Road of Life and City Year Collaborate To Keep Columbus Kids Healthy an Innovative Pilot Program Brings Cancer Prevention Education to Columbus Public School Students
In a unique pilot program, two Columbus nonprofits have teamed up to bring cancer prevention education to Columbus Public Schools.
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) December 1, 2005
In a unique pilot program, two Columbus nonprofits have teamed up to bring cancer prevention education to Columbus Public Schools.
City Year, a national community service organization, and Road of Life, which supports cancer prevention, have joined together to deliver Road of Life's cancer prevention curriculum to students at Hubbard Elementary School and Linmoor Middle School. City Year's Corps Members, aged 17-24, are trained by Road of Life staff to deliver the curriculum during after-school tutoring programs.
The cancer prevention curriculum, which encourages a healthy and non-smoking lifestyle, is the primary program of Road of Life, the only nonprofit in the U. S. to focus exclusively on prevention for children. Conservatively half of all cancer deaths could be prevented, according to the American Cancer Society. “In light of [that fact] we all must do more with the information we have right now to save the next generation from the cancer epidemic we face today” says Road of Life founder Rob Emrich “Research is extremely important, but much more needs to be done in the field of prevention. The key to developing a healthy lifestyle is to develop good habits early in life."
The Road of Life curriculum is being produced in cooperation with a review board of teachers, health experts, and child development professionals, and has received glowing reviews from teachers and students alike.
Both City Year and Road of Life are encouraged by the early evaluations, and both organizations look forward to a strong partnership in the future.
For more information about this pilot program, and to find out how you can get involved in keeping kids healthy, visit www. roadoflife. org or www. cityyear. org/sites/columbus/ (http://www. cityyear. org/sites/columbus/ )
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