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Stevenson’s applied-health class emphasizes communication, cultural competence and hands-on emergency skills
Summary
Teachers told the board the applied-health elective gives students American Red Cross certifications, emphasizes closed-loop communication, and added lessons on communicating with diverse populations; staff cited survey results showing high perceived usefulness.
Abby Austin, manager of Physical Welfare, and applied-health teachers Ross Petchaskey and Jill Lippman told the board that Stevenson High School’s applied-health elective focuses on hands-on emergency skills and on expanding communication training to make lessons more useful in students’ daily lives and future health careers.
The class covers four assessed skills the presenters listed: professional rescue (including CPR, with American Red Cross CPR certification), injury management (first aid, anaphylaxis and EpiPen use, bloodborne-pathogens training,…
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