HealthTeacher, a leading provider of online health education resources to schools, announced today that the company has become a Corporate Partner of the National Association of Children’s Hospital and Related Institutions (NACHRI). As a Corporate Partner, HealthTeacher will leverage its role as a leader in childhood health education by providing multifaceted support of key NACHRI events, educational programs and publications.
“HealthTeacher’s corporate partnership with NACHRI presents a tremendous opportunity to further support children’s hospitals and the important work they are accomplishing in improving the health of children in the communities they serve,” said Scott McQuigg, CEO of HealthTeacher. “We look forward to adding value for NACHRI members by sharing our experiences of working with nearly 20,000 teachers who utilize HealthTeacher to teach health in the classroom.”
HealthTeacher served as a sponsor of the NACHRI 2008 Annual Meeting (October 14-17 in Salt Lake City) and will share their expertise with children’s hospitals at the NACHRI 2009 Creating Connections Conference (March 22-25 in Nashville) and the NACHRI 2009 Annual Meeting (October 11-14 in Orlando, Fla.). Additionally, HealthTeacher will lead a series of webinars focused on helping hospitals initiate strategies to address childhood health education.
“With a rich history steeped in children’s health education, HealthTeacher will serve as a valuable Corporate Partner as we continue to innovate and provide the most relevant educational programming to our membership,” said Lawrence A. McAndrews, president and CEO of NACHRI. “There is much work to be done and we are excited that HealthTeacher will lend its expertise as our organization embarks on a new year.”
About the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions
NACHRI is a membership organization of children’s hospitals with more than 217 members in the United States, Canada, Australia, China, Italy and the United Kingdom. NACHRI promotes the health and well-being of children and their families through support of children’s hospitals and health systems that are committed to excellence in providing health care to children. It does so through education, research, health promotion and advocacy.
About Health Teacher
HealthTeacher is a leading provider of online health education resources for kindergarten through 12th grade used by nearly 20,000 teachers and 8,000 schools. HealthTeacher provides teachers the resources, tools and background material to educate students about making healthy lifestyle choices through more than 300 lesson plans that are aligned to National Health Education Standards and cover the Center for Disease Control’s Core Health Topics. HealthTeacher believes “Good Health is Contagious (TM)” and works with hospitals and hospital foundations to create partnerships with school districts and teachers to teach children the knowledge and skills they need to pursue healthy lifestyles. HealthTeacher is an operating unit of ConnectivHealth, a leading provider of digital content solutions focused on advancing health and wellness. To learn more, visit www.healthteacher.com/community.
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