DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Sept. 11, 2009) – Students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Daytona State College will “weigh-in” on backpack issues during an annual event to promote the 15 percent rule for maximum weight being carried in a backpack.
This year’s event takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 16 and Thursdays, Sept. 17, between 1 and 3 p.m. each day. OTA students will encourage students and visitors to the Daytona Beach Campus to have their backpacks, book bags, briefcases and purses weighed; participants will also be weighed to determine if the recommended weight of 15 percent of total body is being exceeded.
“The National School Backpack Awareness Day is a great opportunity to demonstrate how occupational therapy can help individuals of all ages live life to its fullest,” stated OTA Assistant Chair/Program Manager, Mary Beth Craig-Oatley.
Bring your backpacks to the courtyard in front of bldg. 130 on the Daytona Beach Campus located at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
For additional information about the National School Backpack Awareness Day visit www.AOTA.org or for more information about the OTA program at Daytona State call (386) 506-3624.
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Glyn Johnston, Public Information Officer - Marketing & Communications, (386) 506-4499, johnstg@DaytonaState.edu
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