Health Enhancement and Safety

Keeping Schools & Kids Safe - regional trainings scheduled

Four regional trainings of Keeping Schools & Kids Safe have been scheduled by the OPI's HIV Prevention Education program.  In addition to an HIV "101", the one-day training provides teaching strategies for sexual health respect, reasons for abstinence, decision-making and critical-thinking skills and lesson plans that address bullying and other prevention education messages. Worksite safety and bloodborne pathogen/universal precaution information is also included.  Each training includes a working lunch and is offered for 6 renewal units.  The training is appropriate for K-12 classroom teachers, and educators of health enhancement, family and consumer science, biology, counselors and administrators.  The training is held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following sites:

• Butte - October 3 - Best Western Butte Plaza Inn
• Bozeman - October 4 - Wingate Inn
• Missoula - October 17 - Best Western Grant Creek Inn
• Kalispell - October 18 - Red Lion Hotel

To register for any of the trainings contact Susan Court, OPI HIV Prevention Education Specialist at least one week prior to your training.

For more information, contact Susan Court, 406-444-3178