The University of the Fraser Valley is hosting a health fair at the Chilliwack campus this fall. Students from UFV’s School of Health Studies and School of Kinesiology are inviting the community to come out to the UFV Health Sciences Fall Health Fair on Nov. 4, from 9 a.
m. to 3 p.m.
Students in those departments will be interacting with fellow students, UFV staff and faculty, and members of the public that day. They’ll run information tables and present mini talks on various health-related topics, with all activities taking place in Building A. “I have a group of students who are working with Squiala school, and they are sharing activities on nutrition with the kids at the school,” said Sue Stoneson, assistant professor in nursing.
“Nutrition is one of our topics at the health fair, so they are revamping the same activities and bringing a revised version to a new setting for the health fair. It’s a great opportunity for them, and a wonderful way to highlight the sort of work our community health nursing students do in their clinical rotations.” Students from the kinesiology program are a key part of the fair, with booths highlighting topics such as chronic pain management, exercise, and healthy living.
The fair is supported by the UFV 50 Program Fund and will include a flu vaccine clinic, run in partnership with Fraser Health, for people 18 years and older. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students will be administering flu vaccines with support from Practic.
