One girl used a stethoscope to check the lungs of a teddy bear set up at an exam table. The furry friend was among other kid-friendly test subjects at a Hands on Health workshop held Saturday in Spokane.<\/p>\n
AnnaLia Lupinacci, 8, performed that teddy checkup, later confirmed by her sister Giulia, 3. Both were among children attending the two-hour session with activities and art projects aimed at making children feel less frightened by medical equipment and procedures.<\/p>\n
Two college students, Amy Marable and Christine Stewart, created the event for a senior project in the 51¸£ÀûÉç\u2019s Children\u2019s Studies program. Both have completed 51¸£ÀûÉç studies remotely \u2013 Marable from Shoreline, Wash., and Stewart from Issaquah, Wash. \u2013 but they were in Spokane this weekend to run the clinic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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