LCAHY and THY Educate the Community During Town of Bluffton’s Annual Safety Spooktacular Event

The LowCountry Alliance for Healthy Youth (LCAHY) and their youth coalition, Teens for Healthy Youth (THY), educated parents and caregivers about medicine safety and Rx Drop Box locations during the Town of Bluffton’s & Bluffton Police Department’s Safety Spooktacular Event. LCAHY distributed 500 of LCAHY’s Rx Fact Card with year-round Rx drop off locations and Medicine Safety Tips to parents. THY passed-out candy to trick or treaters, face painted children, and distributed a coloring sheet that read “Say Boo to Bullying and Drugs” for Bullying Prevention Month and Red Ribbon Week. Staffing informational tables at community events is an outreach activity in LCAHY’s 12-month Action plan under the Seven Strategies of Community Level Change. LCAHY and THY plan to participate yearly in the Town of Bluffton’s Safety Spooktacular Event.

Flyer promoting Town of Bluffton and Bluffton Police Department’s Safety Spooktacular event that had over 50 tables for community groups and vendors.

Teens for Healthy Youth members face painted youth in costumes trick-or-treating during Safety Spooktacular.

THY distributed Bullying prevention resources along with informational brochures about Middle School THY and High School THY.

THY passed out over 500 color sheets to children at Safety Spooktacular.

LCAHY distributed LCAHY’s Rx Card that identifies year-long Rx Drop Off Locations for unused medications and Medicine Safety Tip Fact Card in English and Spanish, as well as Deterra Bags.

THY, LCAHY Board members, and staff host LCAHY's informational table during Safety Spooktacular.

LCAHY passed out about 500 THY Medicine Safety Fact Cards to parents.

LCAHY Year-Round Rx Drop Off Location Fact Card was distributed to 500 community members during Safety Spooktacular.