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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 University of New England’s Department of Nursing partnered with the City of Portland, Minority Health Division for “Latino Exercise for Health and Love II,” a health fair event targeted for Portland’s 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.  

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.