"HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES OCTOBER MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT MEETING"
The Henry and Stark County Health Department and the Stark County Citizen's Mental Health Task Force asks, "Does someone you love suffer from mental illness? Do you feel alone as you struggle to provide care and support for someone with mental illness? You're not alone."
The Health Department, the Stark County Citizen's Mental Health Task Force, and the Henry County Mental Health Alliance invite you to attend the October Support Group for friends and family of people with mental illness.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 11th at 6:00-7:30pm at the Henry and Stark County Health Departments, Rt. 78 South, Kewanee.
Beth Smith adds, "We encourage interested individuals to join with others dealing with the same struggles to share stories, offer encouragement and lend support"
For more information about the upcoming mental health support group meeting, you may contact the Health Department at (309) 852-0197 or visit our website at www.henrystarkhealth.com, or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments, or Follow Us on Twitter.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF ATTEND SCHOOL WELLNESS CONFERENCE
Staff members from the Henry and Stark County Health Departments along with representatives from the Wethersfield School District recently attended the 6th Annual School Wellness Conference. Pictured from (left to right) Carrie Boelens, Health Department Community Health Educator; Amy Bryan, Brandon Johnston, Janean Friedman, Nicky Fairman all with the Wethersfield School District; and Alison Womack, Health Department Community Health Advisor/Specialist.
The Henry and Stark County Health Departments announce that members of their staff and personnel from two area school districts recently attended the 6th Annual School Wellness Conference. Alison Womack, Community Health Advisor/Specialist and Carrie Boelens, Community Health Educator, and staff from the Wethersfield and Stark County School Districts attended this important conference held recently at the Hilton Hotel in Springfield.
Womack states, "The theme for this year's conference was "The School Day Keeps Getting Healthier." The goal for the conference was to provide participants an understanding of enhancing academic success through health school environments."
The conference supports the work facilitated by the "We Choose Health" grant focused on coordinated school health. Recently, Stark County Elementary School completed the School Health Index component of the Coordinated School Health Initiative and Wethersfield Elementary School is beginning the School Health Index component.
Womack notes, "The Annual School Wellness Conference featured a multitude of interesting topics addressing enhancing physical education in Illinois schools, sharing healthy foods in schools; healthy fundraisers and celebrations, making our students healthy for a lifetime; an update on the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; school health initiatives; new national nutrition education standards; free health and wellness programs; and employees staff wellness.
Those attending this conference included school administrators, school nurses, educators, food service staff, wellness committee members, parents, and anyone else wanting to learn more about encouraging healthy lifestyles and healthy food at school.
For more information on the "We Choose Health" Grant Services offered through the Henry and Stark County Health Departments call the Department at (309) 852-0197 or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments.
This project is a part of the Illinois Department of Public Health's We Choose Health Initiative, which is made possible by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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