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Next Door Neighbors Puppet Program

Sponsoring department: Community Education Working with community partners, an interactive puppet program focuses on presentation of scripts that promote a message of alternatives to violence to children grades 3-5. Six sets of puppets are placed with community groups for local presentations. Original curriculum provides activities for classroom teachers to use before and after puppet presentations

Kids are Great

Sponsoring department: Community Education
One-hour presentation for elementary and middle school age children on the importance of self esteem and feeling good about yourself. Interactive activities and exercises help children explore how they see and understand their strengths as individuals.

Health Career Day

Sponsoring department: Community Education and Kids Caring and Sharing Program
Special visits to Riley Hospital for Children are offered twice each year for children in grades 8-12 to help them explore career possibilities in public health, medicine, nursing, allied health, and related areas of child development. Riley Hospital staff members conduct presentations on their education preparation, career paths, and job responsibilities.

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Water Wise

Sponsoring department: Community Education
Resources include a large floor mat water safety game available for loan to preschool and kindergarten classrooms and an instructional PowerPoint presentation on water safety equipment and water safety directed for elementary school age children.

Safety Smart

Sponsoring department: Community Education
Information sheets on 14 topics are available to guide children and adults on how to prevent leading causes of unintentional child injury. Camera-ready copies are available by request.

Marion County Fatality Review Team

Participating department: Community Education
Provide development support for education materials that assist the team in addressing leading causes of child fatality in Marion County. Materials are created in camera-ready and disk format for all team members to encourage widespread printing and dissemination.

[Keywords: self-esteem, violence, career possibilities in public health, medicine, nursing, allied health, water safety equipment, water safety, unintentional child injury, child fatality]

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