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Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center - HERO (Health Education Raises Opportunities)
The HERO program brings a collaboration of experts into classrooms to teach about important health topics. The topics provide age-appropriate information on a specific health issue; teach children to identify signs of a disease process; or offer a way for children to improve their personal health and that of their families. A unique feature is the program's emphasis on instructing children to be "teachers" within their families.
What is it?
The HERO program brings a collaboration of experts into classrooms to teach about important health topics. The topics provide age-appropriate information on a specific health issue; teach children to identify signs of a disease process; or offer a way for children to improve their personal health and that of their families. A unique feature is the program's emphasis on instructing children to be "teachers" within their families.
Who is it for?
Students in grades three through eight in six local schools.
Why do they do it?
HERO's goal is to help students and their families become better consumers of health care.
Impact
HERO has served approximately 1,500 students and their families since its inception in 2009.
Contact: Judith A. Maness
President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 716-298-2004
E-mail: judith.maness@msmh.org
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