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February 17, 2015 – Press Release
Contacts:
Michael A. Rabkin, Passport Health Plan Communications Director
[email protected]
(502) 213-8944
Rachael Frey, Owensboro Health Marketing Specialist
[email protected]
(270) 993-0743
Passport Health Plan and Owensboro Health bring
GoNoodle educational program into Daviess County schools
Owensboro, Ky. – Passport Health Plan and Owensboro Health have announced that they are co-sponsoring a
new educational health program called GoNoodle in elementary schools throughout Daviess County.
An interactive resource used in classrooms to increase students’ physical activity and improve their academic
performance, GoNoodle is being made available for use in public and private elementary schools. GoNoodle’s
online physical activity breaks, or “brain breaks,” make it easy for teachers to get kids moving inside the
classroom and improving students’ behavior, focus, and engagement.
“Teaching children the importance of living active lives is critical to our mission to improve the health of the
communities we serve,” says Owensboro Health President and CEO Philip Patterson. “We are proud to partner
with Passport Health Plan to offer the GoNoodle program in our local elementary schools. This is a fantastic
opportunity to start life-long healthy habits for generations to come.”
The public is invited to an official announcement and demonstrations of GoNoodle as it is already being used
in the schools. Representatives of Passport Health Plan, Owensboro Health, GoNoodle, and more will be in
attendance.
WHAT:
WHEN:
WHERE:
INVITED:
Official announcement and demonstration of GoNoodle
9:30 a.m. Central Time, Monday, February 23
Audubon Elementary School
300 Worthington Road
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
The event is open to all members of the news media and the public.
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Passport Health Plan is a provider-sponsored, non-profit, community-based Medicaid health plan serving more
than 200,000 people around Kentucky. Named the #19 Medicaid health plan in the United States and the top
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Medicaid plan ranked in Kentucky by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for 2014-15,
Passport has been contracted with Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services to administer Medicaid
benefits since 1997 and has been serving the entire Commonwealth since January 1, 2014. For more
information, go online to passporthealthplan.com.
Owensboro Health is a non-profit health care system with a mission to heal the sick and to improve the health
of the communities it serves. Owensboro Health has been recognized by Healthgrades as a Distinguished
Hospital for Clinical ExcellenceTM (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and America’s 100 BestTM Hospital
(2013, 2014). The system includes an acute care hospital; a Medical Group; numerous clinics and diagnostic
centers; wound healing centers; a cancer center; home care services; and the Healthpark, a medical-based fitness
center. For more information, visit owensborohealth.org.
GoNoodle is an online resource for elementary school teachers to improve student engagement and youth
health through physical activity breaks or “brain breaks.” Helping to increase energy and focus while improving
classroom behavior, GoNoodle’s activities can be played on an interactive whiteboard, projector or computer
screen. Since its launch in August 2013, more than 4 million kids have played GoNoodle physical activity
breaks. Teachers can sign up for free at gonoodle.com.
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