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D.A.R.E. officer to teach
D.A.R.E. lesson plans.”
After the initial training is over,
Baggett explained that each offi
cer must go through 8 hours of
training each year and go through
a G. 8.1. evaluation.
The emphasis of the D.A.R.E
program is prevention, and giving
children the tools and support to
say no to drugs rather than telling
them to “just say no.”
“The judicial and recovery
process do not solve the prob
lem,” Baggett said. Therefore, the
program tries to target elementary
school students before they enter
the crucial junior high period.
“Our target grade is the exit grade
to Middle School. If they don’t
have the tools by then it will be
too late. Middle School is where
kids start taking drugs and where
the peer pressure is the greatest.”
Baggett stated that the reason
that a deputy should teach the
class instead of a teacher is that
she has had real experiences with
drugs and can answer legal ques
tions that the students have.
Health Talk
Immunization update: Who needs to have one?
Based on recent patterns of
worldwide influenza activity, the
1995-96 influenza season in the
United States may be character
ized by the circulation of two
type-A and one type-B influenza
strains. Influenza viruses isolat
ed duVing and August
1995 appear antigenically similar
to the strains contained in this
year’s vaccine.
The Center for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) estimates
that during most influenza sea
sons, 10-20% of the nations pop
ulation are infected with the
“flu”. An estimated 20,000
Americans die annually of
influenza or influenza related ill
ness. \
In the September “health talk”,
high-risk individuals were
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A byproduct of a deputy teach
ing the course is that they are
seen as real people rather than
“the enemy.” “We’re real people
behind the badges. After the
course children can see police
officers as their friends,” she
said.
Another tool that Baggett uti
lizes is bringing in local high
school students with positive atti
tudes that are drug free. “This
helps dispel the myth that every
one does drugs,” she said.
“These role models give kids an
idea of what they can aspire to.”
Even though the fifth grade is
the target age group, Baggett also
teaches the advantages of a drug
free lifestyle to children from
kindergarten through the fifth
grade.
“We teach kindergarten stu
dents that it is okay to have angry
feelings, but it is not okay to
become violent,” she said.
Baggett feels that the main
thing that children should do is
associate with people that are
drug-free. “If you stay with peo
encouraged to obtain their vacci
nations for influenza and pneu
mococcal pneumonia during that
month. However, health care
providers continue to offer vac
cine to persons at high risk of
complications up to and even
after influenza activity is docu
mented in the community. \
Influenza illness is especially
dangerous for the elderly, who
account for
influenza-related deaths each
year. Medicare reimburses
providers for influenza vaccina
tion services.
The Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP)
recommends influenza vaccina
tion for anyone who
• is 65 years of age or older;
• resides in a nursing homC or
ple that are drug-free then you
will not be offered them as
much,” she said.
Another consequence of associ
ating with drug-users, Baggett
said, was the possibility of being
charged with possession along
with the offender. “That is one of
the risks of hanging around peo
ple who do drugs.”
Baggett loves her job and is
very enthuastic about the
D.A.R.E. program in general.
“Overall it is probably the most
effective drug education pro
gram. It is the only program that I
have found that gives children
the tools to say no to drugs.”
She concluded by saying that
parents are the ultimate role mod
els and should set a good exam
ple for their children. “If parents
think they can do drugs and hide
it from their kids they are wrong.
There are a lot of at risk children
out there and the D.A.R.E pro
gram may make a difference for
them,” she said.
chronic care facility;
• has chronic cardiovascular or
pulmonary (lung) disorders,
including children with asthma;
• persons who required hospi
talization last year because of
diabetes, kidney dysfunction,
blood disorders, or those who are
pathologically or medically
immunosuppressed;
• children and adolescents who
are receiving long-term aspirin
therapy;
• healthy persons who have
close contact with persons in
high-risk groups; and
• anyone who wishes to lessen
his or her risk of influenza Hi-
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their children’s vaccination status
are encouraged to discuss these
and other vaccinations with their
physician or other health care
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all of our readers. Please send
your questions or suggestions to:
HEALTH TALK, The Forsyth
CoUpty News, P.O. Box 210,
Cumming, Ga. 30128.
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, Novambar 26, 1995
Accepting nominations
for Conservation achievers
Americans today have reached a
new level of environmental con
sciousness, from recycling pro
grams to wildlife habitat restora
tion.
Recognition plays an important
role in motivating the country to
continue its environmental efforts.
The Georgia Wildlife Federation
(GWF) is accepting nominations
for its annual Georgia
Conservation Achievement
Awards.
Has someone you know spent
many hours cleaning up a local
stream, building duck boxes or
working with businesses and the
community to solve a local envi
ronmental problem? Maybe you
know someone who has given
countless hours educating others
or rallying support for or against
environmental issues facing the
state. If so, that someone could be
a recipient of one of these presti
gious awards.
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Nominations are accepted for
the following categories:
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Wildlife; Air; Water; Soil; Youth
Conservationist; Forest;
Photography; -Education;
Communications and Legislation.
Any Georgia individual, group
or company is eligible for nomi
nation. All nominations must be
submitted by JANUARY 17,
1996 (via mail or fax) with the
following information: Nominee:
-name, address, phone number
nominating category -major
achievements during 1995
previous accomplishments
Nominator: -name, address,
phone number. Georgia
Conservation Achievement
Awards will be held at the Cobb
Galleria Centre April 25, 1996.
For more information or questions
concerning tickets contact
Georgia Wildlife Federation, 770-
929-3350.
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