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Annual Health Fair
teaches 5th graders good habits
GREENVILLE – “If all the blood vessels in your body were stretched out,
they’d go around the world two and a half times.” Volunteer from the
Community Blood Center. “Let’s see how good you are at following
instructions.” Volunteer from Recovery & Wellness. “Who wants to be
the surgeon? The anesthesiologist… the patient?” Volunteer from
surgery. “You have to eat right if you want to be good in sports.”
Volunteer from Ohio WIC.
The event was the Annual Fifth Grade Health Fair conducted by Wayne
HealthCare. Greenville Police, Arcanum Health Team, Greenville Fire,
Cancer Association and more joined a half dozen departments from Wayne
HealthCare to educate fifth graders on staying healthy. Nearly 450
students from six school districts took part in the two-day event at
the Darke County Fairgrounds May 5 and 6.
“This is a good age,” said co-chairs of the event, Shelly Acker and
Peggy Rehmert. According to Rehmert, Wayne HealthCare has been doing it
for at least the past 25 years. Acker said the fifth grade is a good
grade “because they are more open to learning and they can understand
more.”
“There’s a wealth of information here for the kids,” Acker added. “Plus
they get hands-on experience.” Students in “surgery” were donning
sterile gowns and masks. A student was led through a mock-up procedure,
surrounded by surgeons, assistants, anesthesiologists and nurses...
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