All Stars Senior

All Stars Senior is a high school curriculum. It helps schools meet health education goals by augmenting existing health education curricula. Textbooks focus on knowledge. Senior focuses on improving students' attitudes and behavior. 

All Stars Senior includes a manual for each of the three currently available content areas (additional content areas are currently under development). The approach includes research-based strategies that are fun, engaging, and effective. Topics addressed in All Stars Senior include:

 

Module	Availability
Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs	Available Now
Nutrition	Available Now
Personal Health	Available Now

All Stars Senior works by:

• Promoting the adoption of positive  social norms
• Building commitment to avoid high-risk and unhealthy behaviors
• Developing skills to resist negative peer pressure
• Instilling a belief of personal susceptibility to consequences of risky behavior
• Developing effective goal setting skills
• Identifying personal ideals that are inconsistent with high-risk and health damaging behaviors
• Improving decision making skills
• Building skills for managing stress

Target Age Group and Implementation Setting:

All Stars Senior is taught to high school students (ages 14 to 18) during their regular health class, usually in the ninth grade. The program is implemented by the health teacher. The program can be delivered in community settings.