Welcome!

I hope that you have been able to enjoy the summer weather these past few months. We have a lot of great articles in the newsletter this month. I hope these newsletters can provide you with resources to live a healthier lifestyle. Please feel free to send me your articles, questions, comments or concerns.

Sincerely,

Kate White
Licking County Wellness Coalition Chair

Safe Routes to School Information Session

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) will be holding a Safe Routes to School Informational Session on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 from 10am-12pm.  This session will be a hands-on workshop where participants can learn how to do a variety of things for their Safe Routes to School programs such as creating: a walking map, a walking school bus, a school pool program and a school block watch program.

The Informational Session will be held in MORPC’s Scioto Conference Room (111 Liberty Street, Suite 100 Columbus, OH 43215). Pease RSVP to Amanda McEldowney at 614.233.4112 or amceldowney@morpc.org by Friday, August 6, 2010. 

Become a Freshstart Facilitator to Help Tobacco Users Quit for Free!

Freshstart is a program specially designed to help tobacco users plan a successful quit attempt by providing information, skills for coping with cravings, and group support. Freshstart is a program that uses the most current guidelines for tobacco cessation support in four one hour face-to-face group support sessions. During the program, participants will increase their motivation to quit, learn effective approaches for quitting and guide them in making a successful quit attempt.

Community centers, worksites, school districts and faith based organizations can implement the Freshstart tobacco cessation support program at their organization to help tobacco users quit for FREE!

 

When: Tuesday, August 17 from 11am-1pm

Columbus Public Health Auditorium: 240 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
Participants are encouraged to bring their lunch to the workshop!

This workshop is FREE to attend. Participants must take a free 1 hour online course before attending this workshop.

 

To register for this workshop, please call 1.888.227.6446 x 8002

Registration Deadline: Friday, August 13^th at 4:00 pm

 

For more information about the facilitator training, please call Kherry DeLorenzo at 1.888.227.6446 x3104 or email kherry.delorenzo@cancer.org.

Kindergarten Kick-Off at The Works

The Works: Museum of History, Art & Technology will host its annual Kindergarten Kick-Off on Sunday, August 15 from Noon to 4:00 pm to welcome Licking County’s newest students to Kindergarten. All incoming Licking County Kindergartners for the 2010-11 school year are invited to enjoy a special afternoon of fun and educational activities. This free event is open to the public and is a way for children and parents to start the school year off right by getting acquainted with various school representatives from throughout Licking County. School representatives will be on hand from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm For more information, please contact Samantha Harris at 740.349.9277 or samanthaharris@attheworks.org.

This year’s Kindergarten Kick-Off is in honor of Barbara Marsh, a dedicated teacher for 30 years with the Newark City Schools who recently lost her brave 14-year battle with cancer. Barbara was instrumental in shaping the youth of Licking County and she will be deeply missed.

Kindergarten Kick-Off is proudly sponsored by K12. The K12 Ohio Virtual Academy is a tuition-free, online public school for Ohio students in grades K-12. Every subject in the curriculum, which is provided by K12, is delivered online, with hands-on activities, high-quality materials, and support from expert teachers.
 
The Works is an interactive learning center where people of all ages can have fun and be inspired by the history, technology and artistic accomplishments of the community we serve. The Works is located at 55 S. First Street, Newark, Ohio 43058. Visit us on the web at www.attheworks.org.

Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification

The Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Certification Course requires prerequisite training in counseling, social work, nursing, or addictions medicine; prior experience in tobacco dependence treatment; and a rigorous post-test. This course has been designed to meet the national standards being developed by the Association for Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD). Tobacco Treatment courses will be one week long, and offered twice in 2010. After initial certification, TTS trained individuals need continuing education in tobacco-related subjects to retain certification.

Date: September 13-17, 2010

Location: The Breathing Association 1520 Old Henderson Rd. Columbus, OH 43220

Fee: $450 before August 17, $500 after August 17 (the fee includes breakfast, lunch and snacks each day)

 

Register online here.

 

Credit Hours: Approved for 36.5 for ONA and 33.5 for Chemical Dependency Professionals Board PID# 10-091CSPD. Social Work and Pharmacy credit hours approval pending.

 

Disclosure: As an accredited CEU provider, The Breathing Association must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all educational activities we sponsor. Faculty and planners participating in sponsored activities must disclose any significant financial interests or other relationships. Any potential conflicts of interest will be resolved by content review. All speakers have signed a disclosure and agreed not to discuss any material that could be perceived as a conflict of interest.

Dr. Tom Houston: has received grant support from Pfizer. Gretchen Clark Hammond: Serves on speaker’s bureau for Pfizer. Lyaad Hasan: serves on speaker’s bureau for Pfizer.

For more information please contact: Laura Atkinson 614.437.1511 latkinson@breathingassociation.org