ECHO Programs & Activities

Currently working with Cross Manufacturing to help them go "Smoke Free" in their facilities in a year's time.
Provide educational articles and media information about a tobacco free lifestyle and environment.
Provide "Smoke Free Dining" signs for restaurants who initiate this policy.
Helped to implement the "Lifeskills" program in the Kinsley Offerle Elementary School. Lifeskills is a comprehensive education program that teaches children the skills to resist unhealthy and risky behaviors. This program is based on years of research that proves it works!
Work with schools and community organizations to implement tobacco free activities for youth.
Partner with the Edwards County Health Department to provide the Puff 'N Snuff Program and Poster Contest in Edwards County elementary schools.
Partnered with Edwards County schools to review their Tobacco Free Grounds policies.
Partner with Edwards County Extension to provide nutritional and physical education in Edwards County preschools and elementary schools with the Book In A Bag Program, Professor Popcorn, and Kids Walk Kansas.
Partner with Edwards County Extension to provide nutritional physical education programming for adults with the Community Meltdown and Walk Kansas.
Provide education for schools on healthy vending machine policies and provide healthy foods demonstrations in cafeterias.
Provide information on smoking cessation and nutrition at Bi-monthly Health Fairs at the Hospital as well as the annual Men's and Women's Health Fairs.
Established the Lewis Fitness Center.
Partnered with the Edwards County Hospital to implement the Worksite Wellness program and have provided services to 20 Edwards County Businesses and 150 Edwards County employees.
Helped establish an "Employee Meltdown" program at Medicalodges, Kinsley.
Held Community Dance Classes in Kinsley in the Spring of 2009.
Working to build a Walking Trail in Kinsley.
Provide Kansas QuitLine information to clinics and doctors offices.
Provide Quit Kits to the public.