The UNLV volleyball team is working with the Jump for Joy Foundation to offer a volleyball and fitness camp for kids this weekend. 

The camp is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Sunset Park.

The camp is for kids from 6 to 17. They will learn the importance of exercise and good nutrition. There will also be fitness and nutrition classes for parents. Special guests UNLV coach Cindy Fredrick and the UNLV volleyball team will emphasize a healthy lifestyle.

The event will also show kids that parks and public spaces can be a free way to stay healthy. Kids interested in going to the camp can register at the event on Saturday or by going to vao-eorg.eventbrite.com/. 

Nathan Adelson Hospice has launched The Learning Institute to offer continuing education courses related to palliative and hospice care.

“We created The Learning Institute to improve the quality of palliative and hospice care by increasing the knowledge, skills and comfort level of clinicians, caregivers and volunteers who provide this care in our community.” said Carole Fisher, president and chief executive officer of Nathan Adelson Hospice.

The Learning Institute provides quality educational programs, many approved for continuing education for nurses and social workers. Program content is developed to be of value to clinical professionals, hospice management, home health, long-term facilities and hospitals.

The Learning Institute offers a variety of educational offerings, including:

Gingerbread men are usually a cheerful holiday staple, but the cookies on display at UNLV Tuesday had a grim purpose.

The Southern Nevada Health District’s Evolvement project and the UNLV School of Nursing’s Tobacco Free project used thousands of gingerbread men to prove a point about smoking. The groups lined up more than 3,000 gingerbread men at Pida Plaza on UNLV campus to highlight the number of Nevadans who die every year from smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke.

The supporters of the display also took signatures from students in support of a tobacco-free campus. According to the health district, 82 percent of UNLV students do not smoke; however, 82 percent of students report that they were exposed to second-hand smoke while on campus. The groups organizing the event would like to have UNLV join more than 200 campuses nationwide with tobacco-free campuses.