dance for health: increasing activity in the sayre high school community julia golden, msn student...

Dance for Health: Increasing Activity in the

Sayre High School Community

Julia Golden, MSN studentEmily Watts, BSN student

"I love dance night because I love to dance and it is nice having you all here to take our heart rates"

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Pre-Dance Measurements

“Measuring height is really the best, quick indication of the health of children.”

~ Terri Lipman, Faculty Advisor

"Yes, we do line dancing in other places. But I can tell you this is different than regular line dancing, because you do things like take our blood pressure; because you are interested in our health. That is the main thing we are concerned about, being interested in our health."

- Mildred Johnson

"I can move and shake and after this I am going to take one of our instructor's classes"

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"I like when the nursing students are here to take our heartrates. It makes me feel like people really care about my health."

Post-Dance Activities

Educational Classes

http://investinginourselves.org

Helping Philadelphia Families Invest in Themselves