STRONG

*Offered through In School (8 sessions or workshop), After School, and Workshops

The Mind+Body program supports positive body image for girls ages 6-18 by helping girls of all shapes, sizes, weights, and capabilities know they have the right to feel good about their bodies and appreciate the bodies of others.

This initiative focuses on four critial content areas.

Physical activity:  Every girls can find a type of physical activity that she not only enjoys, but that also accomodated her lifestyle, culture and schedule.

Body Image:  Girls of all shapes, sizes, weights, and capabilities have the right to feel good about their bodies and appreciate the bodies of others.

Nutrition:  It is possible for girls to identify a strategy for healthy eating that works for her body, circumstance, budget, home life, culture, and activity level.

Stress Management:  It is important for girls to understand that stress is a normal and acceptable part of life, and that handling stress in a healthy way is a key factor in having a strong and healthy body and mind.

*Offered through After School Workshops

The Healthy Sexuality programs support the physical health of girls ages 6-18 by helping girls learn about and develop an appreciation for the human body and all it can do, engage in healthy relationships, and think  about their futures and the world around them.

This program will provide equal opportunity and access to education on all areas of a girls reproductive health. The information within this program is age appropriate and culturally informed to benefit all girls across the RMWB.

*Offered through After School Workshops and In School Programming

The FRIENDLY PEERsuasion program supports the physical health of girls by strengthening skills needed to resist pressure to use harmful substances.

Friendly PEERsuasion targets the years during which girls begin to more fully experience and respond to influence and pressure from their peers to  participate in risky behaviors. During the program, girls build their knowledge and skills for resisting negative peer pressure and unhealthy ways to respond to stress.

Girls learn to identify healthy alternatives to risky behavior and invite peers to join them in acting on their smarter choices. Additionally, participants learn about various legal and illicit substances and understand responsible use of readily available prescription and over-the-counter medications and supplements, and analyze media messages that glamorize substance use.