RCC’s Different Viewpoints is a series of short articles from different age groups and their perspective on health education as they see it. When “Yes Means Yes” In high school, you don’t often think about the consequences of spreading gossip. It’s just something that you do. Sometimes it’ll be a random rumor about who’s dating who, or […]

RCC’s Different Viewpoints is a series of short articles from different age groups and their perspective on health education as they see it. Conforming to Social Media’s False Reality In the short 5 minute passing period between classes I can take one glance up and see the eyes of nearly half of my peers glued to the […]

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’ perceptions of teen pregnancy trends. I posed a question to one of the groups I […]

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 are dating. It’s hard to imagine that this could be the reality for some teenagers, but statistics like […]

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 school and middle school curriculums, as details of the Oregon Trail, rules of geometry, […]

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 cigarettes but also can be found in various vaping products, like the Juul™, […]

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 the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” We can’t help but ask […]

As 2018 draws to a close, it is predicted to be another record-breaking year.  Unfortunately, this is not a record the United States wants to break:  Sexually transmitted infections are again at an all-time high for the fourth year in a row.  While sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have plagued humans for centuries, many scientists at […]

In a recent article from NBC News, Sarah DiGiulo talks about how a new law in the state of New York is requiring mental health to be taught in health education classes. While there are currently some schools that have already been teaching about mental health, it hasn’t been mandated.  Reaching out for help regarding […]

On August 17, 2018 more than 100 overdoses in New Haven, Connecticut were attributed to synthetic marijuana – also known as K2, spice or “fake weed”.  In our very own state of Illinois (as of May 2018), the Illinois Department of Public Health has 164 documented cases across 15 counties tied to outbreaks related to […]