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Students, faculty participate in recent health fair
by Cynthia Taura staff writer
Students and faculty alike participated in the health fair, which took place in the lobby of the Dixon Center on April 12 from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. A variety of opportunities took place, such as having your cholesterol checked, locating sun damage on your face and getting a massage, to name a few. Admission to this event was free.
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For those who were thirsty, Fresh Fields Whole Food Marketc; gave samples of protein drinks. The drinks were made out of Tri
Protein Plus in vanilla, frozen mix berries and soy milk.
Students were asked to sign in when they arrived and were invited to participate in a raffle. The prizes were a long sleeve T-shirt, a water bottle and wall and desk clocks. If someone wanted to go to a certain table, they had to sign in and wait for their name to be called.
One of the more popular tables was the cholesterol screenings, where you have a drop of blood taken from your finger to determine both your HDL and LDL cholesterol levels.
"It's an awareness program to tell people the results so they can make better choices," said Mary Gilliford, who administered the test.
For those who were not able to turn in their alcohol survey, health educator Karen Pollack gave people a second chance to participate.
At times, it seemed that there was more than one table for a particular screening. An example was the cholesterol screening, which consisted of three tables. Also, it seemed that not all the screenings were available during the four hour time slot. Those who came in the late afternoon may have noticed that there wasn't a Diabetes screening table available.
Seniors Tia Starkes and Kim Phillips went to tables such as the Diabetes screening, the sun damage screening and the cholesterol screening. "I thought there were going to be more tables, but overall I thought it was pretty good," Starkes said. Phillips commented by saying, "I like the sun screening table. It was pretty good and pretty informative. It's better than paying to have it done."
