UNE students promote community wellness at Kennebunk health fair

From left: Madeline Gendron (HWOS ’20), Deanna Padilla (HWOS ’20), and Meagan Accardi (HWOS ’20)
From left: Madeline Gendron (HWOS ’20), Deanna Padilla (HWOS ’20), and Meagan Accardi (HWOS ’20)

University of New England students in the Department of Health, Wellness, and Occupational Studies (HWOS), as well as nutrition and public health, recently provided educational health resources at the Town of Kennebunk’s Fall 2019 Health & Wellness Fair.

The UNE students hosted tables and presented information about the various ways personal health can be supported by adequate sleep, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, aromatherapy, and cognitive health techniques. Table visitors learned practical tips for integrating such healthy habits into their everyday lives and received informational take-home materials.

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

From left: Timothy Baroz (Public Health ’20), Rosalia Galanis (HWOS ’20), and Hana Chouinard (HWOS ’20)
From left: Timothy Baroz (Public Health ’20), Rosalia Galanis (HWOS ’20), and Hana Chouinard (HWOS ’20)

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.