Duncan Regional Hospital - Hands on Health Interactive Center

Since September 2008, the Hands on Health Interactive Center has been a place where children can discover the world of health care through â€œhands-onâ€ play. This 2,400-square-foot facility, located on the hospital campus, is the only interactive learning center completely dedicated to health care. One example of the many high-tech, high-touch exhibits is the Surgical Suite, where students don surgical gowns, masks and caps; view their germ-laden hands under a black light and then see the actual result of handwashing; and then put on surgical gloves to go into the operating room to participate in heart or knee surgery on a life-like mannequin.

What is it?

Since September 2008, the Hands on Health Interactive Center has been a place where children can discover the world of health care through “hands-on” play. This 2,400-square-foot facility, located on the hospital campus, is the only interactive learning center completely dedicated to health care. One example of the many high-tech, high-touch exhibits is the Surgical Suite, where students don surgical gowns, masks and caps; view their germ-laden hands under a black light and then see the actual result of handwashing; and then put on surgical gloves to go into the operating room to participate in heart or knee surgery on a life-like mannequin.

Who is it for?

First- through fifth-grade students.

Why do they do it?

The Center was created to effectively teach children about personal responsibility for maintaining a healthy body, and to inspire young people to enter the medical field.

Impact

More than 8,400 students have visited the Center since it opened.

Contact: Cyndi Crook, C.F.R.E.
Director, DRH Health Foundation
Telephone: 580-251-8844
Email: cyndi.crook@drhhealthfoundation.org

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