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Educational Programs

This page lists educational programs presented by the AKH Foundation.  Putting its resources to work, the AKH Foundation offered programs that were attended by over 13,000 residents in the Allegheny-Kiski Valley.  All were offered free of charge in various locations to accommodate our service area.

The Secret History of the War on Cancer

April 16, 2008

Royal Gatherings Banquet Room

Dr. Devra Davis, a renowned environmental health expert and professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

Preventing Underage Drinking

March 31, 2008

South Pike Cinemas, Sarver. 

The purpose of this Town Hall Meeting, was to increase community awareness on the issue of underage drinking, identify how underage drinking affects the community, and brainstorm possible solutions.

Hazardous Buildings: Is Your Environment Making You Sick?

December 6, 2007 - Schools, Daycare & Assisted Care Facilities

January 9, 2008 - Commercial Buildings

January 29, 2008 - Residential

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Dan Howard of EnviroSpect of Western PA will discuss MRSA, Stachybotrys and a host of indoor biological and chemical contaminants and their health and safety affects on real people. 

Allegheny River Stewardship Project Presentation

October 30, 2007

Royal Gatherings Banquet Room, Dingbats Restaurant

Pittsburgh Mills Mall

Presented by Dr. Conrad Volz, Department of Environmental and

Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University

of Pittsburgh

Fast, Fresh and Local: Preparing Whole Foods

September 24, 2007

Highlands Community Center, Natrona Heights

Demonstration by Michael Hendricks, Whole Foods Pittsburgh

Dual Diagnosis: Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

September 19, 2007

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presented by Amy Solman, ARC Manor

Crimes Against Youth

July 26, 2007

South Pike Cinemas, Sarver

Presented by Eugene Beard

Going Green for Yourself and for the Planet

May 24, 2007

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presented by Author Annie B. Bond

Teen Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention

May 22, 2007

Winfield Municipal Building, Cabot, PA

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presented by PA State Police Sgt. Anthony Aulicino.

Today's Culture of Drug Abuse: A Firsthand Perspective

May 17, 2007

Westminster Church, Sarver, PA

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presented by Detective Patrick Cannon and Associates

Today's Culture of Drug Abuse: A Firsthand Perspective

April 19, 2007

Freeport Area High School, Sarver, PA

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presented by Detective Patrick Cannon and Associates

Teen Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention

April 12, 2007

Centennial Hall, Saxonburg, PA, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presented by PA State Police Sgt. Anthony Aulicino.

Youth Culture Trends: The Drug, Sex and Violence Nexus

March 22, 2007

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington,

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presenters include: Lillie Leonardi, Pittsburgh FBI, Eugene Beard, PA Office of Attorney General and others

Internet Dangers

March 15, 2007

Freeport Area High School, Sarver, PA

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presenter to be announced

Internet Dangers

March 14, 2007

Winfield Municipal Building, Cabot, PA

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presented by John D. Pastorek.

Internet Dangers

March 1, 2007

Westminster Church, Sarver, PA

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Presented by John D. Pastorek

SBCCA Challenge Kick-off Event

February 15, 2007

South Pike Cinemas, Sarver

Presented by Butler County DA Randa Clark

Butler County Chief Detective Patrick Cannon

PA State Police Sergeant Anthony Aulicino

FBI Special Agent Denise Holtz

Self-Injurious Behaviors and Adolescents

November 15, 2006

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Dr. Oscar Bukstein, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

A Gift from the Animals: Opportunities for New Paradigms for Human Health

October 24, 2006

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Susan Beal, DVM

Today's Teen Epidemic: Drugs & Gun Violence

June 15, 2006

Highlands Community Center, Natrona Heights

John D. Pastorek, CFRE, President, Allegheny Kiski Health Foundation

2006 Women's Health Expo

May 17, 2006

Highlands Community Center, Natrona Heights

What Scientists Are Learning About Environmental Threats to Our Health

April 8, 2006

Penn State University - New Kensington Campus

Ellen Dorsey, Program Officer of the Environment Program at the Heinz Endowment

Burrell Parents Against Drugs: Let Your Child Know Where You Stand

March 23, 2006

Burrell High School Auditorium

Dr. Neil Capretto, Gateway Rehabilitation

Chief Tracy Lindo, Lower Burrell Police Department

State Representative, John E. Pallone's Senior Citizens Fair held in collaboration with the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation

March 10, 2006

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Health and the Environment

November 9, 2005

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Myron Arnowitt, Western PA Director, Clean Water Action

Teen Depression, Drug Abuse and Suicide

October 18, 2005

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Jodi Lynn Thiry, RNC BSN MSOL, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital

Diane Novosel, MSW, Social Worker, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital

Pam Williams, Family Services of Western Pennsylvania

Amy Solman, LPC, MA ARC Manor, Addiction Recovery Center

Clandestine Laboratory Awareness

October 8, 2005

Pioneer Hose Company

Tim Shultz, WI Department of Justice

John D. Pastorek, Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation

Drugs Kill Dreams

September 27, 2005

Lenape Heights Gulf Course

Gun Violence Prevention Symposium

September 8, 2005

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman, Violent Crime Section Chief, U.S.   Attorney's Office Western District of Pennsylvania

Lou Weiers, Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

District Attorney Scott Andreassi, Armstrong County

District Attorney John Peck, Westmoreland County

Gordie Lukus, NRA Instructor

School's Out: Proceed with Caution

June 22, 2005

Highlands Community Center

John D. Pastorek, President, Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation

Detective Sergeant Thomas Klawinski, New Kensington Police Dept.

Trooper Robin Mungo, Pennsylvania State Police

Robert Phillipi, Allstate Insurance

Eleventh Annual Northwestern Pennsylvania Disaster Preparedness Conference

April 30, 2005

Penn State Erie

Senior Financial Planning Seminar

April 13, 2005

Highlands Community Center

Blaze Tatananni, Robert Andreen and John Fontana

Current Trends in Adolescent Sexual Behavior

March 23, 2005

Westmoreland County Community College

Susan McFarland, Damion Wilson and Christine Black

Risky Business

March 15, 2005

Eden Center, New Kensington

John D. Pastorek, President, Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation

Determining the Level of a Patient's Disability

February 23, 2005

Brackenridge Heights Country Club

John Pullano and Robert Walters, Esquire

Living Well at End of Life

January 12, 2005

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Dr. Eugene Z. Hirsch

Violent Crime Summit

October 1, 2004

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Kraig Cawley, Valley News Dispatch; John Walters, Director White House Office National Drug Control Policy; Dr. Cyril Wecht, Allegheny County Coroner; Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney, Western District Pennsylvania, Rev. Mitchel Nichols, Ph.D.; Major Frank Monaco, Pennsylvania State Police

Terrorism Prevention: What Every Citizen Can Do

October 2, 2004

Gilpin Township Fire Hall

John D. Pastorek, President Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation. 

Terrorism Prevention: What Every Citizen Can Do

September 12, 2004

YMCA-Natrona Heights

John D. Pastorek, President Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation. 

Internet Safety and Dangers

September 8, 2004

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Detective Seargent Thomas Klawinski, New Kensington Police

Alicia Kozakiewicz and Anthony Ruzzano

Internet Safety and Dangers

August 23, 2004

Freeport High School

John D. Pastorek, President, Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation

Hormone Replacement Therapy

August 19, 2004

Highlands Community Center

Timothy Lucas, M.D.

CYBER'rent

July 20, 2004

Valley Ice Complex, New Kensington

Detective Seargent Thomas Klawinski, New Kensington Police Department

Terrorism Prevention: What Every Citizen Can Do

July 1, 2004

Highlands Community Center

John D. Pastorek, President Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation. 

Sex, Drugs, Rents and Raves

April 29, 2004

Allegheny Valley School District

Presenter: D. Elaine Surma

Sex, Drugs, Rents and Raves

April 26, 2004

Allegheny Valley School District

Presenter: D. Elaine Surma

Preventive, Integrated and Nutritional Medicine

April 21, 2004

New Kensington Clarion Hotel

Presenter: Dr. Elson M. Haas

Internet Dangers & Safety

April 5, 2004

Highlands Community Center

Presenter: John Pastorek

What's Going On

March 24, 2004

Burrell High School, Lower Burrell, PA

Presenters: E. Beard, T. Lindo, R. Galvanick, J. Pastorek

Leadership Alle-Kiski "Speak Out

March 8, 2004

Penn State New Kensington Campus Forum Theater

Presenters: M. Hart, Moderator, E. Beard, Summary Remarks, and a panel of experts including District Attorneys, Magistrates, law enforcement personnel, elected officials, school officials and others heard the concerns of students' from eighteen school districts in the Alle-Kiski Valley.

Identifying Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories and Dangers to the Community Training

February 19, 2004

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presenters: D. Elaine Surma

Security for School Districts and Protecting Children On-line

November 12, 2003

University Center at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Presenters: H. Jones, C. Alberts, D. Valentine, Dr. M. Rafoth, K. Krensler, T. Grasso, M. Dolan

 

The Changing Face of Criminal Justice

November 4, 2003

Linton Middle School, Penn Hills

Presenters: Dr. S. DePaul, R. Tankus, L. Leonardi, N. Harper,

R. Corvington, E. Beard Jr., C. Transue, S. Hunt  

Western PA Community Conference on Drug Abuse

October 29, 2003

Quality Inn, Franklin, PA

Presenters: E. Beard, Jr., E. Surma , T. Futcher, R. Lojak, M.Veon,

T. McCune, M. Mangino, S. Andreassi, L. Leonardi, P.J. Cannon,

B. Lynch, S. Myers, S. VanDyke, P. Smith, T. Kuhns, J. Pastorek

 

Hear the Deal on Drugs

October 28, 2003

Deer Lakes High School

Presenters:   E. Beard, Jr., V. Mercuri, R. Lojak, J. Lape 

What's Going On.A Forum on Drugs and Sex

October 14, 2003

Greensburg Salem High School

Presenter:   E. Beard, Jr. 

Community Health Symposium on Men's & Women's
Health Issues

September 27, 2003

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presenters:   S. Wilcox, M.D., D. Singh, M.D., T. Walsh, M.D.,

L. Bidula, M.D., N. Shipe, P.T., M. Miller, M.D., V. Srinivasan, M.D.,

M. Simbra, M.D.  

Avoid Becoming a Home Invasion Victim

September 24, 2003

Presenters: S. Haines, J. Lape, L. Leonardi, A. Staggers

 

Internet Safety.Avoiding Predators

August 12, 2003 Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presenter:   Denise Valentine

Hormone Replacement: Issues, Alternatives & You

July 3, 2003

Brackenridge Country Club, Natrona Heights

Presenters:   G. Rosenberg, M.D., L. Schatz, Pharm. D.

Working with Kids from Dysfunctional Families

June 24, 2003

Presenters:   R. Ackerman, M.D.

The Relationship of the Mind, Body and Spirit in the Healing Process
April 29, 2003
Leechburg Area High School
Presenters:   A.Twerski, M.D.

 

Drug Rehabilitation: Separating Fact from Fiction

April 16, 2003

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presenters:   C. Bengel, N. Capretto, M.D., D. Beck, Family Services of Western PA , R. Lojak, E. Gohn, J. Ham  

Armstrong Drug Forum

April 14, 2003

Ford City High School

Presenters:   G. DeComo, S. Andreassi, M. Buchanan, L. Crawford, K. Detrick Owen, N. Capretto, M.D., E. Beard Jr., R. Bower, "A Mother's Story"  

Resiliency in Today's Youth: Healthy Kids Healthy Choices

April 8, 2003

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presenter:   Family Services of Western PA  

Healthy Cooking

January 21, 2003

Clarion Hotel, New Kensington

Presenter:   R. McGill