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KySS Activities 
ASU to host KySS Valentine’s Day Dance-A-Thon The ASU College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation will co-host a Kiss es (Keep Your Children/Yourself Safe & Secure), Valentine ‘s Day, Dancing through the decades Dance-A-Thon on Saturday, February 14, 2009 from 1PM-5PM at the ASU Memorial Union, Arizona Ballroom, Tempe, AZ. This event will support initiatives in promoting the mental health of children and teens in Arizona and the United States. For more details and registration information visit the website at http://nursing.asu.edu/events/kyssSponsored by: - The Arizona Chapter of The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- ASU’s College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
- Beta Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
- Arizona School Nurse Consortium
- ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation's Center for Improving Health Outcomes in Children, Teens and Families
KySS Chapter Challenge! The National NAPNAP KySS Work Group and Public Relations Task Force invited each chapter KySS Liaison to participate in an activity designed to educate or raise public awareness about a mental health issue specific to their community. Participating chapters are the Los Angeles, Michigan Chapter and Western New York Chapter. The activities and programs will be evaluated by the KySS Work Group and Public Relations Task Force for ingenuity, achievement and the ease at which other chapters may be able to utilize and replicate the same idea. The winning chapters will be invited to present a poster at the 2009 Annual NAPNAP Conference in San Diego, CA (March 19-22). All participating chapters will receive a complimentary KySS Guide to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Screening, Early Intervention and Health Promotion Purdue University School of Nursing Students Organize KySS Walk Congratulations to the students of Purdue University School of Nursing on another successful Keep Your Children/Yourself Safe and Secure or KySS Across America Walk-a-Thon. In addition to walking, participants’ listened to music, which was provided ate snacks, had their blood pressures checked, listened to guest speakers, and rode the “Boilermaker Special” train around campus. As part of their leadership course’s service learning project, 55 senior nursing students orchestrated the KySS Walk under the faculty direction of Drs. Julie Novak, Jane Kirkpatrick, Interim Head of the School of Nursing, Melanie Braswell, and Karen Foli. Service learning principles and experiences were emphasized throughout the planning and implementation of the entire KySS Walk, which drew over 200 walkers. Committees, such as registration, site and security, and publicity, ensured the event would be a success. For students not directly involved with the KySS Walk, service learning projects were designed in area agencies that specifically addressed NAPNAP's goals surrounding mental health issues for children. Date Reviewed: 1/13/09
Date Updated: 1/13/09
Date Created: 1/13/09 
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