The School of Health and Human Services celebrated Public Health Month
by hosting a Public Health Fair at the Spectrum Campus on April 27th. Student’s had the opportunity to get CPR
certified, talk to and network with local vendors and organizations, fine tune
their resumes, and get moving with a public health walk that explored the area
surrounding the Spectrum campus and library.
25 students were able to participate a free CPR
certification side by side with the Dean of the School of Health and Human
Services, Gloria McNeill. No
pressure. Well, actually, enough pressure
to get the heart pumping again, am I right?
The CPR certification was offered by National University’s Division of Extended Learning. If you
are interested in becoming CPR certified or if you need to get re-certified and
you are local to the San Diego area, email Cody Rogers, here.
The National
University Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) Club and National University Student Nursing Association (NUSNA) hosted tables at the
event. The CLS Club created a brochure that
was handed out at the event that discussed the purpose of public health, gave a
timeline of recent public health case files, and offered a link to obtain
information on pathogens in your local area.
Check out a PDF of the brochure, here! NUSNA hosted a table to help raise funds for their upcoming conference in October. They were selling custom ID card holders and also talked about the benefits of getting
involved with the organization. If you
are interested in becoming a member of either group, just click on their name
above to be directed to their website.
The International Student Office was on hand providing information about
getting involved and also handing out delicious snacks! The library brought
along a display of public health related books that were available for
check-out. Did you know that if you live
outside of the San Diego area that you can have books shipped to you? For
FREE?? Contact a librarian for more information, here! Career Services was also at
the event hosting Resumania! Kind of
like Wrestlemania….just without the cage match or pile drivers, although trying
to get a job can often feel like that.
Career Services staff were doing a rapid review of student’s resumes and
helped them fine tune them so that they could have the edge while out competing
for work. Career Services are available
to all students so make sure to check out their website by clicking on the link
above.
Several local organizations, on-campus clubs and
organizations, and student services were on hand for the event. Health Education Advocacy Leadership, Inc. (HEAL), San Diego Youth Services, Planned Parenthood, and Harmony Women’s Recovery Center were in attendance
providing information about staying healthy, getting involved with advocacy
efforts, and promoting available resources to those in attendance. To learn more about these organizations, just
click on their name to be directed to their website.
Finally, there were HORSES!
Professor, Dr. Ellen Kaye Gehrke operates a ranch and does research
about the therapeutic properties of interacting with the horses. The research is actually quite interesting
and the concept of therapy horses has so many benefits! Check out the article she published with some
of her National University colleagues, here!
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