SEAHEC School Health

School Health Education

Good health begins early! In order to make children healthier, the Southeast Kentucky AHEC offers health programs, planned and taught by experienced educators, to schools, family resource centers, and day care centers in southeastern Kentucky. The programs are available at no cost. Programs currently available are listed below, and program on other topics may be developed by special request. For more information or to schedule a program, contact the Southeast Kentucky AHEC offices at:

Melissa Perry, Health Careers Coordinator
   Email: mperry0036@kctcs.edu
McDowell ARH
P.O. Box 247, Route 122
McDowell, KY 41647
Phone: (606) 377-3400, ext. 214

Kristin Smith, Health Careers Coordinator
Lee County Vocational School
P.O. Box 1362
Beattyville, KY 41647
Phone: (606) 464-5018   Fax: (606) 464-0663

Tiffany Scott, Health Careers Coordinator
Email: tscott0024@kctcs.edu
Southeast KY Community & Technical College
700 College Road
Cumberland, KY 40823
Phone: (606) 589-3198   Fax: (606) 589-3175

    ť AIDS
          Grades 7-12, Individual Classes

This class provides a comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS, including its origin, how it attacks the immune system, and how it is transmitted. Students will learn how to avoid AIDS, and recognize symptoms of the disease. An informative classroom exercise illustrates how AIDS can spread through a population

    ť Anger Management
          Grades 5-12, Individual Classes

This program deals with ways to control anger, identify anger triggers, the different types of anger and how to respond appropriately.

    ť Asthma
          Grades Preschool - 8, Individual Classes

This class deals with the number one reason children miss school. The class will deal with understanding asthma, knowing signs and symptoms, recognizing triggers and how to avoid them, understanding the need for controller and rescue medications, and how to exercise safely.

    ť Career Guidance
         Grades 4-12, Individual Classes

Programs to educate students about the opportunities in health careers are available. Programs will emphasize the variety of health careers available, preparation for a health career, personal attributes required for a health career, and schools and colleges in Kentucky which offer health career degrees. The job outlooks and pay levels for each health profession represented. A variety of handouts and videos are used in the classroom presentations.

    ť Career Guidance Puppets
          Grades Preschool - 3, Individual Classes

This program will educate younger children about health careers with the use of puppets and a video presentation.

   ť Conflict Resolution
          Grades 4-7, Individual Classes

This class represents the skills needed to get along well with others, working out conflicts peacefully and fairly, and making and keeping friends. Students learn to identify sources of stress, and constructive ways of dealing with stress and frustration. Positive communication skills are emphasized.

    ť Drinking & Driving
          Grades 9-12, General Assemblies

The emergency nurses, paramedics, and EMTs who make up the UK Trauma Team graphically convey the consequences of drinking and driving. The team uses slides and videotapes of crash scenes and crash victims in their presentation. Local residents who have been seriously injured by crashes describe their injuries, and the lasting affect on their lives. This program is usually scheduled during the spring prom season.

   ť Four Wheeler & Motorcycle Safety (available only in
    designated counties)
          Grades 5-8, Individual Classes

Riding four-wheelers is a popular recreational activity for area students, but most riders do not use basic safety precautions. This program focuses on the essentials of safe riding and the necessity for using safety equipment. Safety handouts and a video produced by Honda are part of the presentation.

     ť Good Touch - Bad Touch
          Grades K-4, Individual Classes

This class about sexual abuse teaches students the difference between good touches and bad touches, and how to prevent bad touches from happening. Students learn about options when bad touches occur. A teaching video featuring puppets is used in the presentation.

ť Personal Hygiene
          Grades 3-9, Individual Classes

The basics of bodily cleanliness and hygiene, including head lice prevention and treatment, are discussed. Hair care, skin care, and the relationship of cleanliness to good health are stressed.

    ť Nutrition
          Grades K-12, Individual Classes

This basics of good nutrition, making healthy food choices, and the relationship between food and health are taught using food models, puppets and handouts. The best type of fast food and health snacks are reviewed. Content is age and grade appropriate.

    ť Tobacco Education
          Grades K-12, Individual Classes

The facts about tobacco use and the harm it causes are presented in videos, handouts, and with models such as "Mr. Gross Mouth." The content is age and grade appropriate.

    ť Tattoo and Body Piercing
          Grades 7-12, Individual Classes

This program will educate students on: the health issues associated with tattoos/body piercings, the social issues associated with tattoos/body piercings, medical complications that could arise from receiving a tattoo or body piercing.

    ť Tooth Care
          Grades 4-8, Individual Classes

This class teaches the basics of dental care, including how to brush and floss and when to visit the dentist. The dangers of chewing tobacco and a high sugar diet are emphasized. Younger students will receive a visit from the Tooth Fairy to explain good dental hygiene.