Clay County Public Health Center provides a wide of array of programs and services for children and youth. If you are interested in a particular program but do not see it below, please contact the Behavioral & Community Health Education Section @ 816-595-4241 to see if a program can be tailored to fit your needs.
Health
Heart Power
Curriculum containing various cardiovascular and tobacco topics. Videos, experiments appropriate for the age group.
Audience: Pre-K to 3rd grade Length: 20-30 minutes
Scrubby Bear
Curriculum utilizing “fake germs” and black light that teaches students the importance of proper handwashing to prevent illness.
Audience: Pre-K to 3rd grade Length: 30-45 minutes
Scrub-A-Bug
A humorous way to review the importance of handwashing and the role it plays in disease transmission.
Audience: 4th grade to teen Length: 30-45 minutes
Nutrition
Nutrition for Kids
Curriculum with video teaches students the importance and basic of good nutrition.
Audience: Students Length: 30-60 minutes
Peter Rabbit and the Giant Cheeseburger
An interactive program that incorporates nutrition education with good and poor food choices.
Audience: Preschool and kindergarten Length: 15-20 minutes
Snacky Mouse
Video and activity teach the importance of making healthy food choices.
Audience: Preschool and kindergarten Length: 20-30 minutes
Label Ease Presentation and short video about how to read food labels and avoid portion distortion.
Audience: Middle school to teen Length: 45-60 minutes
Safety
Bicycle Safety Camp
Video reviews the “rules of the road” for bicycle riders stressing helmet usage.
Audience: Pre–K to 2nd grade Length: 30 minutes
Buckle Bear
Video explains how, when, and why it is important to wear a seatbelt when riding in a car.
Audience: Pre–K to 2nd grade Length: 30 minutes
Halloween Safety
Halloween safety tips for trick-or-treaters including costume rules and safety rules for walking.
Audience: Pre–K to 1st grade Length: 30 minutes
Home Alone/Stranger Danger
Video designed to teach and reinforce safety precautions when home alone and stranger danger awareness.
Audience: Pre-K to 3rd grade Length: 30 minutes
Safety Through the Year – Winter, Spring & Summer
Video on safety tips for seasonal safety featuring various holidays including Easter, July 4th, Halloween, Hanukkah and Christmas. Posters and a story go with the video.
Audience: Pre–K to 1st grade Length: 30 minutes
Growth & Development
Puberty
Video designed to review body changes, anatomy and physiology, menstrual cycle, and hygiene. Appropriate for coed use or boys and girls separately.
Audience: 9 to 12 years Length: 1 hour
STD Jeopardy
Learn the facts about sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS and prevention in a game format.
Audience: Teen / adult Length: 45 – 60 minutes
Growing with Your Child & Growing with Your Teen classes are no longer being offered as of 1-1-2013.
Special Programs: No Charge
Suicide Prevention
Funded by a mini-grant from the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Suicide prevention programs teach the warning signs of suicide through QPR (adult) & ACT (teen). The strongest risk factors for suicide in youth are depression, substance abuse and aggressive behavior. The QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Adults learn to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.
SOS: Get into the ACT video helps create a supportive and responsible atmosphere for those youth who may be at risk for depression, suicide or self-injury by empowering them to recognize the warning signs and seek help. The main help-seeking message of the video is ACT: Acknowledge, Care, Tell a trusted adult. Middle school and high school curriculums available.
Audience: Middle school, teen, adult Length: 45 - 60 minutes
Lending Library
Empathy Belly (pregnancy simulator), Fetal Alcohol and Drug Affected models, table-top displays, posters, brochures and videos available for loan on various health topics.
Audience: Pre-K to elementary school, middle school, teen, adult
Newsletters:
Child Care Chat Newsletter Summer 2012
Child Care Chat Spring 2012
Health Talk Spring 2012
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