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Pediatrics West offers sex education series in Westford for
local middle and high school students
(CONCORD, Mass., August 18, 2008)--Pediatrics West, which has offices at the Emerson Hospital Health Centers in Westford and Groton, will offer two free, five-week workshops for middle and high school students. The workshops, which will be held at the JV Fletcher Library in Westford, Mass., will be taught by nurses from Pediatrics West.
The middle school education series is geared toward students ages 11-14. The workshop will be held on Monday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 17, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Topics that will be addressed include reproductive system anatomy and physiology, puberty, STDs, and protection methods. The high school series, developed for students ages 15-18, will discuss topics similar to the middle school workshop but will also include information on healthy and unhealthy relationships and gender roles. The high school workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 24, and Wednesday, October 1, from 6:30-8:30 pm.
Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP) requested proposals for grants to benefit physician-directed programs that support the FCHP mission of “making our communities healthy.” The innovative Pediatrics West team of Dr. Joan Eagan, Jessica Hennessey, CPNP, Jayne Laurin, NP, and Anh Lewin, RN, authored the Smart Sex proposal, which was recognized with a $5,000 grant to develop the program.
Pediatrics West, with nine physicians and five nurse practitioners, serves more than 15,000 patients. It is open 7:00 am – 8:00 pm, and it has regular hours on Saturday and Sunday. Pediatrics West is located at 133 Littleton Road in Westford and at 100 Boston Post Road in Groton. Both offices have laboratory and X-ray facilities, and the Westford location also offers physical therapy, ultrasound, CT, and MRI scans. Both Westford and Groton offer comprehensive health care maintenance, acute care, and consultation for complex pediatric medical issues. In keeping with its mission of offering high-quality pediatric and adolescent care, Pediatrics West provides specialty services in allergy and asthma, school and behavioral issues, sports medicine, and cardiology. All of the physicians are accepting new patients.
To register for the workshop, call 978-577-0437.