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November 2011

Looking for a challenge? Sponsored by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Cure4Kids for Kids is seeking university, high school, middle school, and elementary school students to develop innovative multimedia experiences that educate children about cancer and healthy living for cancer prevention. Visit www.cure4kids.org/challenge for more details.

October 2011

The Cure4Kids Global Summit, held at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in June 2011, provided a forum for discussing ways of improving science and health education in schools and communities. The conference recordings have now been released on Cure4Kids, for free on-demand viewing. View the recorded sessions now.

June 2011

Cure4Kids for Kids launches its newest section — What is healthy living? Come aboard the ship and learn about ways to lessen your chance of cancer when you grow up and see if you can find out what is in the treasure chest on the beach!

July 2010

Our July newsletter for teachers and parents is here. It's full of information about the Professional Development Conference that was held here at St. Jude in June, new resources for you to use in the classroom in the coming school year, tips for surviving the summer heat, and a delicious summer recipe for salsa. Please click here to read the newsletter!

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June 2010

The Cure4Kids for Kids team has created a newsletter for teachers and parents. The monthly newsletter contains program updates, event announcements, news, healthy living tips and more. Click here to download the PDF.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - The Cure4Kids for Kids Web site has officially launched!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Monday, August 17, 2009 - The Cure4Kids for Kids Web site has launched for Beta testing! This Web site has been created for elementary school children to learn more about cells, cancer, and healthy living in interactive areas guided by cartoon characters. Users can explore the Cure4Kids beach, laboratory, and clinic, and use a virtual microscope, learn about careers at St. Jude, test their knowledge, and more!

On the parents' part of the site, visitors can find further resources on cancer, prevention, and healthy living topics like tobacco control, sun exposure, proper nutrition, and physical activity. By enhancing their knowledge on these topics, parents and care-takers can help improve children's health and understanding too!

A separate Web site has been created especially for teachers. Here teachers can access the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children teacher's guide, books, lesson plans, quizzes, laboratory journals, in-class presentations, and all other materials in printable and downloadable format free of charge. Educators are also able to use forums and other social media to interact and share ideas. Seminars are posted for teachers to learn more about cancer and other diseases treated at St. Jude. The site is secure and password-protected for the privacy of educators.

Cure4Kids for Kids also invites university students to create an innovative multimedia application as part of the Global eHealth Challenge. Participants will have access to experts in cancer, health, multimedia, systems design, visual arts, and public health. Click here to learn more about this initiative.

We would appreciate your feedback as we continue to revise and update the site to the needs of the public. To provide feedback click contact us.

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About St. Jude Cure4Kids for Kids

The St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program is an educational outreach initiative of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It helps school children, their parents and teachers understand the basic science and treatment of cancer. Through the use of age-appropriate content, the program focuses on three main objectives:

  1. addressing common misconceptions about childhood cancer,
  2. instilling healthy habits in children that can help prevent the development of adult cancer, and
  3. increasing children's overall interest in science and scientific careers.

All educational on-site activities are led by St. Jude faculty and staff. All the educational material was developed by a multi-disciplinary team composed of St. Jude faculty and staff with the collaboration of national experts. St. Jude works with schoolteachers and administrators to implement this program free of charge.