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How sweet it is! Hosted for the 16th year on the Adelphi campus by the ,听 drew more than 75 health educators from across Long Island and New York City to share health education ideas.

HealthNets鈥攚hich started as a simple 鈥渕eeting of the minds鈥� for health educators to exchange teaching ideas on various aspects of health education鈥攕tands out as the first and for many years only conference dedicated exclusively to health education in the greater NYC area.

At the latest daylong event, on November 7, 2017 in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, Shannon Whalen Gifford, Ed.D., health education professor at Springfield College, headlined a general session with a lively talk titled 鈥淢y Health Class Dull? No Way.鈥�

An Ammon School faculty member before joining Springfield, Gifford helped start the HealthNets conference with two other former Ammon School professors, Monica Homer, Ed.D., and Mary Barrese.

At the other general session, Charles Rizzuto, M.A. 鈥�11, an Oyster Bay High School educator, focused on 鈥淧repare, Present, Assess.鈥�

Three breakout sessions鈥攖wo led by Adelphi alumni鈥攇ave conference-goers opportunities to hear new ideas from fellow educators.

Victoria Vagnone 鈥�13, a Richmond Hill High School educator, and Angela Matinale 鈥�11, M.S. 鈥�14, with the High School of Fashion Industries鈥攂oth Ammon health and physical education majors鈥攄iscussed, respectively, 鈥淓ducational Methods for a Diversified Classroom鈥� and 鈥淭he Reality of Being a Dual Subject Teacher in an Alternative Setting.鈥�

Nathalie Zarisfi, director of Adelphi鈥檚 , and Emilia Zarco, M.D.M. Ed., chair, , jointly presented an informative breakout session explaining 鈥淕rant Writing for Teachers鈥擣rom Daunting to Doable.鈥�

In addition, organizers and attendees praised the exhibition area. Melissa Wayne, M.A.’06, said that area was enhanced from past years so that exhibitors could better connect with HealthNets participants. 鈥淔or 2017,鈥� she said, 鈥渢he exhibitors not only surrounded the conference area to support the breakout sessions but had the opportunity to highlight their work in our large general meeting area.鈥�

She added, 鈥淭he goal of the exhibition area is for participants to see firsthand the innovative programs offered by community-based organizations, engage in discussions on how to utilize services and programs, and create new partnerships to further everyone’s mission of creating healthier communities.鈥�

For more information about HealthNets, please contact:

Cynthia Proscia
HealthNets Coordinator
p 鈥� 516.877.4256
e 鈥撎�proscia@adelphi.edu