Elfrieda Francis, Adolescent Coordinator with the Burlington County Health Department
To the editor:
The Burlington County Health Department was pleased to see the feature on the award-winning Challenge Day program at Florence Riverfront school on Jan. 15. We were surprised, however, that the article did not mention the Partnership for Healthy Adolescents, coordinated by the Burlington County Health Department, since we issued the press release prior to the event.
We act as the initial lead in bringing these programs to light and there is a lot of cooperative effort. We have sponsored the anti-bullying Challenge Day, and the previous Rachel’s Challenge program, for several years at various high schools throughout Burlington County to build self-esteem and understanding among youth. The program has been well publicized and very well received. Thank you.

