Youth Program 2009
The Youth Program gives high school students an opportunity to learn about current healthcare issues through interactive learning exercises. Students will have opportunities to meet healthcare clinicians on an informal basis.
May 20 (Wednesday)
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm - Early Dorm Check-In and Free Open Evening at Hake Kanauoe Dorms (no meals or program provided)
Day One May 21(Thursday)
7:30 - 8:30 - Qi Gong Exercise with Karen Nesbitt, The International Qi Gong Foundation, Inc. at Campus Center Plaza
8:00 - 8:50 - Registration and Continental Breakfast in UCB 127
9:00 - 9:15 - Welcome and High School Essay and Art Contest Awards in UCB 100
9:30-10:30 - Keynote Speaker, Mark Clanton, MD, MPH, in UCB 100
10:45-12:20-Officers Brian Prudencio & David Reis with Nalu, the dog, County of Hawaii Police Dept., Vice Squad,
Anti-Drug Message – Good Choices vs. Bad Consequences
12:30-1:30 - Network Lunch at UHH Cafeteria, Professional & Youth Sit-Down Bento Lunch
1:45 - 2:40 - Donald Thomas, BA, www.newjumpswing.com, ‘New Jump Swing’
2:45 - 3:40 - Celeste Keanaaina, BA, Hospice of Hilo, 4-H Germ-Free Activity
3:45 - 4:00 - David Nash, former Harlem Globetrotter, A Lifetime of Health
4:00 - 5:00 - UHH Campus Fun Scavenger Tour w/ UHH Admissions
5:00 - 5:30 - Dorm Check-in and Orientation
5:30 - 6:30 - David Bowden, ex-Major League Baseball Player & Marathon Runner, Anti-Drug Message at UHH Student Life Center
6:30 - 7:00 - Dinner at UHH Student Life Center
7:00 - 8:30 – Pulama Evening Activities with Kipuka and UHH Housing at UHH Student Life Center (includes aquatic games)
Day Two May 22(Friday)
7:30 - 8:30 - Qi Gong Exercise with Karen Nesbitt, The International Qi Gong Foundation, Inc. at Campus Center Plaza
8:00 - 8:50 - Registration and Continental Breakfast in UCB 127
9:00-11:00 - Health Career Educational Programs: Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Med, Nursing, Sports Medicine & Kinesiology
11:00-12:00-Clayton Chong, MD, Queens Medical Center, Healthcare Careers Exploration
12:00-1:30 - Lunch by eDestiny Catering with Steve McPeek at Campus Center Plaza and Alternative Holistic Health Displays with Musical Entertainment by The Browns
1:30- 2:30 – Nicole Moore, Ke Anuenue AHEC Hilo, Health Career Match-Up & AHEC’s Vitamin C Workshop – Interactive Activity
2:30- 2:45 – Prizes, Wrap-Up & Dismissal
For more information contact: Laura at 933-1661, c/o Nurse CARE Project office in Hilo or email: lauramr@hawaii.edu or visit our website at: www.uhh.hawaii.edu/depts/nursing/Pulama/
The conference fee is $40 for the two-day conference (actual cost is $80 with part of the cost covered by outside grants). Schools with a career pathways program may have funds available for this activity. Other schools are encouraged to seek funds from alternative sources to assist the students. A limited number of scholarships may be available to students with financial need.
To encourage attendance from out-of-town high schools, arrangements have been made for overnight stay at the UH Hilo campus dorms. The cost is $38.00 for one to two to a room. Appropriate adult supervision is expected.
A special evening university program is included as part of the regular program. As an added feature to the conference, there is an Art Contest and an Essay Contest that is open to all high school students, not only attendees. The contests will revolve around the theme of respect and concern for the elderly and for kids. Descriptions of each of these contests along with contest rules are enclosed. Cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25 will be awarded with winners announced at the opening ceremony of the Pulama I Ke Ola Healthcare Conference 2009 on May 21.
A conference program, registration forms and contest rules were sent out to counselors at the local high schools. There is limited seating, so register early. If you have any questions, feel free to call the Nurse CARE office at 933-1661.
**NEW** Special funding available for the following (call 933-1661 for details):
1) Title 1 high schools can receive funding for bus/ vans.
2) West Hawaii high schools (Pahoa, Kohala, Kealakehe, Konawaena) can receive funding for registration and dorms.