Classroom toolkits
Health educators from Norton Children’s Prevention & Wellness offer wellness lesson plan toolkits, resources and programming for the classroom and after-school events.
Classroom toolkits/resources
- Pedestrian Safety Class registration
- Children and Hospitals Week: Building Healthy Superheroes
- Kohl’s Cares High Five Prevention Program
- Bike Safety Rodeo Program
- Safety City
Incorporating physical activity and mindfulness in the classroom
- GoNoodle.com
- ActionForHealthyKids.org
- Promoting healthy nutrition in schools
- Healthy ways to reward students
- Healthy fundraising solutions
Additional resources
Baby elephant’s name to be unveiled by toddler with a new heart
In Eli Alexander’s 23 months of life, he has overcome a congenital heart defect with the help of a heart transplant. His family has taken to comparing his strength and bravery to an elephant’s. It […]
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Courageous Clay gets his heart transplant follow-up visits closer to home in Bowling Green
Nicole Pendino has a courageous son. In fact, his nickname is “Courageous Clay.” Many members of his hometown community in Bowling Green, Kentucky, have rallied around him over the past 12 years. In 2017 when […]
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What is RSV in children?
You’re in line for day care pickup and discover that your child’s classmate has respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis. What does this mean for your child? Your pediatrician’s office is closed, and you’re unsure of […]
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What’s the difference between elephant and human child development?
We love babies of all kinds at Norton Children’s. Mikki, the Louisville Zoo’s 33-year-old African elephant, gave birth Aug. 2 to a bull calf. Mikki’s pregnancy lasted 22 months (651 days). The soon-to-be named calf […]
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How to prevent bullying
About 20% of students ages 12 to 18 experience some kind of bullying, according to the National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics. The highest numbers of students who are bullied are made […]
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