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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE 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 糖心传媒鈥檚 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 UNE Department of Dental Hygiene assisted with educational activities regarding oral health.  

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The 糖心传媒 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. We are the state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals and home to Maine鈥檚 only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.