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Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold a community health fair on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Campfire USA headquarters, 2566 St. Mary’s Ave.
The health fair will focus on nutrition and fitness, with individual consultations on healthy eating and exercise. There will be demonstrations of creative and easy fitness exercises and healthy snacks. The fair is interdisciplinary, with students from dietitian and physical therapy programs, as well as a personal trainer.
“We are very excited about the event, as it combines the typical screening of health fairs with one-on-one counseling with medical students regarding nutrition, exercise, blood pressure control and smoking cessation,” said Kristi Derrick, UNMC medical student.
The health fair is through UNMC’s medical students section of the American Medical Association. It will feature a Kids’ Corner with health education activities and entertainment. Approximately 60 UNMC students will be participating and there will be Spanish translators available.
“This year we are providing a limited number of free influenza vaccinations to the first 60 people who need them,” Derrick said.
For more information, contact Kristi Derrick at kderrick@unmc.edu or 402-490-2932. If someone would like to volunteer at the event, they can contact Karissa Johnson at kjohnso1@unmc.edu or 308-520-1184.
Financial donations can be made by making a check to UNMC NMA-MSC and sending it to Ben Nelson, Sorrell Education Building Mailbox 218, 998215 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5525.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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