Weller Health Education at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital
For more than three decades, Weller Health Education at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital has partnered with hundreds of schools each year to change the behaviors of young people and help them develop life-long healthy habits which will prevent chronic disease, reduce violence and improve the overall health, safety and well-being of children and families in our communities.
Weller stays ahead of emerging health trends to create new programs that target the most pertinent health risks facing kids today including depression, prescription drug and heroin use, healthy relationships and building resilience and stress management skills. All programs are presented by professional health educators who are experts at connecting with young people and translating even the most complex information into easy to understand concepts. Faculty and parent programs are also available.
Our programs are rigorously evaluated and outcomes-based. Students take part in pre- and post-program tests measuring knowledge gain and positive shifts in attitude using an Audience Response System. Following program delivery, participating schools and funders receive impact reports detailing program outcomes.
Subject matter is centered on prevention in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse, mental health (including stress, depression and suicide), healthy relationships character education, growth and development, nutrition and fitness, and personal hygiene. Each school receives a risk assessment to complete prior to receiving recommendations from Weller Health Education at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital for programming options.
If you’d like to help us enhance health education for our community’s children, please consider making a contribution. Select Weller Health Education as your designation.
Contact Us
1628 Chew St.
Allentown PA 18102
610-969-2640
Kristen Hoben, Program Coordinator: Kristen.Hoben@lvhn.org
Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Our Services
Programs offered to schools by Weller Health Education at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital include:
Mental Health
Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP)
Stress Less
Kids have Stress Too
Drug Prevention
Drugs and Your Body
Science behind Addiction
Heroin: How did I get here?
Growth & Development
Better Start Early Curriculum Kit
Life begins
Who Do You Trust?
Character Education
Bully Busters
Hygiene
Dental Detectives
Fitness & Nutrition
Kids in Motion
Nutrition Curriculum Kit
Nutrition Know It All
Healthy Relationships
Relationships 101
Relationships 201
Parents
Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP for parents)
Life Begins (for parents)