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Press Releases: 2008

Healthy Hoops Fall Fest Offers Asthma Education & Relief for Participants

Participant Registration for Basketball Clinic is Still Available

Children suffering from asthma will receive a day of relief from common allergies this fall at the Healthy Hoops Charleston Fall Fest, a fun-filled basketball clinic to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Burke High School, 244 President Street in Charleston. The clinic, designed to teach children with asthma how to lead a healthy and active lifestyle, is free and open to children ages seven to 15 and their families.

Sponsored by Select Health of South Carolina in partnership with the South Carolina Asthma Alliance, Scheing-Plough, AmeriHealth Mercy and the Healthy Hoops Coalition, the Charleston Fall Fest will use basketball as a platform to teach participants and their families how to manage asthma through appropriate medication usage, proper nutrition, monitored exercise and recreational activities. Participants will enjoy free basketball lessons from local area coaches, live entertainment, and an awards ceremony. Community partners will also be on-site to provide free health screenings and information on asthma education. Lunch will be provided.

Space is still available for asthmatic children to participate in the Charleston Fall Fest. However, children must receive a health screening first. For more information and to register, call 1.866.HOOPS.SC.

About Select Health
Incorporated in 1995, Select Health was licensed as a Health Maintenance Organization by the South Carolina Department of Insurance in 1996. Later that year, the company contracted with the Department of Health and Human Services to offer First Choice, the state’s first Medicaid managed care health plan. Select Health is accredited by URAC and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AmeriHealth Mercy. The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies touches the lives of more than 6.2 million members nationwide. For more information, visit www.selecthealthofsc.com.

About the South Carolina Asthma Alliance
The South Carolina Asthma Alliance is a partnership of local and state government agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, health insurers and medical professionals working to address asthma. Created in October 1999, the Alliance's mission is four-fold: to promote a comprehensive plan to improve asthma awareness and education, provide a clearinghouse for asthma information and resources, encourage local advocacy and support groups, and coordinate diverse, statewide, regional, and local public and private organizations.

About the Healthy Hoops Coalition
The Healthy Hoops Coalition serves as a steering committee for the Charleston Healthy Hoops Program and includes the following organizations: South Carolina Asthma Alliance, Schering-Plough, Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Centers, DAE Foundation, Family Connection of South Carolina, American Lung Association, Charleston County Community Education, Youth Empowerment Services, Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, Hope Worldwide, WWWZ Z-93 Jamz, Young Ladies Conquering Obstacles, The South Carolina Society for Respiratory Care, Safe Kids of the Trident Area, SC School Nurses Association, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Palmetto Center for Advocacy, City of Charleston's Recreation Department and the South Carolina Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.