Public Invited to Free Health Fair at
the University of Saint Francis
January 29, 2008, Fort Wayne,
Indiana: The Physical Therapist Assistant students at
the University of Saint Francis will be holding a Health
Fair for the university community and the public on the
first floor of the Doermer Health Sciences building on
Monday, February 18 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The topics that will be presented
at the Health Fair are “MRSA,” “The Benefits of
Participation in Sports,” “Women’s Health,” “‘Wii’ Want
to Play: How to Integrate Video Games and Exercise,” and
“Foot and Ankle Clinic.”
Attendees will have the opportunity
to learn the history, prevention and treatment of MRSA,
one of this year’s most talked-about health issues; find
out what type of benefits gained from sports, including
respiratory improvement, immune system, endurance, and
burning calories; hear about women’s health involving
musculoskeletal problems and pain with pregnancy, as
well as the problem of urinary incontinence and how it
can be treated; discover how the Wii video game system
incorporates exercise to improve one’s cardiac and
respiratory function and range of motion; and learn
about foot and ankle injuries along with their symptoms,
causes, prevention, and treatment.
The Student Health Fair is part of
a class project in Mary Kay Solon’s Physical Therapist
Assistant Seminar (PTA284) course. There is no cost to
those who attend, and no appointment is necessary. For
further information, contact Mary Kay Solon, Director of
the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at 260-399-7700
ext. 8547.
The Physical Therapist Assistant
Program is an accredited two-year curriculum, which upon
successful completion, awards an Associate of Science
Degree.
The University of Saint Francis in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded in 1890, is a comprehensive
university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition,
offering undergraduate and graduate programs to more
than 2,100 students from a broad geographic region. |
