Health fair features valuable community resources

The Penn State Berks Office of Health Services and the Health and Wellness Committee are hosting a health fair for all students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, from 11:30 a.m.?2:00 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.

?I encourage students, faculty, and staff to attend the health fair, visit the exhibits, some of which are interactive, and to learn the available resources in our community,? states Penn State Berks Nurse Practitioner Supervisor Alice Holland. ?Stop by and see for yourself how healthy habits influence a more healthy lifestyle.?

The event will feature exhibitors from various agencies including Adventist Whole Health, American Cancer Society, Berks AIDS Network, Berks Women in Crisis, Body Zone and Wellness Complex, Caron Foundation, Co-County Wellness Services, Colonial Fitness, Council on Chemical Abuse, Kulp Chiropractic, Mary Kay Skin Care, Miller Keystone Blood Bank, Planned Parenthood, and many others. Representatives from various Penn State Berks offices will also participate.

First-year seminar credit will be available for student attendees. For more information on the event, contact Health Services at 610-396-6075.