The field of public health prevention is defined through three levels of intervention in a health problem. Based on when the intervention is used in targeting prevention of problem, they are:
SARC focuses on primary prevention in our education efforts. Secondary and tertiary prevention are taught at various points during the educational sessions and are not the primary focus. The programs aim to address attitudes, behaviors and beliefs regarding sexual violence in an effort to influence behavior and prevent perpetration from ever happening.
Effective prevention strategies are comprehensive—addressing the multiple levels of influence for sexual violence victimization and perpetration utilizing the social ecological model. SARC’s work considers risk and protective factors for the perpetration of sexual violence across the various levels of the ecological model.
Teaching individuals what healthy sexuality & relationships look like and establishing norms around mutuality & respect.
Providing education on how to create supportive & trauma informed environments.
Forming larger groups of important community members & stakeholders that can promote general health & wellbeing in our community.
Working with institutions to influence policy & media changes that eradicate all forms of social injustice.
Our curricula are linked to state and federal health standards and are based on literature reviews and best practices. They fulfill required Oregon educational components as legislated by both Erin’s Law and The Healthy Teen Relationship Act. The curricula are regularly updated with the intention of staying timely, expanding on relevant topics, and improving participant outcomes. The sessions are highly activity based and include components of popular education valuing the students’ culture and experiences.
We currently offer two Health curricula for High School aged students. Health I is an introduction to our full 9 session curriculum. Activity based and focused on health promotion, Health I is designed for freshmen to lay the foundation for advanced conversations in Health II. Our Health II curriculum is outlined below. Originally written for high school Juniors & Seniors, this lesson plan can easily be adapted for college aged and adult audiences.
The Prevention & Education Program utilizes volunteers and interns to deliver the curricula in school based settings. To volunteer, we require a commitment of one year, the completion of training, and the dedication of one day a week to teach classes during the school day. For more information on volunteer or internships, please contact volunteer@sarcoregon.org
For more information on our program please contact morgane@sarcoregon.org
Check out the links below for organizations, videos, and other resources that address sexual violence prevention topics.
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English
Russian
Spanish
Vietnamese