Post-High School Health Seminar for Seniors
by Hanna Bernett
November 21, 2018
On December 12th, HHS is hosting its first ever “Health Summit.” This event will be for seniors only and will focus on how they can keep themselves and others safe and healthy after high school.
Dr. Brophy, who was inducted into the Hampton Heroes just this month and who gave a talk on opioid addiction last year, will be the keynote speaker. His speech will kick the event off by posing the general question of what healthy living in general is, and afterward, seniors will be given the choice of attending three of the nine available seminars.
Seniors will be asked to choose three of the following nine available seminar options:
-Stress Management
-Social Pressures after High School
-Mental Health Awareness
-Success in the Work Force
-Self- Advocacy in College (how to utilize available college resources)
-Staying Healthy as a College Athlete
-Nutrition on the Run
-”Not Common Sense” Media (how to prevent social media based human trafficking and more)
-Substance Abuse on College Campuses
Dr. Imbarlina said that the seminar was inspired by the opioid crisis of recent years. In her opinion, students are all too often simply told that drugs are bad but are not lead to consider the route that would take a high- achieving individual down the road of drug addiction. What schools need to get to the root of, she feels, is helping students make healthier choices in general so that they have avenues to keep up healthy living.
In addition to hoping students learn healthier living habits, Dr. Imbarlina also hopes that this seminar will give students insight as to something that they might like to explore on their own. She recognizes that no thirty-minute session will be able to give all of the information, so it might be advisable for seniors to research some of these topics on their own time. Dr. Imbarlina concluded by explaining that most of all, she wants students to realize that there is more to being prepared for life after high school than strong academics.
Dr. Brophy, who was inducted into the Hampton Heroes just this month and who gave a talk on opioid addiction last year, will be the keynote speaker. His speech will kick the event off by posing the general question of what healthy living in general is, and afterward, seniors will be given the choice of attending three of the nine available seminars.
Seniors will be asked to choose three of the following nine available seminar options:
-Stress Management
-Social Pressures after High School
-Mental Health Awareness
-Success in the Work Force
-Self- Advocacy in College (how to utilize available college resources)
-Staying Healthy as a College Athlete
-Nutrition on the Run
-”Not Common Sense” Media (how to prevent social media based human trafficking and more)
-Substance Abuse on College Campuses
Dr. Imbarlina said that the seminar was inspired by the opioid crisis of recent years. In her opinion, students are all too often simply told that drugs are bad but are not lead to consider the route that would take a high- achieving individual down the road of drug addiction. What schools need to get to the root of, she feels, is helping students make healthier choices in general so that they have avenues to keep up healthy living.
In addition to hoping students learn healthier living habits, Dr. Imbarlina also hopes that this seminar will give students insight as to something that they might like to explore on their own. She recognizes that no thirty-minute session will be able to give all of the information, so it might be advisable for seniors to research some of these topics on their own time. Dr. Imbarlina concluded by explaining that most of all, she wants students to realize that there is more to being prepared for life after high school than strong academics.