Complementary health services and health and wellness-related information will be available from 1-5 p.m. Sunday (April 28) outside the Student Recreation Center.
The two-mile Community Health Walk will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the run will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Health Sciences and Technology Academy, Minorities Association of Pre-Healthcare Students and the Student National Medical Association, information will include the following and more:
Oxygen screenings and healthy vs. unhealthy lung display, WVU Medicine Children’s Transport Team
Blood pressure and nutritional screenings, Project REACH
Diabetes prevention/exercise promotion education, WVU Student Nurses’ Association
“Our goal is to provide an inclusive event where people can enjoy the festivities while receiving services and information that will be helpful to their personal health and wellness,” said Gregory Epps, advisor to the sponsoring student organizations.
The Expo is supported by the WVU Health Sciences Center, WVU Medicine, the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium, and other campus and community partners.
For more information, contact Epps at gdepps@hsc.wvu.edu.