Do you know a middle or high school student whose academic talents or interests lean toward a career in medicine?  If so, then encourage them to come to the Rx for Succes: Dare to Be a Doctor conference.

Taking place on October 18 at the County Center, the conference will introduce students to how they can pursue a fulfilling career in the medical field. They'll be inspired by the three key-note speakers -- three African-Americans who left the city streets, followed their dreams and became nationally renowned doctors known as "The Three Doctors." More information will be distributed to schools to promote awareness and encourage participation in September.

Find new ways to liven up the classroom and encourage kids to want to learn. Westchester County’s laundry list of resources makes it easy to research topics such as Fit Kids, the dangers of steroids, teen drinking, local history; or youth safety. See how your school or community group can get a professional map created from data collected as part of your own research project.

Be sure to tap into our archive of Westchester TV videos to use as tools in the classroom, such as the one we developed on steroids - a hot topic in the news today - or one featuring the Veggie Van - a county vehicle retrofitted to run on used vegetable oil.

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