Henry Schein has donated to the Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth (PLAY) campaign, which helps educate children and teenagers about the importance of staying active, eating right, and routine dentist and physician visits.
The campaign from Henry Schein's Sports Medicine business and the Henry Schein Cares Foundation was in partnership with the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), according to the company.
Henry Schein hosted 21 Home Run for Health events during the 2014 campaign, in which each child received an oral hygiene kit.
PLAY is a public awareness campaign of PBATS, in conjunction with the Taylor Hooton Foundation. The campaign seeks to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy living and positive decision-making among young people in the U.S.
During the Home Run for Health events, 75 to 200 8- to 17-year-old children selected from community groups -- including the Boys & Girls Clubs and Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) programs -- participated in several activities that underscore the importance of hand washing, making healthy lunch choices, drinking water, personal hygiene, and proper oral care. Henry Schein also reinforced the critical importance of vaccinations and annual dental and medical checkups at the events.
