Will You Choose Prevention?

School is right around the corner signalling that our kids are another year older.  As they grow older they start making more and more decisions independently.  We can equip them to make wise choices. We know that children and teens are much more likely to make the...

Off to College!

This is an exciting time of year for many recent high school grads who are heading off to college in the next few weeks.  To help you and your family prepare we asked our partners in the Dean of Students Office at Johnson State College for their thoughts on creating a...

Preventing Youth Alcohol Use

Would a stronger alcohol use policy in your community make a difference in reducing youth alcohol use? Pediatrics, The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, recently released the results of a study suggesting that the answer to this question is “Yes!” Here’s...

Kids, Teens, & Summer Parties

This is a weekend of many celebrations.  Healthy Lamoille Valley encourages you to plan for the safety of your kids and teens to avoid the following real-life scenarios…  Scenario 1 “The adults would be so busy partying and drinking that they’d not...

Summer Fun – Repost

Recreation… Play…. Wonder… Wellness. Fog Table Fun These words are all closely related… Think about a time when you felt really energized and physically whole.  What had you been doing?  Where had you been?  There’s a ton of research...