This school year, New Hyde Park Road School has hosted a Wellness Day each month since October. The events promote health, well-being and feature guest speakers and visitors. For February’s Wellness Day, the theme was heart health.
Students in grades 3-6 attended a presentation by Nassau County Department of Health’s Commissioner of Health Dr. Irina Gelman. Dr. Gelman spoke to the students about stress and ways to cope when feeling stressed.
All students met with nursing students and faculty from Molloy University and a representative from the American Health Association. Younger grades visited stations in the gymnasium, learning about the function of the heart and how it relates to health, as well as how diet and exercise can affect heart health. Students in grades 5-6 also learned about how CPR and AED can save lives.
