Volunteer Information
OPEN AIRWAYS FOR SCHOOLS INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM.
The volunteer shall be responsible for teaching the American
Lung Association (ALA) program Open Airways for Schools (OAS)
program in assigned elementary schools in
Hawaii
to third, fourth, and fifth grade children with asthma.
The instructor will report to the ALA of Hawai'i’s OAS
Coordinator. Please
visit the ALA of Hawai'i’s website www.ala-hawaii.org
for the OAS instructor application.
WORD OF MOUTH YOUTH TOBACCO
PREVENTION PROGRAM.
Health-conscious volunteers will be trained as a Word of
Mouth Facilitator. Word
of Mouth is a tobacco prevention program to be implemented in local
elementary and middle schools. It
is an interactive, educational program designed to prevent children
and adolescents from using tobacco and becoming addicted to
nicotine. It consists of
four lessons per grade for grades 4 through 8.
Age-appropriate lessons help students build refusal,
decision-making, and goal setting skills as they identify the
consequences of tobacco use. Please
visit the ALA of Hawai'i’s website www.ala-hawaii.org
for the OAS instructor application.
Additional
Information: The
ALA of Hawai'i is devoted the prevention and control of lung health
needs in the islands. The
ALA
has been contributing to the lung health needs of Hawai'i’s people since contributing to the lung health needs of
Hawai'i’s people since Mabel Wilcox founded the
Hawai'i Tuberculosis
Association in 1929, making the ALA of Hawai'i the oldest non-profit
health agency in the state. Volunteers
are a key part of the
ALA
in Hawai'i. Many other volunteers
help in many different ways, including presenting programs in
schools, testifying at the state legislature, educating children
with asthma, planning and conductive special events, and providing
office support.
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