Katy's Kids
What we do:
Katy's Kids is a program where students go into classrooms in their area and do presentations about safety with medications to K-2nd grade. It is an easy conversation/interaction with a video and does not require tremendous public speaking skills. Plus it is a great opportunity to interact with kids and build your resume. Sound fun? I think so!
Campus Committee Co-Chairs:
Yovi Wilyana
Hometown: Bandung, Indonesia
Undergraduate: California State University, Fresno Class of 2007 B.S. Environmental Health Science, B.A. Chemistry
Why I got involved: I
had a personal experience of a child thinking that Ibuprofen was candy.
I realized how dangerous and common this is and that kids need to be
educated about medication safety. I love kids as well, and I think that
it is a great program to be a part of.
Favorite drug: Nexium 40mg. It’s the purple pill!!?
Contact: yovitawilyana@creighton.edu
Cassara Carroll
Hometown: Omaha
Undergraduate: Creighton Class of 2010 B.S. Biology
Why I got involved: I
love kids and I love pharmacy ? I very much enjoyed participating last
year and wanted to be more involved with the program this year.
Favorite drug: Dicyclomine 20mg caps and Prevacid 30mg caps… they are both really pretty! Ha!
Contact: CassaraCarroll@creighton.edu
Committee Goals:
We hope to expand Katy’s Kids. One of our projects for this year is
getting the pre-pharmacy club involved. We think this is a great way to
get undergrads more involved in pharmacy before they have entered
professional school. We hope that we can get people as excited about
Katy’s Kids as we are!
Our Katy’s Kid’s email: cukatyskids@gmail.com
Distance Co-Chair
Lorna Bayer
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Undergraduate: Cornell University
What I do for Katy's Kids:
I coordinate the Katy's Kids program for the distance students, and
provide support to distance students in scheduling and presenting.
Why I got involved with Katy's Kids:
I believe that the Katy's Kids program provides unique teaching moments
with young children that will have an important positive impact on
their safety, health and lifelong attitude towards medications and
healthcare. Plus, it’s fun and rewarding for the presenters too!
My goal for Katy's Kids: To have Katy's Kids
presentations in all 50 states!
Favorite Drug: acetylsalicylic acid
Favorite Food: chocolate
Conatct:
lornabayer@creighton.edu
If you would like to
join our committee,
please send us your name and email address. We also welcome comments,
questions about our committee, and requests to join/volunteer for specific
activities we are involved in.
How to Help:
* For Campus Students, Head on over to the Volunteer Board.
* Distance Students: Want to do Katy's Kids presentations in your home town? All you have to do is:
1. Let us know! Contact a committee chair.
2. Find a school or group to present to and we'll help you schedule a date.
3. We'll send you the appropriate presentation kit by your presentation
4. You send the presentation kit back (using our prepaid forms)
Presentation Information:
Training Session Video (General Meeting- January 2009)
You must click on "Low Speed Connection" for the training video to load
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