by RCC | Mar 11, 2019 | News
Written by: Olivia Starr-Health Educator, Candor Health Education As an educator for Candor Health Education, I spend a considerable amount of time in front of 8th graders discussing pregnancy prevention. A few weeks ago, I became curious about the students’...
by RCC | Feb 12, 2019 | News
Written by: Edith Lule-Education Manager, Candor Health Education February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. According to BreaktheCycle.org, one in three high school students will experience physical or sexual violence, or both, by someone they...
by RCC | Feb 11, 2019 | News
RCC’s Different Viewpoints is a series of short articles from different age groups and their perspective on health education as they see it. Vaping-The 21st Century’s Smoking by Payton Stifflear There are only a few things I can still remember from my elementary...
by RCC | Jan 16, 2019 | News
Written by: Barb Thayer – Executive Director, Candor Health Education Nicotine = cigarettes, right? And nicotine use is down in teens since cigarette smoking is down in teens, right? Well…yes and no, it’s complicated these days. Nicotine is not just found in...
by RCC | Dec 14, 2018 | News
Written by: Betty Barsley-Marra-Health Educator, Candor Health Education It’s mid-December and we’re fighting our way through the first snowstorm traffic jam of the season. We turn on the car radio to the sounds of holiday music. The song playing is telling us, “It’s...