‘TEDDY BEAR CLINIC’ TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT HEALTH
Monday, March 17, 2008
BUFFALO – D’Youville College nursing students from the campus Student Nurses Association will hold a “Teddy Bear Clinic” for children ages 7 -10 at the West Side Community Center on Wednesday, April 9 starting at 3:30. (The West Side Community Services Center is located at 161 Vermont Street in Buffalo.)
The clinic will use the children’s teddy bears to teach them about health, bicycle safety, dental and hand hygiene, the importance of being active and the students will take the bears or dolls for a “well bear visit” at a “teddy bear clinic. Children will see what it’s like as their furry friends receive vaccinations and have a physical. Bears with scratches, tears, or holes can have their “boo-boos” patched up by the student nurses.
“The hope is that by teaching the children through examples on their Teddy Bears, they then are able to learn how to take care of themselves,” says Jennifer Jennings, assistant professor of nursing at D’Youville.
“As nursing students, we understand the importance of education the public about their health. By holding “Teddy Bear Clinics” we are enabling youths to learn early aspects of health. Bringing their teddy bear or doll to the mock clinic enable them to learn why vaccinations are important and hopefully makes visiting the doctor not an intimidating or scary experience, says John Copas, president of the Student Nurses Association.
“These clinics allow the children to understand how their bodies work, what nutrients are and their importance and why germs effect us, all while taking their best furry friend for a ‘well bear visit’.”
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Contact is John Copas at 716-308-1661 or Jennifer Jennings at 829-7856
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