Marcu
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Students,
      staff,
      and
      community
     
     
      members
      were
      treated
      to
      an
      array
      of
     
     
      sights,
      sounds,
      tastes,
      and
      a
      few
     
     
      stomach
      turning
      displays
      at
      the
      13"
     
     
      annual
      UPEI
      Health
      Fair
      last
     
     
      Wednesday.
     
    

    
     
      Passers-by
      at
      the
      W.A.
     
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
      cafeteria
      were
     
     
      quickly
      reeled
      in
      by
      the
      bright
      colours
     
     
      of
      displays
      in
      the
      Courtyard
      Café.
      In
     
     
      the
      breeze
      way,
      near
      the
      main
      entrance
     
     
      of
      the
      centre,
      one
      could
      hear
      rhythmic
     
     
      rave
      music
      at
      the
      Ecstasy
      presentation,
     
     
      get
      a
      chocolate
      treat
      from
      the
      safe
      sex
     
     
      kissing
      booth,
      then
      meander
      over
      to
      the
     
     
      Sexually
      Transmitted
      Infections
     
     
      presentation
      to
      witness
      graphic
      pictures
     
     
      of
      gonorrhea
      and
      syphilis
      sufferers;
     
     
      visually
      warning
      fair-goers
      about
      the
     
     
      dangers
      of
      unprotected
      sex.
     
    

    
     
      Passers-by
      were
      also
      given
      a
     
     
      chance
      to
      win
      six
      semester
      hours
      of
      free
     
     
      tuition
      by
      completing
      an
      evaluation
      form
     
     
      and
      were
      treated
      to
      fun
      things
      like
     
     
      healthy
      snacks,
      frisbees,
      and
      (you
     
     
      guessed
      it)
      condoms.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Health
      Fair
      is
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      Nursing
      health
      teaching
      course
      and
      the
     
     
      Community
      Nutrition
      course,
      and
      is
      put
     
     
      on
      by
      students
      and
      staff
      from
      the
      School
     
     
      of
      Nursing,
      and
      family
      and
      nutritional
     
     
      sciences.
      Non-government
     
     
      organizations
      like
      the
      Canadian
      Cancer
     
     
      Society,
      Aids
      P.E.I.,
      and
      the
      Lung
     
     
      Association
      also
      took
      part
      and
      raised
     
     
      awareness
      for
      their
      causes.
     
    

    
     
      Jill
      MacKinnon,
      a
      third-year
     
     
      Nursing
      student
      said
      the
      health
      fair
      was
     
     
      also
      a
      success
      because
      the
      students
     
     
      chose
      relevant
      topics
      to
      present...and
     
     
      pulled
      no
      punches
      when
      it
      came
      to
     
     
      controversial
      issues.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Health
      Fair
      Stays
      Strong
      After
      13
      Years
     
     
      Showcases
      Relevant
      Subjects
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “The
      topics
      the
      students
      chose
     
     
      are
      relevant
      to
      everyday
      life.
      For
     
     
      example
      the
      portion
      size
      display
      that
      the
     
     
      Family
      and
      Nutritional
      Science
      students
     
     
      had.
      It
      put
      in
      perspective
      how
      big
      a
     
     
      portion
      size
      really
      is,”
      said
      MacKinnon.
     
     
      “It
      also
      had
      topics
      which
      some
      may
     
     
      consider
      “taboo”
      like
      relationship
     
     
      violence
      and
      date
      rape
      drugs.
      Things
     
     
      like
      this
      even
      happen
      at
      UPEI.”
     
    

    
     
      Barb
      Mulally,
      UPEI’s
      wellness
     
    

    
     
      coordinator
      and
      fair-organizing
     
     
      committee
      member,
      echoed
      the
     
     
      comments
      of
      MacKinnon.
      She
      added
     
     
      the
      nursing
      students
      deserve
      kudos
      for
     
     
      their
      creative
      efforts.
     
     
      “The
      students
      did
      an
      excellent
      job
      of
     
     
      both
      organization
      and
      booth
     
     
      presentation.
      They
      are
      focusing
      on
     
     
      topics
      that
      directly
      are
      of
      interest
      to
     
     
      students,
      (and)
      are
      including
      more
     
     
      technology
      in
      the
      provision
      of
      the
     
     
      information.
      Their
      methods
      and
      focus
     
     
      is
      current.”
     
    

    
     
      “This
      is
      a
      great
      experience
     
     
      because
      this
      is
      the
      type
      of
      activity
      that
     
     
      Nursing
      or
      Family
      and
      Nutritional
     
     
      Science
      students
      would
      be
      doing
      if
      they
     
     
      are
      working
      in
      the
      community.
      They
     
     
      learn
      organization,
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      development
      of
      interesting
      booths
      -
      a
     
     
      way
      to
      attract
      people
      to
      stop
      and
      get
     
     
      info.”
     
    

    
     
      And
      they’ve
      done
      their
      job,
     
     
      said
      MacKinnon.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      fair
      helps
      promote
      health
     
     
      and
      wellness
      to
      not
      only
      the
      students
     
     
      and
      staff
      at
      UPEI
      and
      AVC,
      but
      it
      is
     
     
      also
      open
      to
      the
      general
      public.
      The
     
     
      turn-out
      this
      year
      was
      probably
      the
     
     
      largest
      crowd
      since
      the
      fair
      started.”
     
    

    
     
      Mullaly
      did
      not
      confirm
     
     
      whether
      it
      was
      the
      largest
      crowd
      ever,
     
     
      but
      the
      fair
      did
      attract
      about
      500
     
     
      people,
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      MacKinnon’s
     
     
      observations,
      there
      may
      be
      more
      people
     
     
      next
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Each
      year,
      the
      Health
      Fair
     
    
   
   
    
     
      keeps
      getting
      bigger
      and
      better.
      Each
     
    
   
   
    
     
      year
      the
      students’
      booths
      get
      more
      and
     
     
      more
      imaginative
      ...
      There
      is
      ecpaitcly
     
     
      one
      in
      the
      works
      for
      next
      year.”
      —
     
    

    
     
      And
      what
      was
      the
      verdict
      of
     
     
      the
      fair-goers?
     
    

    
     
      “I’m
      sure
      it
      is
      safe
      to
      say
     
     
      everyone
      who
      walked
      through
      today
     
     
      learned
      something
      new,
      and
      they
     
     
      probably
      had
      a
      lot
      of
      fun
      doing
      so,”
     
     
      guessed
      MacKinnon.
     
    

    
     
      Marla
      Morrow,
      a
      third
      year
     
     
      nursing
      student
      who
      manned
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sexually
      Transmitted
      Infections
      display,
     
     
      confirmed
      at
      least
      one
      person
      left
     
     
      learning
      a
      lesson.
     
    

    
     
      “One
      guy
      in
      his
      20s
      stopped
     
     
      by
      earlier,
      saw
      the
      pictures
      and
      said
      ‘T
     
     
      will
      never
      have
      unprotected
      sex
      ever
     
     
      again.
      And
      that’s
      what
      we
      wanted
      to
     
     
      hear,”
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Some
      fair-goers
      even
      received
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘neat
      parting
      gifts
      like
      Hawaiian
     
    
   
   
    
     
      necklaces
      from
      the
      travel
      immunization
     
     
      display
      of
      Nursing
      students
      Ashley
     
     
      Martin,
      Candice
      Rochford,
      Misty
     
     
      MacKenzie,
      and
      Ami
      James.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      and
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