Column 1	Column 2
1	Your Name*	Title or Occupation
2	Company or Organization	Address
3	Phone	Your Email*
4	Your Message*

Address	Contact
1	Address	Emergency Contact Numbers
2	Cuyahoga County Board of Health	Administration Services: 216-201-2000
3	5550 Venture Drive	Clinic: 216-201-2041
4	Parma, OH 44130	Environmental Public Health: 216-201-2020
5	216-201-2000	Epidemiology, Surveillance and Informatics: 216-201-2090
6		Prevention and Wellness: 216-201-2040 or 2060
7	Business hours	Fax Numbers
8	Monday-Friday	Administration: 216-676-1311
9	8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Prevention and Wellness: 216-676-1319 or 1325
10		Environmental Public Health: 216-676-1317
11		Epidemiology, Surveillance and Informatics: 216-676-1316

Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)

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Program Contacts
Brandy Eaton BSN, RN Supervisor 216.201.2000 ext 1327 beaton@ccbh.net	Erin Lark Grant Coordinator 216.201.2000 ext 1326 elark@ccbh.net

Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) for Foster Care and Adjudicated Youth

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) is the District 2 provider for Ohio PREP. This program is funded by the Ohio Department of Youth Services. CCBH partners with OhioGuidestone and Canton City Public Health to provide programing throughout District 2.

District 2 counties include Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne.

What is Ohio PREP?

Ohio PREP uses the evidence-based curriculum Making Proud Choices! (MPC) to provide instruction to youth that are justice involved, in foster care, or enrolled in alternative school settings. MPC gives teens the information, skills and confidence to protect themselves from unplanned pregnancy, HIV and other STDs using DVDs, games, brainstorming, roleplaying, skill-building activities and small-group discussions.

MPC aims to help young people:

Increase their knowledge of HIV, other STDs and pregnancy prevention.
Believe in the value of abstinence and other safer-sex practices.
Improve their ability to negotiate abstinence or safer-sex practices.
Take pride in choosing responsible sexual behaviors.

Ohio PREP also incorporates three adulthood readiness topics such as: financial literacy, healthy relationships, and educational/career success.

Who are Ohio PREP eligible youth?

Age 14-21
In foster care, residential placement, kinship care, or shelter care
Youth with justice involvement, participating in diversion programs, or on probation
Attend alternative school settings

This curriculum is not appropriate for youth with developmental disabilities or with sexual offender status.

Who can be trained to teach Ohio PREP?

Ohio PREP uses a train the trainer model to prepare direct care staff to implement MPC with youth in their care. The goal of the training is to provide direct care staff with the skills needed to present information clearly, respond to participant questions, and lead activities that reinforce learning.

When are the Ohio PREP Provider Trainings?

There are no trainings scheduled at this time. Contact Erin Lark at elark@ccbh.net for training inquires. Trainings can also be scheduled on site for organizations who have 5 or more staff trainees.

How do I register to attend a training?

Please contact Erin Lark at elark@ccbh.net to register.

Are there other ways to be involved in PREP?

We invite you to join the Ohio PREP District 2 Coalition. In addition to working together to promote the program, we meet regularly to review the program’s progress and provide input on future plans. Each meeting also has a free learning workshop for coalition members. Please join us quarterly at one of our meeting locations.

District 2 North Meeting Schedule:

10:00am-12:00pm

May 19, 2020

August 18, 2020

November 17, 2020

Cuyahoga County Board of Health

5550 Venture Dr. Parma, Oh 44130

District 2 South Meeting Schedule:

10:00am-12:00pm

May 20, 2020

Stark Community Foundation; Goldsmith Rm

400 Market Ave. N., Canton, Ohio 44702