Program Overview
A highly engaging and informative program designed to foster an awareness of the importance of promoting a healthy and safe learning environment through an enhanced understanding of the significance of controlling the spread of germs, improving hand hygienic practices and establishing an effective indoor air quality management program. Utilizing integrated healthy environmental tools, participants will learn to identify actual and potential critical health related issues associated with student's acute or chronic health care needs which are fundamental to improving school absenteeism and reducing health related barriers to academic achievement.
Program Objectives
Understanding the challenges to maintaining
a healthy school environment
Identifying germ sources and how to
prevent spread
Improving absenteeism rates with
enhanced hygienic awareness
Promoting a healthy learning environment
with effective hand hygiene practices
Exploring the effects of air quality
on school health
Promoting effective infection control and more...
Target Audience
This cutting edge program is geared towards a target audience of professionals including: School nurses, RN’s, LPN’s, school administrators, social workers, child study team members, teachers, & related services such as OT, PT, & ST.
4.0 CEU’s awarded
Registration Fee:
$25.00 before September 15, 2011
After September 15, 2011
the registration fee will be $30
Program Speakers and Topics
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Charles Gerba
Professor, College of Public Health University
of Arizona
Where the Germs Are and
How to Get Rid of Them
Program Speakers
Dr. Marie Foley
Director of Nursing
Seton Hall University
Absenteeism and School Health
Lorraine M. Chewey, EdD (c), MS, RN. NJ-CSN Assistant Professor/Coordinator School Nurse Certification Program Health Sciences Department New Jersey City University
Indoor Air Quality... Hot Topics
Carrie Anne Zapka, MS
Senior Microbiologist GOJO Industries, Inc.
Is Your Hand Hygiene Program
as Good as it Could Be?
Janine Cory, MPH
Senior Health Communication Specialist National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC)
Respiratory Issues and Concerns in the School Environment
Moderator
Michael J. Dolan
Senior Advisor & Vice President
Science and Technology for GOJO Industries, Inc.
Light buffet dinner will be served
Attendee Bonus Drawing!
Free PURELL® for your school for a year!
Books and prizes!
All attendees will receive free PURELL product samples!
Sponsored by
Alpha, Gateway, and Harbor Schools, RKS Associates, and GOJO Industries, Inc.
The RKS network of schools provides the very best in cutting edge educational, therapeutic and behavioral support for children across many spectrums of disabilities. The RKS mission is focused on maximizing the full potential of students by fostering an enriching and creative atmosphere in which they can excel in relating and adapting to "real-world" challenges.
GOJO, the inventors of PURELL Instant Hand Sanitizer, has a 64 year history of leadership in improving well-being through hand hygiene and healthy skin. GOJO products and programs kill germs on hands and solve skin care-related problems in the education and healthcare markets.