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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy provide wellness services to community

UNE’s Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) chapter coordinated with the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) to host a wellness event at the Sacred Heart Church in Portland on Sunday, October 25, 2015.

During the event, SSHP conducted 55 blood pressure screenings and counseling sessions, while the VNA provided more than 70 flu vaccines.

Third-year College of Pharmacy students Ashley Woon and Ryan Dang represented the SSHP at the event by serving as volunteers.

To learn more about the activities of the University of New England Student Society of Health System Pharmacy, please connect with the organization on Facebook.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s 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 flexible, accredited online degrees. 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. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.