Be a Wellness Champion for Your School!
8am-3:30 pm on Thursday, June 16, 2016
Join us on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the CCAC Allegheny Campus to learn more integrating wellness programs at schools and how to fund these programs. Teachers, School Administrators, Business Managers, and School Nurses are all invited!
Register Online: Wellness 4 Schools Summer Symposium Registration
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Registration
Please register online prior to the event to ensure your space and reserve a healthy lunch. Registration is $5 and includes lunch and 6 Act 48 hours.
Register Online: Wellness 4 Schools Summer Symposium Registration
Get ACT 48 Credits
Six ACT 48 credits will be awarded to teachers who attend the Wellness 4 Schools summer symposium.
Speakers & Exhibitors
We are proud to announce the following speakers will be presenting at the symposium. Breaks will be provided throughout the day between speakers.
8 am Registration & Coffee with Vendors
8:40 – 8:45 am
Liz Hagan Kanche, Director of Wellness at Pathways to SmartCare
Introduction to the 1st Annual Wellness 4 Schools Summer Symposium
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8:45 – 9:15 am
Keynote Speaker
Come Home to Health- The AAA Approach to Creating a Healthy Selfie
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Wellness Presenters
9:15 – 9:45 am
Breakfast Basics: Increase School Breakfast Participation to Support Children’s Health and Education
Erika Fricke, Health Policy Director and Chris West, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
9:45 – 10:15 am
Increasing Access to Dental Care in Children
Giselle C. Thelemaque, RDH, MED, CHES, Community Outreach Director
10:15 – 10:45 am: Visit with Vendors
10:45 – 11:30 am
Taking Care of You: Finding the Calm in the Chaos
Deanna Leyh, MSCP & Emily Anderson, LSW, Family Links
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Practice What you Preach! Growing a Nest Egg for you & Your Students
Doug Hassenbein, PA Department of Banking & Securities
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch & Break with Vendors
1:00 – 1:10 pm
Farm to Table Pittsburgh: Little Locavores Programs
Erin Hart, Farm to Table Pittsburgh
1:10 – 1:45 pm
Food, Kids, and Cooking
Chef Bill Fuller, Big Burrito Group
1:45 – 2:30 pm
Health & Attendance Go Hand-in-Hand: How increasing health and wellness activities can positively change educational outcomes
Shauna McMillan, United Way of Southwestern PA; Be There Campaign
2:30 – 3:15 pm
How to get money to pay for Wellness in your schools: Wellness Grants Panel Discussion
3:15 – 3:20 pm
Wellness Champions: What Worked for Us
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Exhibitors
Accessible Home Products
American HealthCare Group – sponsor
Family Links Caregivers First Initiative
Massage Therapist – Chair Massages
Pennsylvania Department of Banking & Securities
The Foundation for Wellness Professionals
Tower Gardens by Juice +
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services
Weighted Blankets
Register Online: Wellness 4 Schools Summer Symposium Registration
Become an Exhibitor
Fill out the form below if you would like to be an exhibitor at the Wellness 4 Schools Summer Symposium.
Download: Wellness 4 Schools Summer Symposium Exhibitor Agreement
Learn More About Our Wellness 4 Schools program
American HealthCare Group administers wellness programs for schools, affordable housing, and employers. Our aim is to empower teachers and students to make healthy choices. We create tailored wellness programs for each school based on our unique method of analyzing your current health status, setting goals then designing programming to reach those goals.
