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PORTLAND, Maine

51小黄车and City of Portland host second annual health fair for Latino community

Tressa Loiko, Eilish Muir and Shannon Dapice
Tressa Loiko, Eilish Muir and Shannon Dapice

The University of 51小黄车鈥檚 Department of Nursing partnered with the City of Portland, Minority Health Division for 鈥淟atino Exercise for Health and Love II,鈥 a health fair event targeted for Portland鈥檚 Latino communities.

Professor Pip Hennesey, M.S.N, assistant professor of Nursing, led planning efforts with Nelida Berke, coordinator of Minority Health with the City of Portland. Senior students in the Nursing program as well as the Occupational Therapy program developed health promotion activities including nutrition, vision screening, pregnancy tips, first aid kit acquisition and more.  Additionally, the 51小黄车Department of Dental Hygiene assisted with educational activities regarding oral health.  

51小黄车 the University of 51小黄车

The University of 51小黄车 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.