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I moved to Kentucky over a year ago from Portland, Oregon.  Regularly, people ask me what I notice are the biggest differences. I have observed two major things... how overweight people are and how many people smoke. I have been exposed to more secondhand smoke than I have in my life. When I lived in Louisville this past year (I now reside in Morehead, KY), I used to run downtown 2-3 times a week to the waterfront. I was exposed to the smoke from people walking Read ▸ about “Smoking is Killing Kentucky, Literally and Fiscally.”

The past two years, I have served as the content lead for the Clinton Health Matters Conference, a conference attached to the Humana Challenge in Palm Springs CA. This experience was incomparable to other contracts I've had. Working with organizations, business and individuals making huge investments in the health and wellbeing of Americans was inspiring, exhilarating and incredibly powerful. Read ▸ about Stay-cation; Holiday 2015

What do you mean I can't task a student do laps around the track when he/she misbehaves?I can't hold my annual cookie dough fundraiser for our football and band uniforms?What do you mean I can't take away recess when a student hasn't completed their work?What are you able to do these days?My work is primarily in school health. Over the years, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Coordinated School Health (CSH) Model has been the evidence-based practice for doing Read ▸ about No more cupcakes for birthday parties?

2014 was a unique year for Cairn Guidance. It was the first complete year of work after the Director's bicycle trip across the United States the summer of 2013. Jess came back rejuvenated and ready to continue building a business she launched in 2006. After taking 6 months off and minimally sustaining the work, she dove back into it in 2014 and Cairn Guidance had a great year! Read ▸ about It’s a New Year!

I'm a school health consulting biz... so why am I working with a large Senior Living Business called Gulf Coast Health Care (GCHC)? Well, some of my work is outside of school health. For example, I'm working with Alta Planning in Grand Rapids MI, funded by Department of Transportation on helping create a more bicycle and pedestrian friendly community. I've developed programs for the Peace Corps and worked in Homer, Alaska to facilitate a public health plan for their community.My work Read ▸ about Employee Mental Wellness

For years, I've attended the Oregon chapter of this same organization. It's the professional organization for educators and faculty in school health education, physical education, recreation and dance. It was my first year attending the KAHPERD conference and I was impressed. Sunday kicked off with a free pre-training (about 60 in attendance!) on the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. It is a free program developed to ensure what happens before, during and after the fitness Read ▸ about Kentucky Association for Health, PE Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD)

In January of 2013, I met a man named Harris Schwartzberg who was asked to speak on the mental health panel at Clinton Foundation's Health Matters conference in Palm Springs. I was the content lead for the event, which meant I supported and helped guide/manage panelists to share their story, passion and commitments that would collectively result in promoting the health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Panels included topics around Living Healthy, Health Transformation and Read ▸ about Addressing Mental Health in High School

Cairn Guidance Consulting is continuously growing. As a part of this continued growth, we have begun hiring a support team.  With that being said, I am very proud to welcome Charisse Poynter, the newest member to Cairn Guidance’s team! As the new Executive Assistant for Cairn Read ▸ about Introducing… Charisse Poynter!