about this topic in the U=U pamphlet available in the ETR Store.
PrEP
PrEP is a medicine that helps prevent HIV before someone is exposed to the virus. It is a powerful prevention tool and can help reduce anxiety and stress for people at risk of contracting HIV. PrEP comes as a pill or shot and works best when taken regularly.
View “Is PrEP for You? Using PrEP to Prevent HIV” in the ETR Store to learn more.
HIV Facts
This is our top-selling HIV resource that explains what HIV and AIDS are, how people get HIV, and how to protect yourself. It includes a handy foldout chart and tips for staying safe.
This pamphlet is available for purchase in the ETR store in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Chinese (simplified), Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Sexual Health
Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs)
ETR creates health education programs that are proven to help young people make safer choices. These programs are based on research and have been tested to show they really work. Whether you're starting something new or improving what you already have, ETR gives you the tools to support youth health.
Virtual Training Calendar
ETR offers online trainings where experts teach you how to lead health education programs. These sessions are great whether you're just starting out or want to get better at teaching sexual health. You can sign up for upcoming trainings and learn useful tips and strategies.
Program Success Center
ETR’s Program Success Center helps educators find the best health programs for their students. These programs are based on science and are designed to be accurate and age-appropriate. You’ll also find training and support to help you use the programs with confidence.
Find the right program for your setting and access training, support, and resources to implement with confidence.
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH)
ETR works with California’s Department of Public Health on the Adolescent Family Life Program and the Adolescent Sexual Health Education Program to help reduce teen pregnancy and STIs. We support programs that teach about healthy relationships and how to get medical care. These efforts help improve sexual and reproductive health for teens across the state.
Motivational Interviewing Training for Empowering Youth (MITEY)
Motivational Interviewing Training for Empowering Youth (MITEY) is an online self-guided, skills-building series of modules focused on youth development and risk reduction. It provides education and resources to enhance a professional’s knowledge, skills, and confidence in using Motivational Interviewing (MI) strategies, which allows support staff to feel equipped and confident guiding youth and motivating them towards change. The MITEY Change online course is great for health educators, teachers, social workers, nurses, and physicians to add to their skillset.
Read more about the benefits of this professional development offering here.
