Generation Rx Ambassadors

Generation Rx Ambassadors

Igniting the power of students

Prepare health profession students for effective medication safety outreach Generation Rx is committed to teaching people of all ages about safe medication taking practices. First established in 2007, Generation Rx has continuously developed innovative educational resources while building on its rich history of student-driven outreach. With five unique programs for reaching different ages and populations—and multiple collaborations with youth-serving organizations across the country— Generation Rx is committed to supporting effective, sustainable outreach nationwide.

Generation Rx educational resources have been used in every state

Over

120

Colleges of pharmacy nationwide have used Generation Rx

More than

3 million

people have been reached with Generation Rx prevention education messages

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EVERY STATE

Our new Generation Rx Ambassadors training program is a self-paced online course available to support health professional students toward serving as medication safety leaders. Generation Rx Ambassadors prepares students toward engaging in local community outreach efforts and teaching safe medication practices using evidence-based strategies.

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I am very happy I decided to become a Generation Rx Ambassador. It is very rewarding sharing medication safety principles with young adults and seeing them put the new information to good use.

- Shanee Patel, Ambassador, 2021

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Visit us at GenerationRx.org

Founding Sponsor

The Generation Rx Ambassadors Program

Senior/Ambassador (9-12)

Required Introductory

Required Introductory

• Candy vs. Medicine Game

Connect (choose one)

• Speak with a person who works in a pharmacy.

• Schedule a time to visit a pharmacy.

• Talk to or receive resources from the National Poison Control Center.

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Daisy/Brownie (K-3)

Are you ready to learn• Q&A how your campus can use the Generation Activities Safety Rounds Activities • Prescription Label Lookouts Rx Ambassadors training program and medication safety Discover (choose one) • Good Choice/Bad Choice Game resources? Contact us• at info@GenerationRx.org.

Some Things Aren’t Meant to Be Shared Discover (choose three)

HEAR TLAND

HEAR TLAND

Provides authentic opportunities for students to connect with communities.

• Offers practice for students to build skills in education, communication, and collaboration.

• Opens pathways to meaningful research and award Cadette/Junior Daisy/Brownie recognition.

There are three program guides split by Girl Scout grade levels with age-appropriate introductory activities • and Promotes interdisciplinary outreach. activities in opportunities each of the threefor keys – Discover, Connect, and Take Action. Girls in each grade level need the number of requirements indicated in theirpartner guide. Here is a progression of requirements for all • to complete Integrates students into a diverse and unique threenetwork, guides, in including case you have multiple troops, a troop that levels, or wantOur to know what’s next! youth-serving Cooperative Extension, 4-H,splits Girl grade Scouts, and others! partnerships are CO

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Sen./Amb.

building new ways of Lead the Scene delivering outreach Plot Twists

• Medication Safety for Teens • Champions of Rx • • • List It • Beat the Buzzer Activity • Trauma Digital Game

• Interview a person in your community whose job teaches or affects safe medication practices.

• Talk to a recovery group facilitator.

• Invite someone who works in a pharmacy or who is a first responder to speak.

• Schedule a time to visit a pharmacy or an emergency department.

• Interview someone who has been affected by medication misuse. It could be a former misuser, or a family member or friend of a misuser.

The Generation Rx Suite of Toolkits

Take Action (choose one)

• Medication Safety Skits • Medicine Hideouts: Safe or Unsafe • Share the Candy vs. Medicine Game with others.

Connect (choose three)

Junior/Cadette (4-8) Required Introductory Activities

ELEMENTARY Discover (choose two)

• Medication Safety for Teens • Spelling Bee • • • •

Trivia Game Lead the Scene Plot Twists Medication Safety Sleuth Digital Game

TEEN

• Survey • Speak with a person who works in a pharmacy.

• Schedule a time to visit a pharmacy.

• Interview a person whose job teaches or affects safe medication practices, like a primary care physician, psychologist/psychiatrist, counselor, law enforcement officer, or judge.

About Generation Rx Connect (choose two)

Take Action (choose one)

UNIVERSITY

• Classroom talk about dangers of misusing prescription medications.

• Lead prescription drug misuse awareness day at school.

• Host a community program, perhaps with a pharmacist or other expert.

• Help younger Girl Scouts earn the Generation Rx patch.

• Choose a project to educate others.

ADULT

OLDER ADULT

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and the Cardinal Health Foundation developed Generation Rx, a national prevention education program designed to educate people of all ages about medication safety. Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council has partnered with Generation Rx to incorporate this important medication safety education into the mission of Girl Scouts.

Generation Rx provides free educational resources that health professional students can use to teach safe medication practices and to help prevent the misuse of prescription drugs. These ready-to-use resources are designed to provide everything need to make a presentation or offer a program in your community, Take Action (choose one) • Share a classroom talkyou (peer-to-peer), focusing on safe medication use and school or college. storage.

• Host a community program.

• Evidence-informed, research-based • Help younger Girl Scouts earn the This program is in partnership with: Generation Rx patch.

• Designed by an interdisciplinary team of pharmacists, health educators, professional students, and • Inspire and educate community stakeholders • Utilizes best-practices as well as a sustainable training and delivery approach • Empowers communities to engage in prevention education

Learn More •

Sign up for updates at go.osu.edu/genrxnews

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Contact info@GenerationRx.org to discuss learning opportunities

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Visit GenerationRx.org to download free resources

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