Primary Prevention Through Sports
Feb 20, 2020
Lisa Catlett, Wasilla Youth Soccer
Primary Prevention Through Sports
Wasilla Youth Soccer is actively implementing the Icelandic soccer model and currently collaborating with other local organizations to develop necessary infrastructure to impact the health of our community through systems change.
Related Links & Articles:
"How one country dramatically cut teenage drinking"
Iceland used to have a big teenage smoking, drinking and drug problem. Now they don't. This is how they did it.
Iceland used to have a big teenage smoking, drinking and drug problem. Now they don't. This is how they did it.
“The unbelievable rise of Icelandic soccer” Video by Vice sports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
"How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs"
Curfews, sports, and understanding kids' brain chemistry have all helped dramatically curb substance abuse in the country.