Prevention Lessons

The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth is committed to providing free resources like these lesson plans to educators and practitioners in an effort to empower youth to make healthy choices.

Questions about these lesson plans? Email our Director of Programs at [email protected].

Nicotine Products Prevention Lessons

In accordance with H.B. 1881 (2019), the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) developed Nicotine Products Prevention Lessons to provide prevention education for K-12 grade about products that contain nicotine like cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and more.

These lessons are correlated with Virginia’s Standards of Learning and were created by Virginia public school teachers and Virginia Commonwealth University in conjunction with the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth.

After filling out the form, you will be redirected to free resources which will include:

  • Prevention Lessons Available for K-12

  • Prevention Lessons Available in English & Spanish

  • Implementation Guide

  • Pre/Post Test Survey

Dangers of Fentanyl Lesson

The Dangers of Fentanyl lesson was initially developed by practitioners from the Warren County Community Health Coalition. It has been revised by the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth with support from researchers at Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, and East Tennessee State University. This evidence-informed educational lesson provides teachers with a tool to educate high school students (grades 9-12) about the evolving dangers of fentanyl.

After filling out the form, you will be redirected to free resources which will include:

  • PowerPoint Prevention Lesson Intended for Grades 9-12

  • Implementation Guide

  • Pre/Post Test Survey

  • Available in English and Spanish

  • Webinar on Best Practices for Implementing the Lesson