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PORTLAND, Maine

Student pharmacy groups among UNE community members providing services at Community Health Fair

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UNE, in partnership with the Portland Public Library, hosted a free Community Health Fair on October 18 at the library.

 Students and faculty volunteers from the College of Pharmacy, College of Dental Medicine and the Westbrook College of Health Professions provided education on chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, balance disorders and depression.

Two student pharmacy groups participated in the fair. The Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA), headed by Christina Fields, provided information about key health topics to the public. Members of SNPhA Kayla Harris and Esidie Epie presented posters and other educational tools on HIV testing centers and chronic kidney disease prevention, respectively. SNPhA Vice President Whitney Sargent sat on a career panel at the fair to answer questions from the public about pharmacy school.

SNPhA member Amanda Powers assisted the other student pharmacy group at the event, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), headed by President Diana Alka, in measuring people’s blood pressure and heart rates.

Esidie Epie, chronic disease chair of UNE's SNPhA
Esidie Epie, chronic disease chair of UNE's SNPhA
Kailey Wakefield, secretary of UNE's NCPA
Kailey Wakefield, secretary of UNE's NCPA

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.