Safe Sitter classes will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26 and 27, or Thursday and Friday, July 12 and 13, at the Quarterdeck Building. In this two-day program, nurses teach boys and girls ages 11 to 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Safe Sitters learn basic lifesaving techniques, how to prevent accidents, how and when to summon help and tips on basic child care. The course has been recognized for its excellence by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Registration is limited.
Please give the gift of life. Relay for Life event was a success Boone County's seventh annual Relay for Life was a great success. The event, which took place on Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, at Reactor Field on the MU campus, raised money to support the American Cancer Society. Cancer center staff members also handed out free sunscreen at the event. MU's Center for Health Care Quality developed the proposal on behalf of the consortium.