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Children's Programs
Youth:
Health
HEART POWER
Presentation on various cardiovascular and tobacco topics. Videos, experiments as appropriate for age group. Audience: Pre –K – 3rd grade Length: 30 minutes
HYGIENE: Clean Up! Basic hygiene for youth stresses daily shower, deodorant and hand washing. Audience: Children in grades K-6 Length: 20-30 minutes
SCRUBBY BEAR
Presentation uses “fake germs” and black light that teaches students the importance of washing their hands to prevent illness. Audience: Pre K – 3rd Length: 30-45 minutes
SCRUB - A – BUG
A humorous way to review the importance of hand washing and the role it plays in disease transmission. Hand washing demonstration with black light is included. Audience: 4th - Teen Length: 30-45 minutes
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Nutrition
NUTRITION FOR KIDS
Presentation and video teach students the importance and basics of good nutrition. Audience: Students Length: 30 – 60 minutes
PETER RABBIT AND THE GIANT CHEESEBURGER
An entertaining program incorporates nutrition education with good and poor food choices. Audience: Preschool & K Length: 15 – 20 minutes
LABEL READING
Presentation and short video about how to read food labels. Basic nutrition and the food guide pyramid are used to demonstrate the importance of using food labels to choose a healthy diet. Audience: Middle School - Teen Length: 45-60 minutes
SNACKY MOUSE
Video and activity teach the importance of making healthy food choices. Audience: Preschool & K Length: 20-30 minutes
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE BASICS
Presentation and video teach the importance and components of good nutrition and exercise habits. Audience: Students Length: 45 – 60 minutes
Safety
BIKE, SKATE BOARD, ROLLER BLADES AND HELMET SAFETY
Presentation and video to teach students the importance of wearing a helmet and other safety practices while on wheels. Audience: Students Length: 30 - 45 minutes
SUMMERTIME SAFETY
Short video and presentation covering: water safety, sun safety, playing outdoors safely, camping safety, and bike safety. Visual aids of sunscreen, hats, and floatation devices are used to illustrate the importance of summer gear for protection. Audience: Pre-K – 2nd Length: 20 minutes
BUCKLE BEAR
Presentation and video explains how, when, and why it is important to wear a seatbelt when riding in a car. Audience: Pre – K – 2nd grade Length: 30 – 45 minutes
HOLIDAY SAFETY – Winter, Spring & Summer
Video presentation on safety tips for seasonal safety featuring various holidays including Easter, July 4th, Halloween, Hanukkah and Christmas. Audience: Pre – K – 1st grade Length: 20 minutes
HALLOWEEN SAFETY WITH SAMMY THE SCARECROW
Halloween safety tips for trick-or-treaters including costume rules and safety rules for walking. Audience: Pre – K – 1st grade Length: 20 minutes
HOME ALONE
Presentation and video designed to teach and reinforce safety precautions when home alone and stranger danger. Audience: K – 3rd Length: 30-60 minutes
PUBERTY
Presentation and video designed to review body changes, anatomy and physiology, menstrual cycle, and hygiene. Co-ed, Boy or Girl presentations are available. Audience: 9 – 12 years Length: 1 hour
STD JEOPARDY
Learn the facts about sexually transmitted diseases and prevention in a game format. Audience: Teen / Adult Length: 45 – 60 minutes
BSE
An American Cancer Society class. This class reviews basic information on breast cancer and the importance of early detection and prevention. A video is shown and participants are shown how to perform a Breast Self Examination and practice on models. Audience: Teen and Adult Length: 30 minutes
TSE
Testicular Cancer is the #1 cancer of men between the ages of 15-25 years of age. Testicular Self Examination video shown, current guidelines presented, group discussion encouraged and literature issued. Audience: Teen and Adult Length 30-60 minutes
SIGNS OF SUICIDE
Video based program on how to help a friend uses Acknowledge, Care, Tell an adult as focus. Audience: Middle School, Teen and Adult Length 45-60 minutes
GROWING WITH YOUR CHILD
The abstinence-only program allows parents and children an opportunity to explore the facts, feelings, attitudes, and values related to human sexuality. The program has a "family centered" philosophy which is team-taught -- the instructors presenting the factual information and facilitating discussion, and the parents sharing their values and beliefs. Group activities, games, videos and "mini-lectures" allow both parent and child to have fun together as well as to learn. – Fee required. Audience: Children 9-12 years & Parents Length: 5 weeks 2-hr sessions
GROWING WITH YOUR TEEN
The abstinence-based program allows parents and teens (13-16 years) an opportunity to explore the facts, feelings, attitudes, and values related to human sexuality. The teen course discusses abstinence, dating, sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS, teenage pregnancy and sexual responsibility. – Fee required. Audience: Student 13-16 years & Parents Length: 6 weeks 2-hr sessions
Growing With Your Child/Teen are supported in part by Abstinence Education Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau and contract with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, #C304015003.
Dental Health Education Programs
LEMONY LION
This whimsical story is about a happy lion that becomes sad when he loses his teeth. The story explains that his tooth loss was a result of him neglecting his teeth. Children will learn about “happy and sad” foods and how to brush their teeth. Minimum attendance of 10 to hold a class.
Audience: Pre-K and Kindergarten Length: 15 – 30 minutes
Dental Education for Kids An interactive lecture and video is presented by a registered dental hygienist. Each grade receives a different program on dental health with brushing and flossing being stressed at each grade level. Programs are Adventures of the Wiggly Tooth (grade K), Dr. Rabbit’s World Tour (grade 1), Dudley’s Classroom Adventure (grade 2), The Haunted Mouth (grade 3), Brace Your Face (grade 4), Watch Your Mouth (grade 5). Audience: grades K-5 Length: 30 minutes
TOBACCO AND ORAL HEALTH
This program and video focus on the effects of tobacco products on oral health. Presentation is designed for dialogue between the audience and presenter. Minimum attendance of 10 to hold a class.
Audience: Sixth – Eighth Grade Length: 40-50 minutes
MOLAR MANIA
This fun class game provides dental health information and tests the dental knowledge to secondary grade levels. Minimum attendance of 10 to hold a class.
Audience: Sixth – Twelfth Grade Length: 30-60 minutes
Girl and Boy Scout Dental Health Program This 30-minute program will provide the information necessary for your scout to earn dentistry awards or badges.
Length: 30 minutes
Parent – Child Sexuality Education - Communication
If you want to talk to your child about sex, but have been worried about giving your child too much, too little, or the wrong kinds of sexual information, Clay County Public Health Center has the course for you. Contact Kathleen Welton, 816-595-4235 or by email here.
"Growing With Your Child" is a parent-child approach to sexuality education for children ages 9-12. The abstinence-only program allows parents and children an opportunity to explore the facts, feelings, attitudes, and values related to human sexuality. Classes are coed.
The program has a "family centered" philosophy which is team taught -- the instructors presenting the factual information and facilitating discussion, and the parents sharing their values and beliefs. Group activities, games, films and "mini-lectures" are structured to allow both parent and child to have fun together as well as to learn. Facilitators are from Clay County Public Health Center.
This program is supported in part by Abstinence Education Grant Program from Federal Health Resources and Services Administration and Missouri Department of Health.
For more information on these programs:
Safety, Hygiene, Nutrition, Sexual Education contact: Jodee Fredrick at (816)595-4234 Contact by email.
Dental contact:
Pam Wittmeyer at (816)595-4306 Contact by email.
