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Parent University

 

In partnership with HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge, DCSD's Parent University provides training, information, and resources to parents and caregivers that will aid parents in their essential responsibility for influencing children's lives. By partnering with community organizations and other agencies to equip families with additional skills, knowledge, and resources, Parent University supports and empowers parents and caregivers to become leaders and advocates for their child's learning.

New this year ... Parent University is a podcast! In response to your feedback, we've shifted from Zoom to podcast, allowing parents the flexibility to listen to these conversations at their convenience and provide time and accessibility for guests to delve deeper into conversation.

Have a suggestion for a future Parent University podcast topic? Email us. 

Latest Podcast Episode

Parents have lots of questions about teen nicotine usage - many of them new ones, thanks to technology and social media:
  • What does it look like today? 
  • Why are so many young people drawn to it? 
  • Most importantly, how can we work together to keep students healthy and informed?
  • What does it look like today? 
  • Why are so many young people drawn to it? 
  • Most importantly, how can we work together to keep students healthy and informed?
To help guide this conversation, this episode features experts from the Douglas County Health Department, who bring a public health perspective and deep experience working with youth and families in our community. Both are Community Health Educators: Jenny Fisher is also a certified American Heart Association Tobacco Treatment Specialist, and Ashley Scollard is a Mental Health FIRST AID Instructor.
Whether you’re a parent of an elementary student, a middle schooler, or a high schooler, this conversation provides you with practical tools, reassurance, and resources you can use at home.

An important way listeners can participate in the discourse is by participating in the Douglas County Nicotine/Vaping/Tobacco Survey through March 31, 2026.

Guests this week:

  • Jenny Fisher, community health educator for the Douglas County Health Dept.
  • Ashley Scollard, community health educator for the Douglas County Health Dept.

Host: 

  • Amy Pfister, community relations coordinator for DCSD

Resources

Past Parent University Catalog

 

Parent University