The new curriculum, piloted at Easley and other local schools this fall, teaches kids about bike safety, fire prevention, poisoning, and other health and safety risks.
Teachers say it's an easy, friendly curriculum.
To me, one of the strongest points about the program is that it doesn't just give the teachers curriculum materials, but actually brings people like Duke nurses and Durham health department officials in to help teach it. It's a great way for the community to support its schools. Risk Watch will be evaluated in coming months and launched nationwide in 1998. It is a collaborative effort between many injury prevention agencies and experts, including the staff of DUMC's Pediatric Emergency Department. Let your voice be heard at the next Hospital Employee Open Forum, set for Feb. 26 in room 2002 of Duke Hospital.