SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) Alcohol and Cannabis is an easy, enjoyable, and effective program designed to promote good mental health and physical wellbeing among youth. SPORT stands for Substance Prevention Optimizing Resiliency Training. This is a positive youth group development program that aims to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and positive identities among youth, incorporating alcohol and cannabis prevention content. This program is designed to increase wellness-enhancing behaviors such as physical activity, healthy eating, healthy sleep habits and stress management practices.

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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds (HBHM), which is anchored at Wood River Health Services in Hope Valley, is Washington County's Health Equity Zone (HEZ), one of 14 HEZs established in Rhode Island in 2015 by the Rhode Island Department of Health. HBHM unites residents, community organizations, and policymakers to develop community-driven solutions that improve quality of life in Washington County. Through the Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) grant from the Rhode Island Department of Health, HBHM has partnered with Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN), South County Prevention Coalition, and Wellbeing Collaborative to coordinate a community-driven response to Washington County's overdose crisis. Supported initiatives include evidence-based interventions such as Action Steps: Medication Safety for older adults, Prevention Plus Wellness for youth, and forums for faith leaders and service industry workers to identify early warning signs of individuals in crisis.