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The Clark County Health
Department offers various programs for the community and schools such as:
Reducing
the Risk Classes topics include: forming healthy relationships, financial literacy, assertiveness, preventing pregnancy, STIs, and HIV. This is a 16 session curriculum taught to Clark County High School
Students.
Hygiene Class- This is a 1 hour session offered to any community organization. Information covered: hand washing, body cleanliness, dental care, etc.
Bullying Prevention Presentation is a 1 hour session that is currently offered to the school system and community members. Learn how to recognize if your child is being bullied and/or is bullying someone else.
Youth
Mental Health First Aid Training- This training teaches individuals how to
identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use
disorders in adolescents. The training is currently being offered
virtually. The fee is $23.95 per person. The format consists of a 2-hr. self-paced
course and 4.5 hrs. via Zoom. In-person trainings remain at no cost; however,
currently, in person-trainings cannot be offered. For more information, visit: www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention- this is a 1 1/2 hour session that teaches individuals how to respond to someone who may be having suicidal thoughts. You will learn situational and behavioral clues that someone in crisis may be experiencing.
Due to COVID-19 circumstances ALL classes at this time are being offered virtually.**
The Clark County Health Department offers additional class topics,
please contact the Health Department at (859)744-1488 for more information.
*These class offerings are available to private schools as well*
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