April 23, 2013 – (San Diego, CA) – Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego will offer a series of free classes for parents in Southwest Riverside County called Raising Healthy Kids – Together! Child health and wellness experts from Rady Children’s will cover and discuss topics from nutrition to behavioral issues. Rady Children’s is providing these classes in response to a survey of parents in which the Hospital asked how it could help support parents – and what resources parents would like to be available. The following classes are scheduled:
Raising Healthy Kids – Together! Class Schedule:
• Basic First Aid, May 8, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Instructor: Stephanie Wilde, RN
• CPR for Laypersons, May 15, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Instructor: Alex Barrios, LVN
• Managing Difficult Behaviors in your Child, May 22 6:30 – 8 p.m., Instructor: TBA
• Immunizations, May 29, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Chris Abe, Senior Director, Ancillary and Support Services
• Nutrition/Healthy Cooking, June 5, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Instructor: Katie Miller, Clinical Registered Dietitian
The classes will be held at the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce, 25125 Madison Avenue, Suite 108, Murrieta, CA. on Wednesdays, starting May 8 and end on June 5. To register or for a list of other classes offered visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/3679814645
About Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego:
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is a 475-bed pediatric care facility providing the largest source of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, Southern Riverside and Imperial counties. Rady Children’s is the only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare and is the region’s only designated pediatric trauma center. In June 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Rady Children’s among the best children’s hospitals in the nation in all ten pediatric specialties the magazine surveyed, including #2 in Orthopedics. For more information, visit www.rchsd.org and find us on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo and YouTube.