Public health outreach- teenage drinking

Abigail Vondy, Editor in Chief|April 14, 2021

Courtney Leafgren, an Eaton High School graduate, and five fellow nursing students have recently become passionate about preventing teen drinking. “The purpose of our project is to assess a county (we chose Weld County) to develop a plan to address a specific issue seen in the area. We discovered through our research that underage drinking, and drinking in general, is a major issue in Weld County,” she said, “According to Weld County’s 2012 Public Health Assessment and Improvement Plan, Weld County has ‘one of the highest reported percentages of underage current alcohol use rates, among persons aged 12-20.’ Beyond just this area, the CDC reports that the percentage of high schoolers who currently drink alcohol was 30.7% in Colorado.”

Leafgren said, “Having been in acute care areas for people suffering from alcohol withdrawal, we recognize the dangers associated with early alcohol use and potential abuse. Our group wants to help aid in alcohol use prevention amongst teens by providing a form of education specific to this particular population.”

Leafgren and her fellow students created a 43 second TikTok to share their knowledge. Below the video is a link to help them gather more information and data. After watching the video, check out the google form to contribute.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHR4PEC6gnogiHON2rB1_tQkrQ30-RfXvnx4-44tl63b86Cw/viewform?gxids=7628

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Abigail Vondy, Editor in Chief

As Abigail dives into her fourth year of newspaper, she is excited to continue her position as the Editor in Chief of the Eaton Red Ink. Abigail has fallen in love with the art of informing others and has spent much of her free time in high school dedicated to the paper. Whether she is at home editing articles or out covering those memorable high school experiences, Abigail has found her purpose through the freedom of press. She is always willing to cover any story, but shows the most excitement in news and features. Abigail adores the rush of interviewing new people and promises to give everyone in the school a voice. Abigail is excited to lead the new reporters as they become familiar with paper, and she can’t wait to witness their growth. When she is not in the newsroom, Abigail can be found curled up with a good book or out providing for the community through volunteer work.

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