KATY’S KIDS
Volunteering (11-15-2012)
Volunteering for Katy’s Kids at Weber Elementary
school was a really fun experience. Katy’s kids is a poison and drug abuse
prevention programmed aimed at elementary school kids. Katy is a kangaroo and the key concepts she
teaches the kids are:
·
Medicine can be
dangerous if not taken correctly
·
Pharmacists are
medication experts and are available to answer any medication questions
·
Medicine is not candy
·
Never take medicine
meant for someone else
·
Medicine should be taken
only when you are sick or to keep you well
·
Only your parents or
adults you know should give you medicine
First the kids watched
an interactive video which I presented and talked throughout as needed. I also prompted the kids to say hi to Katy
the Kangaroo in the video and prompted the kids to interact as needed
throughout the video. The kids were
really receptive to the video and the presentation. After the presentation I told them that they
had been such good listeners that Katy has come to visit them. Another student pharmacist was in a Katy suit
and she gave the kids high fives and hugs.
Overall the kids really enjoyed it and I loved interacting with the
kids. It was a lot of fun!
