title: Health Fairs as a forum to pique young children's interest in nursing.
abstract: Kids into Health Career (KIHC) initiatives largely have focused on the recruitment of high school- and middle school-age students. Little attention has been given to informing young children and their parents about health professions careers. The career development literature supports that career development is a lifelong process beginning in early childhood. The purpose of this article is to offer practical ideas to introduce preschool-age and elementary school-age children to health careers in nursing. The value of health fairs as a forum to pique interest is discussed. Outcome measures to determine the success of KIHC strategies for younger children are needed.
authors: Jefferson School of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. lori.lauver@jefferson.edu
authors: Lori S
authors: LS
authors: Lauver
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006277:Health Fairs; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing