Take Action: Write a Website or Newsletter Article

A great way to spread the word about the importance of the Health Education Bill and CARE for Youth's efforts is to publish an article or an announcement on your organization's website or in your organization's newsletter.

Here are some templates that can be used in your organization's publication.

Help us pass the Health Education Bill!

The Health Education Bill will make comprehensive health education available to all students in Massachusetts public schools.Please call or email your state legislators today and ask them to co-sponsor the Health Education Bill! To find your legislators' contact information, visit www.wheredoivotema.com, enter your address, and find the Representative and Senator in General Court.

[Name of your organization] is a member of CARE for Youth, a statewide coalition of 129 organizations supporting the Health Education Bill. For more information about the bill, visit www.careforyouthma.org.

To post the previous announcement on your website, you can cut and paste the following code:

[Name of Your Organization] Joins CARE for Youth!

We are pleased to announce that (insert name of your organization) has joined CARE (Coalition Advocating Responsible Education) for Youth which is a broad, statewide coalition of groups that have formed to support and advocate for comprehensive health education in the public schools. Over 120 organizations from across the Commonwealth have expressed their commitment to this important campaign.

CARE for Youth aims to pass a bill, An Act Providing Health Education in Schools, that would add comprehensive health education to the core curriculum in all Massachusetts public schools. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) created a comprehensive health education framework as part of education reform in the early 1990's. The DESE recommends that every school district implement this framework but they have no mechanism to enforce compliance unless health education becomes part of the core curriculum.

Health education saves lives. Adding health education to the core curriculum affords students the opportunity to learn about a wide range of important topics such as: nutrition and fitness, mental health, safety and injury prevention, reproduction and sexuality, substance abuse prevention, and violence prevention.

(Insert name of your organization) is very excited to partner with CARE for Youth in order to ensure that all young people have access to information that will help them lead healthier, safer and more productive lives.

If you would like to assist in our efforts to support CARE for Youth, please contact (insert name of organization's contact) or visit careforyouthma.org to find out how you can get involved!