Program Materials

Media-Smart Youth offers a variety of program materials. Select a link below to learn more about the main Media-Smart Youth items.

• Program Packet
• Guide for Training Program Facilitators
• Other Materials

Program Packet

What is in the Media-Smart Youth program packet?
The Media-Smart Youth program packet, the main set of program materials, includes everything you need to plan and carry out the program:

• The Facilitator's Guide outlines the 10-lesson after school program, the Big Production, and a variety of helpful resources.
  
  
• Pre- and post-curriculum optional activities--called Tell Us What You Think and Tell Us What You Think Now--provide your program staff and facilitators the opportunity to learn what the youth know and think about media, nutrition, and physical activity issues before and after participating in the curriculum.
  
  
• The 6 Media Questions Poster teaches youth to ask key questions about media messages.
  
  
• Video/DVD includes segments to supplement the lessons and provides an overview of the program for adult facilitators and youth participants.

Who should get a Media-Smart Youth program packet?
The packet is not meant for each participating youth, but is instead for the person who will lead the after-school program. Each program leader needs only one copy of the Media-Smart Youth packet. It contains all the materials you will need to run this exciting and educational program.

How can I get the program packet?
The Media-Smart Youth packet is available for viewing, download, or order from this Web site.

• You can view and download the entire Facilitator's Guide (PDF - 10.76 MB), or just sections of the guide, from the Facilitator's Guide Contents. Please note that some of these files may be large and may take a few minutes to download.
  
  
• You can view and download the 6 Media Questions Poster (PDF - 162.92 KB).
  
  
• You can also order the Media-Smart Youth packet either online or by calling the NICHD Information Resource Center at 1-800-370-2943. Remember that the packet is not for each youth participant, but is for the person who leads the after-school program. If you provide after-school programming at multiple sites and would like more than one packet, please send an e-mail to MediaSmartYouth@mail.nih.gov with your request.

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Guide for Training Program Facilitators

What is in a Media-Smart Youth Guide for Training Program Facilitators packet?
The Guide for Training Program Facilitators provides hands-on training sessions for those who want to facilitate the program with youth. The Guide includes everything you need for both full-day and half-day train-the-facilitator sessions.

Who should get a Media-Smart Youth Guide for Training Program Facilitators packet?
The packet is not meant for each participating facilitator trainee, but is instead for the person who will lead the full-day or half-day training sessions. Each trainer needs only one copy of the Guide packet.

How can I get the Media-Smart Youth Guide for Training Program Facilitators packet?

• You can view and download the entire Guide for Training Program Facilitators Contents (PDF - 8.06 MB), or just sections of the guide, from the Guide for Training Program Facilitators Contents. Please note that some of these files may be large and may take a few minutes to download.
  
  
• You can also order the Guide for Training Program Facilitators packet either online or by calling the NICHD Information Resource Center at 1-800-370-2943. Remember that the packet is for training others to be program facilitators. If you provide after-school programming at multiple sites and would like more than one packet, please send an e-mail to MediaSmartYouth@mail.nih.gov with your request.

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Other Materials

What other materials does Media-Smart Youth offer?
The Media-Smart Youth program offers two single-page fact sheets for viewing, download, or order:

• The Program Fact Sheet provides an overview of the program—its origins, its development, and its goals.
  
  
• Report on the Evaluation of the Program explains the evaluation process and describes the findings of that evaluation.
  
  
• The Program Evaluation Fact Sheet provides a one-page overview of the program evaluation process and findings.

You can also view all Media-Smart Youth related items.