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Show School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 13 WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 2001 Local students attend Health Career Exploration Camp Where can students DNA. and high school interested in health careers go to get training and find answers to their questions? Just ask LaCee Yoho, Clay Greenland or Danny Crosby of Kanab who recently attended Southwest Utah AHECs Health Career Exploration Camp atSouthemUtah University. The Kanab students joined with other high school students from across the state for a three-dalook at health professions. For the 55 participants, the y, in-dep- th V V Chem- Microbiology V istry were conducted in the SUU science labs. A dance and Dutch oven dinner at Woods Ranch was also a highlight of K f' ! the camp. The Health Career Exploration Camp is a yearly event put on by Southwest Utah AHEC. According to Dennis Moser, Director ofSouthwest Utah AHEC, The goal of the camp is to encourage high school students, especially those from rural areas, to consider a future health care career. Since most rural areas tend to struggle in recruit- i Y I t 5 I. I - v t ill - V is? t .f j h i fc.V. summer camp provided the opportunity to explore through hands-o- n experience the differ- ing an adequate health care ent options of the health profes- workforce, our goal is to introsions industry. duce rural high school students At workshops the students to health careers with hopes they were introduced to numerous will one day return to their home4 health careers, including: towns to work. ' T'fYXV Hu AHEC Southwest Utah serves pharmacy, respiratory therapy, psychology, radiology, nursing, Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and occupational therapy, coding Washington counties, with the The Teen Leadership Corps summer program at the Kanab City Library will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from and charting, physical therapy mission to improve access to 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. until July 19. and athletic training. health care through education. were also able to learn health If you would like more informaprofession' skills, such as cast- tion about Southwest Utah The Teen Leadership Corps has ing, intubation, assessment AHEC or to be added to a mailfor next list skills, suturing, and much ing years camp, been sponsoring a summer promore. Science experiments on please call gram at the Kanab City Library for the past two weeks. So far the group has helped develop the crekids ativity of local grade-schoe them pillowby having cases, paint ceramic decorations, and make sock puppets. Under the direction of the Volunteer Center and the Kane County Commission, TLC has been involved in numerous ser.... vice projects throughout the past year. They would like to extend their thanks to the various orgaI Y nizations who have donated items 111 V-- i so far to help with the volunteer summer program this year: The Kane County Hospital Thrift Shop, Best Western Red Hills Motel, Leslie Glover, Karen GlaChoose one or more of the following! Kanab medical practice zier, TLC moms and the Kane Clay Greenland (below) and LaCee Yoho (top right) of techniques at the Health Career Exploration Camp at Southern Utah County Commission. The sumUniversity recently. mer program runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 to 2:30 Intro to Chemistry (CHEM 1010) 3 cr. Dean Pepper Wed. 0 p.m. until July 19. 3 American Literature Tamra Painter They Summer Fun! 435-865-857- 3. ol tie-dy- wr ,r. ' 7:00-9:3- (ENGL 2400) cr. Mon. 7:00-9:3- 0 American Civilization (HIST 1700) 3 cr. Alton Chamberlain Thur. Intro to Microcomputers (CIS 1200) 3 cr. Crystal Holliday Thur. Introduction To Art (ART 1010) 3 cr. Julie Rogers Tues. 7:15-9:4- 5 4:30-7:0- 0 Elementary Algebra (MATH 0930) 4 cr. Dean Pepper Mon.Wed. rdW3?a l3iW3QSSa UQlSiiUgGi Ceramics (ART 15702570) 3 cr. Boni McCowan Thur. Watercolors (ART 1 5 6:00-8:3- 2502250) 3 cr. Julie Rogers Tues. 7: 1 Oil Painting (ART 12102210) 3 cr. Laura Johnson Mon. 4:30-7:0- 0 4:30-6:4- 5 0 30 6:00-8:3- 0 oooooooooooooooo Take the Plunge!!! The Water's Fine!!! Classes Begin August 21, 2001 ite - Join The Long Gray Line - |