Prevention Council News
Prevention Council News
Smoke-free Housing Contributes to Health of Tenants and Economic Benefits to Landlords
September 22, 2010 By Barbara Brewer LaMere Saratoga Business Journal The Southern Adirondack Tobacco-Free Coalition, in cooperation with the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition, recently commissioned a study by Siena Research Institute of the benefits to owners of multi-unit dwellings of making their properties smoke-free. Southern Adirondack Tobacco-Free Coalition frequently partners with Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition on matters of interest to property owners, as there are many property owners who reside in one coalition's state-assigned counties of interest who own properties in the areas served by both of the coalitions. Both coalitions are among 30 state-funded not-for-profit agencies of the New [...]
Middle Schoolers Learn How to Prevent Bullying in School
August 12, 2010 By Melissa Downer Saratoga Today While bullying in and outside of school has always been a problem, Saratoga Springs Middle School has become proactive on the topic and has started a student-run club called "Get Up Stand Up." As the eighth-graders head off to high school in the next school year, founding members Bobby Griffin, 14 and Kenny DeLoria, 15, are relying on the incoming sixth graders to join the club and make Saratoga Springs Middle School a positive place to be for all students. To help motivate the new middle-schoolers to join the club, Griffin and [...]
Easing Transition Jitter: D.A.R.E. Camp Prepares Students For Middle School
August 11, 2010 By EMILY DONOHUE The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — Middle school can be a tough place, but the 200 incoming sixth-graders who attended the D.A.R.E. All-Stars Camp at Maple Avenue Middle School will have a leg up on their peers come September. About one-third of the incoming sixth-grade class will attend the camp this summer. The camp, in its 10th year, offers several weekly sessions for former fifth-graders to become acquainted with life in the middle school and learn skills to help them through the transition. Camp also gives students from the district's six public elementary schools a [...]
Authorities Try to Prevent Underage Gambling
July 26, 2010 By Mark Mulholland WNYT News Channel 13 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hundreds of thousands will experience the highs and lows of betting on horse racing in the coming weeks. People of all ages will pass through the turnstiles at Saratoga Race Course. But problem gambling groups say leave the betting to the adults because adolescent brains aren't capable of processing the potential consequences. Click here for link to video coverage "Our kids aren't equipped to handle the wins and losses yet. We know that. We know that they're not going to be ready until about 24," says Jim [...]
Anti-Bullying Book has Rachel Alexandra as Main Character
July 26, 2010 By Mark Mulholland WNYT News Channel 13 SARATOGA SPRINGS - "I feel for the kids who don't have someone to turn to," said Dr. Bambii Rae. Rae has been the victim of bullies. She was teased so badly that she was forced to drop out of the Buffalo high school she attended. Click here for link to video coverage. She went on to get her Ph.D. in education and now she's teaching the lesson of her life through the eyes of a champion race horse. Rae fell in love with Rachel Alexandra, the thoroughbred filly who beat the [...]
Officials Discuss How to Protect Youth from Gambling
July 16, 2010 By Paul Post The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — State and local officials gathered Friday, a week before Saratoga Race Course opens, to address the growing problem of underage gambling. Local high school freshmen and sophomores are 20 percent more apt to face such challenges than teens of similar age throughout New York, a state study says. Saratoga Springs has more gaming venues — the racecourse, Saratoga Gaming & Raceway's racino — than most cities its size, in addition to easily accessible temptations found everywhere, such as supermarket vending machines that sell Lottery scratch-off tickets. "Exposing kids to [...]