Annual Health Fair in Unity Livens Up Wellness, Safety Education

Trib Live: The excited shouts and laughter of third graders filled the halls of Charter Oak Church as students from four area school districts gathered Wednesday to learn from local health care professionals and community members at the annual Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society Children’s Health Fair.

The event, which began in 1984, was halted during the first two years of the pandemic but returned last year. Some of the sessions are new or reimagined versions of older sessions. There’s been an added focus on mental health and stress management since the advent of covid, said Jan Mills, event co-chair.

Groups of students from the Greater Latrobe, Derry Area and Ligonier Valley districts and the Valley School of Ligonier are guided through 12 eight-minute activity stations that promote learning on health, safety and wellness topics.

The event is intended to “give kids an insight into healthy living,” said Lorraine Burd of the Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society.

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