Media-Smart Youth

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! This engaging and exciting curriculum helps young people understand the complex media world around them. It will also help them make thoughtful decisions about issues important to their health, specifically nutrition and physical activity. As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) National Youth Media Campaign, this program is coordinated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Media-Smart Youth combines youth development principles and practices with current media analysis, content, up-to-date research findings, and federal recommendations about nutrition learning standards.

This program is offered by:

Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Website: http://www.CobbAndDouglasPublicHealth.org

The mission of Cobb & Douglas Public Health is to promote community wellness by providing or helping others provide quality services including assessment, prevention, and treatment in a caring manner.

Agency Contact

Amy Hoffman / Public Health Educator

Phone: 770-432-0112 ext. 226

Fax: 770-432-1774

Email: ahoffman@dhr.state.ga.us

Agency Information

Cobb & Douglas Public Health

1861 Teasley Drive

Smyrna, GA 30080

Agency Phone: 770-432-0112

Agency Fax:

Liability Insurance: Yes

501(3)c: 0

  • http://www.CobbAndDouglasPublicHealth.org
  • Program Location: At School
  • Program is Offered: Array
  • Program Time: The program contatins 10 lessons. 90 minutes is recommended for each session: 70 minutes for the activities, 10 minutes for the snack break, and 10 minutes for the action break. These times can be adjusted however based on the situation.
  • Target Age: Grades 6-8
  • Special Requirements: All the school will need to provide is a classroom for the instructor/s to teach the class. Also, an ASP staff member or teacher will need to be present in the room during the program. This program does require food to be stored for the healthy snack segment. The school possibly will need to allow access to a refrigerator to keep food safe and fresh.
  • Program Fees: 0
  • Volunteers Used: No
  • Funded By: Georgia DHR (Department of Human Resources)