community education
Submitted by ejeanw on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 23:35.
In my final year at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, I organized an
independent study surveying the community and researching the lack of education given to expecting parents regarding male circumcision. Many do not know that this procedure is not recommended by any health organization in the world. Additionally, parents are not given the necessary information to provide informed consent which is needed for any surgical proceure.
With the assistance a community health professor I designed a brochure to be distributed throughout the community.
Submitted by Orovilleymca on Mon, 02/04/2008 - 15:13.
Our event is called Healthy Kids Day. This event is organized by High School students that want to be involved in the community and want to see a change. We want to educate children and families about being healthy. Not just healthy as in they eat right but as whole individual. The event is hosted at the YMCA where we have a variety of activities going on from 10-2pm. We invite any agency that is working towards the goal of developing healthy children to attend and host a booth with an activity.
Submitted by steph_anie_ on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 21:01.
The Kids that Care Fun Fair was created by two high school students who wanted to help children with cancer. They discovered the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation and agreed with its mission to help improve the quality of life for children and their families affected by cancer.
They brainstormed to organize a carnival-like event to spread awareness about cancer to the community, to raise money for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, and to have fun!
Submitted by Chrystal90 on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 15:44.
I want to organize a community organization that helps with after school programs for those who are in poverty and are identified for at-risk. I vision a place where students can go after school for various things(examples: homework help, computer usage and training, fitness programs, nutrition programs, music lessons, dance lessons, career education, work training, counseling, game rooms to keep them off the street, movie nights, teacher volunteers to help students, and etc..,)
Our community is very small, a poverty stricken area, and teens here are greatly in need of help.
