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October 10TH
physical activity. The real focus
is neighborhood to neighborhood
where students, parents, city lead-
ers and school officials take to the
streets to help build momentum. To
learn more, visit the Walk and Bike
to School website here.
Along with supporting schools with
Now that kids are back in school, it’s
Walk to School Day events and
a great time to walk and roll during
activities, Public Health’s Health
Walk to School Day on Wednesday,
Promotion Division also supports the
October 10. Walking to school is
Walking School Bus program. Check
great physical activity, gets kids en-
out this video here to promote the ongratulations to Public
ergized and ready to learn and also
simple joy of walking to school while Health Services 17th St.
builds community camaraderie!
also building support for improving Testing, Treatment and
This one-day event has evolved safer walking routes. To learn more, C Care Clinic on receiving the
Center for Quality Improvement
over time to become part of a year- visit the Health Promotion Walk to
and Innovation (CQII) Leadership
round movement to promote safe School Day or Walking School Bus
in Quality Care Award for their work
routes to school, reinforce kids’ websites. on a extragenital screening project
traffic safety skills and encourage (ESS) that focuses on improv-
ing sexually transmitted disease
screening for clinic patients through
self-collected specimens for gonor-
rhea and chlamydia.
“The completion of the ESS project
and the implementation of Quick
Check (new appointment for self-
collected specimens) represents
modern and innovative ways that
the 17th St. Testing, Treatment and
Care Clinic is dedicated to reducing
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