Co-Founders Present at American Public Health Association Conference

STRIDES co-founders, Ashley Roberts and Anne Sutkowi, will be presenting at the annual conference of the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C. on October 31, 2011. The conference theme is "Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies," which is a perfect fit for the mission and goals of the STRIDES program.

The presentation, titled "STRIDES: Individual- and Community-level Suicide Prevention for At-Risk Youth," will inform conference attendees about the STRIDES program, lessons that were learned during the first year of the program, and recommendations Ashley and Anne have for people who want to start the program in their communities.

We are excited for the opportunity to continue spreading the word about our program and the need for programs like these in alternative schools across the country!

STRIDES Fall 2011 Kickoff

Strides coaches, Rose Hennessy and Ashley Arax, are happy to announce that the fall 2011 season is off to a great start at Olympic High School! We welcomed old and new faces to the program as the first lessons on nutrition, exercise, and goal setting were presented. Students were excited to learn how to measure their heart rates, and to see just how much the rates went up as they increased their efforts from walking to jogging to running.

This week the training continues as we tackle routes over a mile. Look for us on the streets of Santa Monica as we gear up for the 5K, making strides toward our goals!