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Press Releases: 2009
 

Healthy Hoops Challenge Brings Asthma Education and Awareness to Community


Event Supports Asthma Awareness Month


April 01, 2009
Greenville, SC

While the month of May brings the welcome arrival of warmer weather, it also brings many unwelcome allergies that can make it hard to breathe, especially for those that suffer from asthma.   As National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, May is a time to spread the word about effective asthma management.  Select Health of South Carolina is doing its part to teach children and their families in the Greenville area how to control asthma through appropriate medication, proper nutrition, monitored exercise and recreational activities with the Healthy Hoops Upstate Challenge.

The Healthy Hoops Upstate Challenge will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at the Caine Halter Family YMCA located at 721 Cleveland Street in Greenville.   The Upstate Challenge is a fun-filled day of asthma education, health screenings and basketball lessons for children ages 7 to 15 and their families.  Camp participants will receive basketball instruction from Clemson University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Oliver Purnell, Southern Wesleyan University Head Women’s Basketball Coach LaCheryl Smith and other basketball pros. Participants will also enjoy live entertainment and an awards ceremony. Lunch will be provided.

The challenge is sponsored by Select Health of South Carolina, Caine Halter Family YMCA, the South Carolina Asthma Alliance, AmeriHealth Mercy and the Healthy Hoops Coalition, which includes a host of community partners. Space is still available for asthmatic children to participate, however, children must receive a health screening first. For more information and to register, call 1.866.HOOPS.SC.

About Select Health
Select Health of South Carolina is South Carolina’s Medicaid managed care leader currently serving more than 150,000 people in all 46 South Carolina counties. Select Health 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 about Select Health, visit www.selecthealthofsc.com.

About the Healthy Hoops Coalition
The Healthy Hoops® Coalition serves as a steering committee for the Upstate Healthy Hoops Program and includes the following organizations: AstraZeneca, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Caine Halter Family YMCA, City of Greenville Parks & Recreation, Communities In Schools, DHEC, Elite Speed & Strength, Family Connection of SC, Greenville County Sheriffs Office, Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville Hospital Systems, Greenville Technical College, Kool Smiles, Medshore Ambulance Services, New Horizon Family Health Services, Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church, Schering-Plough, SC Association of School Nurses, SC Asthma Alliance and the SC Society for Respiratory Care.