Home State Health Hosts Anti-Smoking Event With the Boys & Girls Club of the Capital City

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Home State Health recently hosted a youth-focused anti-smoking event for over 50 elementary-aged summer camp students attending the Boys & Girls Club of the Capital City Summer Camp. The campers participated in an interactive reading and demonstration presented by Home State Outreach staff.

The event featured an interactive reading of Smokey YuckPak, written by award-winning children's author Michelle Bain, in collaboration with Home State's parent company, Centene Corporation.

The fun event included the use of visuals- healthy organs compared to smoked-infected organs- to help illustrate dangers of what smoking can do to your body. The students also participated in a role-play exercise that helped the campers develop a response if peers or older children confront them about smoking.  The campers also took a no smoking pledge as part of the program. Each child received a copy of the Smokey YuckPak book.

About Home State Health

Home State Health is a Medicaid private health plan contracted to provide services under the Missouri Department of Social Services MO HealthNet managed care program, and is a subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading multi-line healthcare enterprise offering both Medicaid and specialty services. 

Home State Health provides services to over 55,000 children and families across Missouri and is dedicated to transforming the health of the communities in which we live, work and serve through improved access to quality healthcare and whole-person care coordination and support services.  Through collaboration with local advocate groups, Home State develops innovative solutions for its members, designed to eliminate barriers that affect quality healthcare and individuals' well-being. 

Information regarding Home State is available via the Internet at www.homestatehealth.com.

SOURCE Home State Health