BARBOURSVILLE -- Before they hit the books, area health care providers want to make sure your students go back to class with a positive attitude about health, nutrition and fitness.

Get Well Wednesdays at the Huntington Mall, sponsored by Cabell-Huntington Hospital, the Hoops Family Children's Hospital and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, are packed with health screenings, immunizations, lunch packing demonstration and a focus on wellness and nutrition for kindergarten students through high school students.

The first event, conducted Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., featured lunch packing demonstrations with free samples; hearing, vision and scoliosis screenings; and immunizations. Get Well Wednesdays take place near the Elder-Beerman dome in the Healthy Kids Play Place.

Other events are scheduled for Aug. 8 and Aug. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m., including an opportunity to chat with a pediatrician, additional health screenings, fitness activities with the Huntington YMCA and immunizations. Back-to-school supplies will also be provided.

Parents/guardians are required to bring a shot record for each child to obtain immunizations, which include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, DTap, Rotavirus, Hib, Pneumococcal, Inactivated Poliovirus, MMR, Varicella, Meningococcal, HPV and Tdap. Tdap and Meningococcal are required immunizations for any students entering 7th and 12th grades for the 2012-2013 school year.

For more details, call 304-399-6742.

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