10/8/2002
Contact: K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199; e-mail:
karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU ‘HEALTHFEST 2002’ TO OFFER HEALTH SCREENINGS,
INFORMATION:
FOCUS SPOTLIGHT ON UNIVERSITY’S HEALTH-RELATED ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS
SLIPPERY
ROCK, Pa. – Free, or low cost, screenings for cholesterol,
blood pressure and depression, as well as flu shots will be among
the services provided at Slippery Rock University’s Oct. 15
“Healthfest 2002” presented as an intergenerational
event aimed at bringing better health and information to students
and the community while also spotlighting the university’s
expanding health-related academic programs.
The
all-day session will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the
University Union. Organized by Brian Mortimer, coordinator of
Wellness and the Russell Wright Fitness Center at SRU,
“Healthfest 2002” will include health exhibits,
multi-media presentations, demonstrations, literature and
information on a wealth of health issues.
The Slippery Rock Senior Center will offer a “Line
Dancing” demonstration at 10 a.m., followed by a 10:30 a.m.
“Labyrinth Presentation” (walking meditation), offered
by Cheryl Andre in conjunction with the Slippery Rock Newman
Center. Heather House, an SRU graduate student from Tampa, Fla.,
will offer “Traditional Yoga” at 10:45 a.m. ARAMARK,
the campus food contractor, will offer healthy cooking
demonstrations and samples throughout the day, and the SRU Athletic
Training Association will show how shoulder exercises can be done
with household products. The SRU music department will provide
flute and jazz combo entertainment at 11:30 a.m.
Screenings
planned include: the Butler Memorial Hospital Imaging Center,
osteoporosis; ConcordiaCare Visiting Nurses, flu shots ($15 or
Medicare B and Security Blue accepted); Evergreen Nursing Center,
pulse oximeter and blood pressures; Grove Manor Nursing Home, blood
pressure; Jameson Health Systems, cholesterol; Jameson Hospital
Behavioral Health Unit, depression, suicide and stress; massage
therapy and reflexology will be provided by Russ Yockey, and
Patricia Redshaw and Charese Lashinsky will offer massage therapy
(chair and table massages $3 fee, for 5 min.); Mental Health
Association in Butler County, depression; Chiropractic and
Nutritional Healthcare, posture screening; Northwest Medical
Center, mammograms (SRU employees by appointment only); United
Community Hospital, bioelectrical impedance; Visiting Nurses of
Western Pennsylvania, a description of their home educational unit;
and Vitality Foodservice, Inc., juice samples.
University health-related departments participating include
those involved in the exercise and rehabilitative sciences
department, offering body composition and blood pressure screenings
along with a battery of tests related to senior fitness and the
physiology of aging; the Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable
Systems Education and Research, offering information on organic
vegetables; the School of Physical Therapy offering balance
screening and fall prevention information; and the McLachlan
Student Health Center offering free flu shots to SRU students.
Among
area health-related agencies that will participate are the American
Association for Retired People, American Heart Association, AIDS
Alliance, Alzheimer’s Association, American Cancer Society,
American Red Cross, Belmont Pines Hospital, Butler County Area
Agency on Aging, Butler Lions Club, Chiropractic Care Center,
Community Health Challenge, CORE, Family Health Council, Grove City
Senior Community Center, Indian Creek Nursing Center, Irene Stacy
Community Mental Health Center, Lifesteps, National Awareness of
Mental Illness, National Kidney Foundation of Western Pennsylvania,
Slippery Rock Newman Center, Orchard Manor, Inc., Quality Life
Services, Slippery Rock Senior Center, St. Barnabas Nursing Homes,
Sunrise Assisted Living and VOICe.
SRU departments and programs participating in the event include
the Robert N. Aebersold Student Recreation Center, the Counseling
Center, Gerontology Program, Hope Peer Educators, Institute for
Learning in Retirement, the Macoskey Center, Outdoor Adventures,
the collegiate chapter of the Pennsylvania Public Health
Association, the Sports Nutrition Education Resource Center, the
Therapeutic Recreation Program and the SRU Women’s Center.
For additional details call
724-738-4413.
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