Kenner Discovery HOSA members created and displayed a poster informing students of the importance of personal hygiene. HOSA Members asked their fellow classmates questions about hand washing and how it affects others. When correctly answered, students got a prize of Germ-X. The theme of this event was "15 Seconds to Save a Life". On the poster, students learned: the importance of hygiene, factors that hurt your immune system, what to do about the problem, common infections sp

Chris Williams, a stroke nurse care coordinator, talked to the Kenner Discovery HOSA Chapter about strokes. Here's what they learned: Our speaker today was Chris Williams, a stroke nurse care coordinator. His role is to make sure patients receive good care throughout the day. Since he works with stroke patients, he told us important information on how to detect a stroke and facts about them. 795,000 Americans each year suffer a new recent recurrent stroke. The #5 cause for de

Kenner Discovery HOSA is celebrating HOSA Week on November 6-10, 2017. They have many activities planned including themed days. Monday is "Hand Hygiene". Tuesday is "Stroke Awareness". Wednesday is "Melanoma Awareness". Thursday is "Sports Concussion Awareness", and Friday is CPR Demonstrations".