35th Anniversary Celebration: Join us in celebrating this important milestone and help shape the next chapter of a healthier North Carolina. Learn More Celebrating Healthy Minds & Healthy Bodies Introducing
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For rising 1st-5th graders.
Now Scheduling Programs for Senior Adults Strength Training, Nutrition, and Gardening programs
are now available for senior adults.
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Now Scheduling Wellness Programs for Adults Looking for fun, engaging, and informative wellness programs for your business, club, or community group? Learn More Neural Fortification A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND Fortnite-based healthy choices mini-game. Click here to play Enter the Poe Universe: Learn More Digitally Experience our Health-Education Programs #PoeFit Get Fit with #PoeFit
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At the Poe Center, we are dedicated to helpingNorth Carolinians make healthy choices.

Our team of expert health educators work with schools and organizations across the state to provideengaging health-science education for people of all ages. From our iconic field-trip destination in Raleigh toclassrooms and communities around the state, the Poe experience is effective, valuable, and one-of-a-kind.

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At the Poe Center, we are dedicated to helpingNorth Carolinians make healthy choices.

Our team of expert health educators work with schools and organizations across the state to provideengaging health-science education for people of all ages. From our iconic field-trip destination in Raleigh toclassrooms and communities around the state, the Poe experience is effective, valuable, and one-of-a-kind.

Theater, museum, lab, playground, and more, there are so many ways to learn about healthy choices at the Poe Center.

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