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Club HERO
Club HERO is a multicomponent afterschool program designed to prevent youths’ drug use; increase knowledge about the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD); improve ATOD refusal skills; increase perception and societal norms to discourage ATOD use; increase youths’ academic achievement; increase homework completion; increase feelings of support; improve attitudes about school and school bonding; increase parental involvement; improve community involvement; raise expectations for actions at home and at school; decrease disciplinary actions at home and at school; decrease sense of helplessness regarding social and environmental factors; increase of bonding of families to school; and increase resistance skills by youths. Club HERO was designed to help parents, teachers, and the community prevent children from entering the drug culture. The program has several principle components: 1. Student reward system Each Club HERO participant
receives an intervention dosage of 6
hours per week. Club HERO meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
from 3:15 - 5:15 p.m. Students begin the meeting with snack and
homework time for 30 minutes, followed by a drug education lesson,
academic connection project, service learning project, or arts and
crafts activity. Field trips are designed to enhance peer and adult
relationships, expose students to cultural events and activities, and
extend learning opportunities of Club HERO or school projects. A basic feature throughout
the program is the student reward system that is designed to offer
visible motivation for student achievement. Students can earn points
for a variety of achievements and behaviors related to school
performance and participation in tasks at home. When enough points are
accumulated, students can “purchase” small items as a reward for good
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