| Past Schools Featured in Healthy
Communities This
information is relevant to the month the school was featured. Some information may be out
of date. |
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| Belle-Vernon |
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| Beth Center |
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| Bentworth |
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| Charleroi |
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| California |
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| Frazier |
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| Monessen |
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| Ringgold |
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| Yough |
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The hospital offers many
programs to the schools at the elementary, intermediate and senior levels. Some of the
programs that Healthy Communities offers are:
- AIDS Awareness - Addresses the
cause of AIDS, modes of transmission and prevention. Program is geared
to high school students.
- Health Awareness Fairs
- Feel Good Puppet Program
- Elementary school program that uses puppets to teach about
self-esteem and the prevention of drugs and alcohol.
- Glow Germ Screening -
Infection control program for elementary students that emphasizes hand
washing.
- Health Care Career Speakers
- Nico-Teen SmartŪSmoking Prevention
- Program for sixth grade students that addresses health hazards
associated with nicotine.
Prom Promise/Prevention
of Drugs/Alcohol - Presentation by Emergency Room physician or staff member
that focuses on the dangers of drinking and driving and use of drugs.
For information about our Healthy Communities Program
or any other health and wellness program of interest, contact your school
champion or the Hospital’s
Community Relations Department at 724-258-1234. |
