The scout strong med wise award

[JerryMercer]

The scout strong med wise award needs to be added

[Stephen_Hornak]

@JerryMercer - I looked at my son’s award list and it is there for Venturing and Scouts BSA.

[JenniferOlinger]

@JerryMercer Are you requesting this for Cub Scouts?

[CharleyHamilton]

I thought that MedWise is a Scouts BSA/Venturing/Sea Scouts only program (i.e. not aimed at Cub Scout aged youth). Is there a Cub Scout version now?

[JenniferOlinger]

No, it’s only for older Scouts. That’s why I was asking.

[Bill_W]

@CharleyHamilton

I thought that MedWise is a Scouts BSA/Venturing/Sea Scouts only program (i.e. not aimed at Cub Scout aged youth). Is there a Cub Scout version now?

BSA Award

• SCOUT STRONG - BeMedWise award program

BeMedWise

Fifty percent of teens begin to self-medicate with OTC medicines in their homes as early as age 11. Designed to complement existing Scouts BSA and Venturing program materials, this program consists of four 15-minute exercises that can be led at regularly scheduled meetings.

Leader Manual, November 2018: “This curriculum has been prepared specifically for ages 11-17 and
each lesson must be followed specifically as written.”

Some Academic Research

• “Self-medication: A current challenge” by Darshana Bennadi in the Journal of Basic Clinical Pharmacy. December 2013-February 2014; 5(1): 19–23.