Intro to healthcare setting will offer teddy bear clinic, pretend finger casting and dental health clinic

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WHAT: The 33rd annual Children’s Day, sponsored by Farmer Boys, will offer hands-on learning and fun while educating children about healthy and safe living choices.

Recommended for kids ages 3 to 8, the free event will provide children with non-threatening exposure to a healthcare setting with activities such as a teddy bear clinic, pretend finger casting, and a dental health clinic. Other interactive activities include fire safety, medication safety, Dr. Hayes’s venomous animals, and many other booths and activities for kids.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 9, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: LLU Children’s Hospital, North Lawn, 11234 Andersen Street

Parking will be available in the P3 parking structure on Campus Street.

Media can RSVP to Janelle Ringer.

About Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital - LLUCH

The Children’s Hospital is the only dedicated pediatric hospital in the vast geographic region of San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo and Mono counties. With 348 beds dedicated just for kids, one of the largest Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the country and more than 100,000 children who come each year, LLUCH is a major pediatric teaching facility, known worldwide as the pioneer of neonatal heart transplantation. LLUCH is part of Loma Linda University Health – the umbrella organization encompassing Loma Linda University’s eight professional schools, Loma Linda University Medical Center’s six hospitals and more than 900 faculty physicians located across the Inland Empire in Southern California. A Seventh-day Adventist organization, Loma Linda University Health is a faith-based health system with a mission “to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ.”

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Briana Pastorino - Manager, Public Relations