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Road of Life Partners with MetroHealth
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Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Mase
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Kids Health Hint of the Month:
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COLUMBUS, OHIO – April 27, 2007- Road of Life has finalized a
partnership with The MetroHealth System of Cleveland, Ohio in an effort
to provide the Road of Life curriculum with supplemental health career
modules to targeted Cleveland Public Schools. This will serve as a
platform for extensive programmatic extension in Northeast Ohio.
The program will consist of the existing Road of Life Elementary Health
Education Curriculum Version 3.0 along with new supplemental modules on
Health Career options. The program is targeted at African Americans and
Latinos in Cleveland Public Schools in an effort to increase the number
of minorities employed in the health field.
MetroHealth and Road of Life will be working together to develop the
new modules which will be co-branded by both organizations in the
Cleveland area. The partnership will place a full-time Road of Life
staff member in MetroHealth, Cleveland’s only safety-net public
hospital, to assist in the implementation of the program.
This partnership is a part of Road of Life’s effort to establish the
organization’s Elementary Health Education program in Cleveland with
support from the Gries VI generation fund. Road of Life founder Rob
Emrich is a Cleveland native.
“I am so excited to bring our critical prevention programming to
Northeast Ohio. I think both the needs and opportunities of this region
present a real challenge but, one we are determined to confront over
the long term”, said Rob Emrich.
“MetroHealth is committed to improving the community’s health,
particularly among vulnerable populations and in neighborhoods
suffering from health disparities,” said Eileen Korey, MetroHealth Vice
President of Communications. “We believe that Road of Life’s efforts to
impact lifestyle and health habits in young children can have positive
long-term results for children and their families. We also believe that
children educated in health and science may be drawn to work in health
care in the future, a growing field of opportunity in our community.”
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Kids should strive for five fruits and vegetables a day. They can try
to eat one fruit or vegetable from each color group listed below to
make it easy to remember.
Blue - blackberries, blueberries, black currants, plums, purple grapes, raisins, purple cabbage and eggplant.
Green - avocados, green apples, green grapes, limes, green
peppers, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, celery, spinach, zucchini,
peas and leafy greens (lettuce).
White - bananas, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions, white corn and potatoes
Yellow/Orange - cantaloupe, grapefruit, lemon, mangoes, peaches, pineapple, carrots, yellow peppers, sweet corn and oranges
Red - red apples, cherries, cranberries, red grapes, pink/red grapefruit, strawberries, watermelon, beets, red pepper and tomatoes
It is not as important that students remember how each fruit helps us
stay healthy. It is most important that they increase their fruit and
vegetable intake and eat a variety of fruits and vegetables.
This health tip was taken from Lesson 13: Fruits and Vegetables Inside and Out
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The Keren Emrich Foundation DBA
Road of Life: Cancer Prevention for Kids
35 E. Gay Street, Ste. 509
Columbus, Ohio 43215
P: (614) 221-1235
F: (614) 352-2963
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