10 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids for Kids: School-Based Education for Cancer Prevention

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

This presentation will provide a brief overview of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children (Cure4Kids for Kids) program. Cure4Kids for Kids focuses on three main objectives: 1) educating students, parents, teachers, and communities about cancer and dispelling common misconceptions, 2) promoting...

Keywords: Healthy Communities Cancer Education Community Education Students Children Parents School Outreach Program What Are Cells What Is Cancer What Is Healthy Living Cure4Kids Global Summit

11 Jun 2011

Workshop on Return to School after Pediatric Cancer

by Justin Gardner, MEd and Arli Pedrosa, MPsych

This workshop will provide an overview of the St. Jude School Program, childhood cancer, and the educational impact of treatment. When patients return to school following treatment, they may need extra supports in place to ensure success. Myths and misconceptions about children with cancer still...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Childhood Cancer School Program Hospital School School Re-entry Students With Cancer St. Jude Hospital School Program

11 Jun 2011

Workshop - Healthier Students are Better Learners

by Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW and Kelley Greene, MS

Coordinated school health focuses on promoting a healthier school environment to support positive academic outcomes for the youth of Memphis City Schools. Cumulative exposure to inadequate nutrition, physical activity, health education, and health services from early childhood to adolescence...

Keywords: Urban Minority Youth Health Disparities Asthma Vision Problems Asthma Teen Pregnancy Physical Activity Breakfast Hyperactivity Breakfast School Breakfast Cure4Kids Global Summit

11 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids for Kids: The St. Jude Cancer Education Outreach Program

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Students Children Parents Community Education School Outreach Program What Are Cells What Is Cancer What Is Healthy Living Cancer Education Cure4Kids Global Summit

11 Jun 2011

Workshop - Cure4Kids Cells and Cancer Education: An Overview of the Lab Activities for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

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09 Jun 2011

Capturing the Emotional Experience of School Professionals Educating Children with Cancer

by Ruth Rechis, PhD

Students who have been diagnosed with cancer and who return to school more quickly are less likely to fall as far behind academically and are more likely to be reintegrated readily into the school social environment. For students to return to school successfully, a team of support may be required...

Keywords: General Education Classroom Environment Teacher Emotion Childhood Cancer Survivor Cure4Kids Global Summit Student With Cancer

09 Jun 2011

Get Fit with the Grizzlies: A Community-School-Home Initiative to Fight Childhood Obesity

by Carol C. Irwin, PhD

Background: Professional sports organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this “star power” to collaborate with local schools in efforts aimed at the goal of affecting childhood obesity (e.g., NFL Play 60). Program effectiveness is...

Keywords: Breakfast Assemblies Family Fitness Assemblies Healthy Home Court Behavior Change Obesity Prevention Cure4Kids Global Summit Grizz

09 Jun 2011

Web 2.0: What Do Teachers Want and Need?

by Cindy Brock

Hear from an elementary school technology coach about what students and teachers want from interactive Websites and how Web 2.0 tools are used in the classroom. In this presentation, Cindy Brock will share examples of current Web 2.0 tools that teachers and students are using in her school. She will...

Keywords: Social Media Web 2.0 Blog Kid Blog Avatar Technology Classroom Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Game Design and e-Health: Serious Games Put to the Test

by Oscar García-Pañella, PhD

Memorable experiences deliver intense usable moments with the support of different platforms and social networks. Higher degrees of motivation ensure efficiency and performance. Serious games deliver powerful and truthful experiences by providing the user with goals, challenges, problem-solving, and...

Keywords: Educational Video Game Serious Gaming Multimedia Yummy Tricks Glooveth Glove Interactive The Dome E-health Multimedia Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

An Editor’s Perspective: MERLOT and JOLT – Perspectives on Two Open Educational Resources

by Edward H. Perry, PhD

This presentation will center on MERLOT and JOLT, two open educational resources that provide learning materials, research studies, and case studies of interest to the teaching community. MERLOT, the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, is a free and open online...

Keywords: Open Educational Resources Journal Of Online Teaching And Learning Cure4Kids Global Summit Multimedia Educational Resource For Learning And Online Teaching Peer Review

09 Jun 2011

Evaluating the Cure4Kids for Kids School-Based Cancer Education Program

by Yuri Quintana, PhD

In the 2010-2011 school year, a formal evaluation of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children program was conducted. The program was created in 2006 as part of the outreach mandate of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Cancer and healthy living education...

Keywords: Cancer Education Cancer Prevention Physical Activity Obesity Cure4Kids For Kids Cure4Kids Global Summit

10 Jun 2011

Educating Orange County, CA Teens about Sun Protection and Skin Cancer: what have we learned?

by Jeanette M. Kamell, MD

Context: Melanoma kills approximately one person hourly in the United States despite being easily detectable and 95%-100% curable if treated early, and its incidence is rising. Medical students have developed an outreach project to address adolescents’ awareness of melanoma in Orange County...

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit Melanoma Spot A Spot Medical Student Sunscreen Sun Protection

10 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids Global eHealth Challenge Award Winners

by Yuri Quintana, PhD

Cure4Kids for Kids is an educational initiative of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital devoted to educating children and parents about cancer and healthy living. The specific goals are (1) to educate children, parents, and teachers about cancer and dispel misconceptions, (2) to educate...

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10 Jun 2011

SMOKE-FREE Kids - Tobacco Education for Youth in the USA

by Jeffrey S. Wigand, MA, PhD, MAT, ScD

SMOKE-FREE KIDS is the nonprofit foundation that conducts interactive educational seminars through SMOKE-FREE KIDS on all student levels—in elementary, middle, or high schools, as well as colleges and postgraduate institutions of law, medicine, business management, and education. SMOKE-FREE...

Keywords: Tobacco Education Classroom Activities Tobacco Policy Cure4Kids Global Summit Tobacco Prevention