UNE students promote community wellness at Kennebunk Health Fair

HWOS students staff tables at Kennebunk's recent Health & Wellness Fair.
HWOS students staff tables at Kennebunk's recent Health & Wellness Fair.

University of New England, Health, Wellness, & Occupational Studies (HWOS) students provided educational resources on a variety of health and wellness topics at the Town of Kennebunk's recent Health & Wellness Fair. 

The UNE students hosted tables and presented information about the ways in which a variety of lifestyle factors can support human health, including practicing yoga, engaging in the creative arts, getting adequate sleep, managing stress and spending time in nature. Visitors to their tables learned practical tips for integrating such healthy behaviors into their everyday lives and received informational take-home materials. The nature-themed table also raffled off some houseplants to a few lucky fair attendees. 

The Kennebunk Health & Wellness Fair gave students the opportunity to apply classroom learning concepts to communication with members of the public and the promotion of community health and wellness. HWOS Assistant Clinical Professor Collyn J. Baeder, M.P.H., joined the students to provide support.

Lindsay Maffei, Corey Young and Morgan Kelley staff the yoga table.
Lindsay Maffei, Corey Young and Morgan Kelley staff the yoga table.

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.