...... Healthy Weight Kids Coalition of Southern Kentucky is a coalition of health-related professionals and organizations with the goal of preventing and treating the serious  problem of overweight in children.

Healthy Kids Club Lending Library

     Module #1:  First Aid Basics

Suggested Grade Level:   3^rd through 5^th

Objectives:  Increase student knowledge of first aid and teach basic first aid skills.

Lesson #1:  First Aid Kit

Lesson #2:  First Aid for Abrasions, Lacerations and Bruises

Lesson #3:  First Aid for Dental Injuries

Lesson #4:  First Aid for Nose Bleeds

     Module #2:  Nutrition 

Suggested Grade Level:  3^rd through 5^th grades

Objective:  Increase student knowledge on the different levels of the food guide pyramid, serving sized, nutrient needs and how to read food labels. 

Lesson #1:  Food Guide Pyramid

Lesson #2:  Mineral Match

Lesson #3:  Reading Food Labels

Lesson #4:  Making Sense of Serving Sizes

     Module #3: Hand Washing  

Suggested Grade Level:  K-2^nd

Objective:  Teach students what germs are, how they spread and the importance of hand washing. 

Lesson #1:  How Germs Spread

Lesson #2:  How our body fights germs and bacteria

Lesson #3:  Proper Hand Washing

Lesson #4:  Review

     Module #4:  Exercise

Suggested Grade Level:  1^st through 4^th

Objectives:  Teaches benefits of exercise and how exercise promotes the health.  

Lesson #1:  Activities We Can Do for Exercise

Lesson #2:  Stretching for a Cause

Lesson #3:  A Healthy Heart

*Teachers may come to The Medical Center Health and Wellness Center in the Greenwood Mall to check out a module.  Availability is on a first come first serve basis.

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