Healthy Habits Fair Set for Oct. 19
The West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants Project and
Pierpont Community & Technical College of Fairmont State University are sponsoring
a Healthy Habits Fair from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Fairmont State's Colebank
Gymnasium.
The public, the campus community and area families are invited to attend the event,
which will feature valuable free information and materials as well as door prizes
and delicious and healthy snacks.
"This is an event that will focus on ways to have a healthy pregnancy in the near
or distant future," Ron Weist, Director of Community Education, Pierpont C&TC Center
for Workforce Education, said. "Information will be presented on preconception planning,
healthy habits, nutrition, prenatal testing, newborn screening and vaccinations. The
March of Dimes will also present information on premature birth."
Other areas to be covered include massage therapy, acupuncture, voter registration,
breast cancer education, smoking cessation, carbon monoxide monitoring, information
on domestic violence and sexual assault, provided by HOPE, Inc., height and weight
measurements and cholesterol, blood pressure and bone density screenings.
This public service event is being held in conjunction with "Premature Birth"¦Understanding
the Impact of Stress During Pregnancy: Implementing Strategies to Support Positive
Outcomes." More than 200 health professionals, health educators are expected to attend
this summit, which will also be held on the main campus of Fairmont State.
