The
      Annual
      UPEI
      Health
      Fair
      Draws
      A
      Large
      Crowd
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Wednesday
      February
      26
      the
     
     
      Student
      Centre
      packed
      its
      hallways
      with
     
     
      smiling
      enthusiastic
      people
      promoting
      var-
     
     
      ious
      forms
      of
      health
      information.
      There
     
     
      were
      booths
      that
      focused
      on
      nutrition,
     
     
      exercise,
      and
      women's
      health;
      some
      were
     
     
      overflowing
      with
      information
      about
      sexu-
     
     
      ally
      transmitted
      diseases
      (and
      yes
      there
     
     
      were
      condoms!)
      and
      others
      provided
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      about
      how
      to
      control
      stress.
     
     
      Although
      each
      booth
      supported
      the
      general
     
     
      theme
      of
      the
      Health
      Fair,
      promoting
      active
     
     
      living,
      body
      awareness
      and
      psychological
     
     
      health,
      there
      were
      some
      obvious
      voids
      in
     
     
      the
      show.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      some
      information
      was
     
     
      provided
      by
      the
      nursing
      faculty
      regarding
     
     
      men's
      sexual
      health,
      and
      the
      Center
      for
     
     
      Cancer
      Research
      gave
      out
      handouts
      on
     
     
      how
      to
      do
      a
      testicle
      self-examination,
      they
     
     
      were
      among
      the
      few
      who
      even
      touched
      on
     
     
      the
      subject
      of
      men's
      health.
      In
      compari-
     
     
      son,
      there
      were
      three
      booths
      that
      focused
     
     
      specifically
      on
      women's
      health
      (including
     
     
      pregnancy
      related
      information,
      women's
     
     
      nutrition,
      and
      the
      Women's
      Network).
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      subject
      that
      would
      have
     
     
      been
      both
      interesting
      and
      relevant
      to
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      (possibly
      more
      relevant
      that
      nutrition
     
     
      for
      pregnancy)
      was
      some
      information
      on
     
     
      interpersonal
      relationships.
      As
      students,
     
    

    
     
      ’
      we
      are
      learning
      how
      to
      research,
      focus,
     
     
      and
      compile
      our
      ideas
      into
      logical
      argu-
     
     
      ments.
      What
      many
      of
      us
      struggle
      with
      is
     
     
      how
      to
      apply
      our
      newfound
      knowledge
      in
     
     
      the
      real
      world.
      It
      is
      important
      that
      we
      not
     
     
      only
      develop
      our
      ideas,
      but
      that
      we
      are
     
     
      able
      to
      articulate
      them
      in
      a
      manner
      that
     
     
      doesn't
      threaten
      or
      offend
      others;
      this
      is
      a
     
     
      skill
      that
      takes
      time
      and
      practice.
     
    

    
     
      What
      this
      means
      is
      people
      have
      to
     
     
      make
      an
      effort
      to
      learn
      how
      to
      communi-
     
     
      cate
      well.
      What
      it
      doesn't
      mean
      is
      we
     
     
      should
      compromise
      our
      own
      integrity
      in
     
     
      exchange
      for
      being
      nice.
      I
      think
      how
      we
     
     
      express
      ourselves
      is
      the
      key
      to
      successful
     
     
      communication,
      but
      I
      also
      think
      that
      it
      is
     
     
      important
      to
      remember
      that
      we
      do
      not
      need
     
     
      to
      devalue
      the
      opinions
      of
      others
      in
      order
     
     
      to
      be
      successful.
      Lecture
      aside,
      I
      feel
      that
     
     
      the
      Health
      Fair
      could
      have
      included
      some
     
     
      more
      information
      on
      some
      things
      and
      been
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      safe
      providing
      less
      information
      on
      others.
     
     
      Although
      there
      were
      some
      things
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "that
      could
      have
      been
      improved
      upon
      I
      did
     
    
   
   
    
     
      find
      many
      of
      the
      booths
      informative
      and
     
     
      even
      helpful.
      One
      of
      the
      things
      I
      discov-
     
     
      ered
      was
      several
      interesting
      facts
      on
      sleep
     
     
      deprivation.
      Did
      you
      know
      that
      staying
     
     
      awake
      for
      17-19
      hours
      has
      a
      similar
      effect
     
     
      on
      your
      body
      as
      having
      a
      blood
      alcohol
     
     
      level
      of
      .05%
      and
      20-24
      hours
      is
      similar
      to
     
     
      having.a
      level
      of
      .10%?
      That's
      over
      the
     
     
      legal
      limit!
      Did
      you
      also
      know
      that
      sleep-
     
     
      ing
      less
      than
      6
      hours
      and
      more
      than
      9
     
     
      hours
      may
      result
      in
      twice
      the
      total
      risk
      of
     
     
      death?
      Mmmmmm
      makes
      you
      start
      to
     
     
      appreciate
      the
      purpose
      of
      those
      z's!
     
    

    
     
      Some
      other
      interesting
      booths
     
     
      focused
      on
      the
      effects
      of
      illicit
      drugs
      on
     
     
      the
      brain
      and
      body.
      One
      booth
      described
     
     
      the
      effects
      of
      "E"
      (short
      for
      the
      drug
      ecsta-
     
     
      sy).
      Although
      I
      have
      never
      experienced
     
     
      the
      effects
      of
      this
      drug
      personally,
      the
      pic-
     
     
      tures
      of
      the
      "fried
      brains"
      were
      enough
      to
     
     
      turn
      me
      off
      considering
      it!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      RCMP
      also
      had
      a
      booth
      that
     
     
      addressed
      the
      issue
      of
      drug
      use,
      focusing
     
     
      primarily
      on
      marijuana.
      Again,
      although
      I
     
     
      have
      never
      personally
      had
      the
      pleasure
      of
     
     
      experiencing
      the
      effects
      of
      this
      drug,
      I
      do
     
     
      believe
      that
      considering
      all
      the
      supporting
     
     
      evidence
      surrounding
      its
      medicinal
      value
     
     
      that
      there
      is
      a
      purpose
      for
      it.
      I
      thought
      it
     
     
      was
      quite
      bold
      of
      the
      RCMP
      to
      include
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      their
      list
      of
      "Myths"
      that
      "Marijuana
      is
     
     
      smoked
      to
      help
      people
      who
      are
      sick."
     
     
      Among
      the
      entourage
      of
      serious
     
     
      information
      though,
      there
      was
      also
      a
      table
     
     
      set
      aside
      obviously
      for
      the
      purpose
      of
      pure
     
     
      fun.
      At
      this
      table
      people
      could
      colour
      pic-
     
     
      tures
      from
      a
      children's
      colouring
      book
      in
     
     
      order
      to
      discover
      there
      "inner
      child."
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Participation
      in
      this
      activity
      was
      rewarded
     
     
      by
      having
      the
      results
      of
      your
      discovery
     
     
      proudly
      displayed
      on
      the
      wall
      outside
      the
     
     
      booth.
      Maybe
      I'm
      just
      cynical,
      or
      maybe
     
     
      it's
      the
      fact
      that
      this
      is
      one
      of
      the
      regular
     
     
      activities
      that
      I
      do
      with
      my
      children,
      but
     
     
      the
      thought
      of
      sitting
      in
      the
      hallway
      at
      a
     
     
      little
      table
      using
      crayons
      to
      glorify
      my
     
     
      need
      for
      attention
      (all
      in
      front
      of
      hundreds
     
     
      of
      other
      people)
      seemed
      a
      bit
      silly.
     
    

    
     
      Personal
      reservations
      aside,
      the
     
     
      Health
      Fair
      did
      put
      on
      a
      well-organized
     
     
      and
      informative
      presentation.
      Everyone
     
     
      that
      worked
      a
      booth
      was
      pleasant
      and
      help-
     
     
      ful,
      and
      the
      food
      they
      provided
      was
      fresh
     
     
      and
      tasty.
      People
      who
      attended
      the
      fair
     
     
      were
      given
      the
      opportunity
      to
      provide
     
     
      feedback
      on
      a
      questionnaire
      handed
      out
      at
     
     
      the
      entrance
      to
      the
      fair
      and
      submitted
     
     
      anonymously
      at
      the
      end.
     
    

    
     
      Overall
      I
      would
      classify
      this
      years
     
     
      Health
      Fair
      as
      a
      success,
      and
      have
      to
      admit
     
     
      that
      it
      is
      the
      busiest
      I
      have
      ever
      seen
      the
     
     
      Student
      Centre.
      Hopefully
      my
      feedback
     
     
      and
      that
      of
      others
      who
      participated
      in
      the
     
     
      questionnaire
      will
      make
      next
      year's
      even
     
     
      better!
     
    
   
   
    
     
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