Primary prevention and risk avoidance programs

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Public Health and Welfare
4. Health and Safety
5. State Health Agencies and Programs
6. Primary Prevention Programs Act
7. Primary prevention and risk avoidance programs

1. (a)

   1. (1) If an education program concerning risk behavior is provided to a youth by or through a state agency or public school, the education program shall utilize a primary prevention and risk avoidance program.

   2. (2) Secondary prevention strategies that focus on risk reduction rather than risk avoidance may be used only after a primary prevention and risk avoidance strategy has been used.

2. (b)

   1. (1) A state agency or public school may partner or contract with a person, firm, corporation, or other organization to provide a primary prevention and risk avoidance program or training under this subchapter.

   2. (2) In order to ensure consistency among primary prevention strategies across the state, a program partner or contracted provider shall receive training from a trainer that shall:

      1. (A) Have experience in providing primary prevention and risk avoidance programs;

      2. (B) Have a reference from one (1) or more school districts;

      3. (C) Have as its foundation programming based on:

         1. (i) Risk avoidance;

         2. (ii) Evidence-based information; or

         3. (iii) Evidence-informed information; and

      4. (D) Have at least five (5) years of experience in:

         1. (i) Training;

         2. (ii) Implementing programs in the classroom and the community; and

         3. (iii) Collaborating with one (1) or more school districts and one (1) or more communities.

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