1. School districts shall include information on anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing substances, including prevention strategies, strength-building alternatives and the understanding of health food labels, in health and physical education curricula for kindergarten through grade 12 students.
2. The Department of Education shall ensure that school districts are utilizing evidence-based programs such as the Oregon Health and Science University's Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS) and Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Alternatives (ATHENA), which have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing anabolic steroid and performance-enhancing substance use by high school athletes.
3. The department shall work with voluntary organizations approved to administer interscholastic activities under ORS 339.430 to require school district employees* who are coaches or athletic directors to receive training once every four years on identifying the components of anabolic steroid abuse and use and prevention strategies for the use of performance-enhancing substances...

Training

• Anabolic Steroids & Performance-Enhancing Substances Training
  Districts may request a bi-monthly list of all participants who have completed the assessment by contacting Tanya Frisendahl.

Resources

• Anabolic Steroids & Performance-enhancing Substances Resources
  These resources are meant to provide athletic directors, coaches, educators and parents with helpful information to identify signs and symptoms of anabolic steroid abuse and provide prevention strategies and communication tools with adolescents.

Program Links

• OHSU    
  The ATLAS and ATHENA program links are available from this site.
  
  ATLAS (Athletes Training & Learning to Avoid Steroids) is a scientifically proven program for male athletes. It provides healthy sports nutrition and strength-training alternative.
  
  ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Alternatives) is a scientifically proven program for female athletes. ATHENA is an interactive connection between young women in sports, disordered eating behaviors, and body shaping drug use. It is easy to implement by coaches during the sport season.

Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes

• Oregon Administrative Rules Pertaining to ASPES   11/14/2008 (81.83 KB)
• Oregon Revised Statutes Pertaining to ASPES   04/22/2009 (450.04 KB)
  

Related Numbered Memoranda

• 005-2008-09 Anabolic Steroids and Performance-Enhancing Drugs   11/18/2008 (15.90 KB)
  

Sample Policy

• OSBA Sample Policy   12/02/2008 (80.46 KB)
  

Historical Documents

• 2007 Senate Bill 517   02/05/2009 (19.74 KB)
• 2008 Senate Bill 1066   11/14/2008 (44.29 KB)
  

• Tanya Frisendahl     (503) 947-5754
  Teaching & Learning Team - Education Specialist