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Classroom Lessons

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.
-Colleen Wilcox
Due to COVID-19, Columbia Health Services is not offering in-person classroom lessons at this time. If you would like to offer your students a virtual lesson, or would like assistance creating a lesson in one of our specialties, please contact us using the form below.

Opioids

Grades 7-12

90 Minute Opioids Lesson
 
By far our most popular lesson, this two-day dive into opioids and the ways that they can impact our bodies, brains, lives, and communities engages students in a variety of ways, keeping students on-topic, entertained, and learning throughout.

20 Minute Opioids Lesson
A quick introduction to what opioids are, how they work, and how they might affect ourselves and our communities.
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Brain Development

Grades 8-12

The Brain Architecture Game

How circumstances, drugs, and decisions affect the how well the brain functions.

Columbia Health Services offers two different versions:
The Original Brain Architecture Game
works with the first 8 years of life, illustrating to students how circumstances, trauma, and privilege in the early years can affect us throughout our lives.
The Drug & Brain Architecture Game
works with grades 5 through 12 and illustrates, like the original game, how circumstances, trauma, and privilege affect our abilities, and also looks at the choices we make and how they can continue to affect our brains and our lives.
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Mental Health

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Make Your Own

Don't see anything that's right for your class?
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Let's collaborate to make a lesson tailored to your specific topic and students! Please email anyone on the Prevention Team, and we will direct you to the right place.
"When we discussed the idea of her visiting my Anatomy & Physiology course, she was responsive to our learning needs.  She sent me her 90-minute opioid lesson and asked which parts were best suited for my students.  The professional and personalized approach she took towards styling our learning based on our learning community needs, experience, prior knowledge, and curiosities was amazing."
​-Health & Science Educator, SHS
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Meet the educators

Heather

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Prevention Coordinator
​Problem Gambling
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​Sydoney

Sydoney Blackmore
Prevention Educator
​Opioids and Brain Development
"I can't recommend Sydoney and her program strongly enough!  Her lessons were engaging, informative, fun, and interactive.  She brings a ton of info and is an expert in her field.  The kids enjoyed her time in my classroom - and learned a lot too!"
Ali Massey 
Health and PE teacher, SHMS
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We are constantly trying to improve our lessons to best serve and meet community need. Please let us know what you thought of our lessons and how they can improve!
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Our Mission: ​Columbia Health Services supports patients and clients, the public, and partners to create a healthy Columbia County.
Our Vision: Healthy People, Healthy Community
Our Values: Respect, Integrity, Trust, & Honesty
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  • Clinical
    • COVID-19 Testing
    • Primary Care Clinics/SBHC >
      • Rainier Health Center
      • Clatskanie SBHC
      • Sacagawea Health Center
      • Spencer Health & Wellness
      • MyChart
      • New Patient Forms
    • Family Planning & Reproductive Health >
      • Contraceptive Services
      • Cancer Screenings
      • STD Testing
    • Immunizations
    • Home-Visiting Programs
    • Screening/Treating Communicable Diseases
    • Clinical Referrals
  • WIC
    • WIC FAQ
    • Nutrition Services
    • Breastfeeding Support
  • Prevention
    • Quit Smoking
    • Suicide
    • Classroom Lessons
    • Problem Gambling
    • Parent Supports
    • Columbia Health Coalition
    • AmeriCorps VISTA
  • Oregon Health Plan Assistance
  • Resources
    • Data
    • Community Resources
    • News & Updates
    • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
    • Our Board
    • Forms
  • Donate
  • Togetherness during COVID-19