To achieve our vision, we must invest in raising awareness of the widespread nature of this problem among our youth. And, we must educate our US and Canadian youth and their adult influencers about the real dangers of anabolic steroids, HGH, and other appearance and performance enhancing drugs. There are a number of facets required to address this complex problem. Our foundation is playing a role in the following areas:
- We are committed to continue to invest in this web site in order that it becomes and remains the one place on the Internet where people can come to access the most complete and accurate information available on this topic.
- Our “Hoot’s Chalk Talk” program(s) is a family of educational programs that represent our effort to deliver comprehensive education programs directly to kids and their adult influencers. We have already delivered these programs to about 400,000 kids across the US , Canada and Latin America in addition to their parents, physicians, coaches, and others. And, these programs are growing! For example:
- In partnership with Major League Baseball and the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), we are delivering these programs in all 30 of the Major League Ballparks across the continent this year. We have also initiated the delivery of these programs in a number of Minor League Baseball parks.
- And, we are delivering similar programs in a large number of universities and high schools in various parts of the US and Canada.
- We have introduced the first online education and certification program targeted at professionals. Our new Hoot’s Chalk Talk e-Learning Program will allow us to reach tens of thousands of professionals who need to know about this emerging epidemic of youth drug abuse. Note: The States of Texas and Ohio have approved the Taylor Hooton Foundation as a Continuing Education Provider. This means that teachers/counseling professionals who take our courses or attend our seminars are entitled to earn CEU credits for this effort.
- Vision: Our real vision is to make it possible to deliver our Hoot’s Chalk Talk program in every major high school in North America. We envision the time when this program (testimonial, video, collateral, follow-on educational program, etc.) can be delivered to a large number audiences of students in all corners of the continent.
- We are actively working with a number of professional organizations to insure that adult inflencers are aware of this problem and educated to deal with it. These groups include all types of professionals and organizations such as medical doctors, professional athletes, athletic trainers, health educators, coaches, counselors, insurers, and many others.
ATTENTION CORPORATE VISITORS to this site: we believe our Hoot’s Chalk Talks program provides an excellent high-visibility opportunity for YOUR company to get involved in attacking this problem! Please consider sponsoring a speaker deliver these important messages to kids in your community.
