Archive for January 2019
Youth Wellbeing Assessment
LWK disseminated a Youth Wellbeing Assessment to the four high schools in Kershaw County to determine overall health and wellbeing status of its priority population. Indicators from the survey captured…
Read MoreHealthy after-school snacks offered at NCHS
Partnership and collaboration are key ingredients to implementation. We are blessed to have community leaders that identify resources that match our mission. Way to go North Central High School and Laurie Slade Funderburk!…
Read MoreSC Thrive Poverty Simulation
Our Coalition Director, Kathryn Johnson, attended South Carolina Office of Rural Health’s Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC and had the opportunity to participate in a Poverty Simulation held by SC Thrive.…
Read MoreThe word is out!
The word is out! 🗣 Individuals across the state are hearing about the work being accomplished in Kershaw County through community partnership and collaboration. Over the past two weeks, we have shared…
Read MoreHave you heard about Brain Breaks?
Have you heard about Brain Breaks? Here is our Camden High School – SC Health Ambassador, Deniah, leading Junior Leadership Kershaw County through “Breath of Joy” to get the blood flowing during their non-profit…
Read MoreShared Visioning
We had the opportunity to co-create a shared vision for success in working with high school youth in Kershaw County. As part of our involvement with the Institute for Healthcare…
Read More“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! – Audrey Hepburn”
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! – Audrey Hepburn” Hi, it’s me, Destiny. This week I’m going to talk about believing in yourself. Sometimes as humans, we…
Read MoreAlways remember to take deep breaths
We live in a high-stress society so learning how to relive that stress is super important. An easy way to do this is practicing breathwork a little bit every day.…
Read MoreReading Labels
Today I will give you guys a health tip about reading the nutrition labels. On Tuesday this week Missi came to talk to us about nutrition labels and how to…
Read MoreCreating healthy change!
The summer Health Ambassadors had the opportunity to present research that has inspired them in the work they are doing to establish their own student-led programs at the school. Thank…
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