Bradford, PA — The University of
Pittsburgh at Bradford’s annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held on April
11, 2013, from 11a.m. to 2p.m. in the Mukaiyama University Room in the
Frame-Westerberg Commons.
More than 30 health and wellness providers will offer
information, screenings and demonstrations. Pitt-Bradford’s Office of Student
Health Services will sponsor the fair. Attendance is free of charge and open to
the public. There will also be door prizes and giveaways.
Free tests include bone density screening by the Bradford
Regional Medical Center’s School of Radiology, “healthy parameters” by UPMC
Hamot’s Center for Healthy Living, body mass index analysis by Pitt-Bradford’s
sports medicine program, sleep disorder screening by Bradford Regional Medical
Center and alcohol screening by Pitt-Bradford Counseling Services. Blood
glucose testing will be provided by BRMC Center for Diabetes and
Nutrition. BRMC McKean County VNA and Hospice and Community Nurses Inc.
will both offer blood pressure screenings.
Lisa’s Hairport will offer paraffin hand dips. Other
demonstrations include PennDOT’s impaired/distracted driving simulator,
Bradford Therapeutic Massage and Body Resort’s chair massages and a Tai Chi
demonstration by Confucius Institute Scholars Ada Huang and Lillian Zhang.
Other vendors will be podiatrist Dr. Gary Smith, Canticle
Farm, Metz Culinary Management, McKean County Veterans’ Affairs, American
Cancer Society, Pitt-Bradford’s Center for Rural Health Practice, MedCare,
Fuhrman Chiropractic Center, Eye Care Professional Associates, Community
Resources for Independence, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Foothills Medical Group,
CORE -- Center for Organ Recovery and Education, Bradford Dental Center,
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, BRMC Healthy Beginnings Plus, Pitt-Bradford’s
Intramural and Recreational Sports, Pitt-Bradford Campus Police, The Pavilion
at BRMC, Bradford Family YMCA, and the YWCA Victim’s Resource Center.
In addition, Pitt-Bradford student nurses will make
presentations on various health topics.
For more information, contact Marcia Avey in the Office of
Student Health Services at (814) 362-5272 or maa224@pitt.edu.
For disability related needs, contact the Office of
Disability Resources and Services at (814) 362-7609 or clh71@pitt.edu
.
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