April 29, 2008 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Summary: The nursing department at Calvin College will hold a health fair at
Palmer Elementary School on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair
will include a variety of booths plus opportunities to exercise via "Dance
Dance Revolution" and jump-roping games.
Full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2007-08/palmer-school-health-fair.htm
The Calvin College nursing department will hold its 11th-annual health fair
from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at Palmer Elementary School, 309
Palmer St. N.E.
The fair will feature a food truck, activities and an array of booths from
which Calvin nursing students will educate visitors on a gamut of health
issues, including healthy snacks, raising a reader, exercise, community
gardening, water safety and much more.
Visitors to the health fair also will be given opportunities to exercise. The
"Dance Dance Revolution" booth will keep things moving with a video dance game,
while the "Exercise and Heart Health" booth will offer a variety of jump-roping
games.
Through the community focus of the Calvin nursing program, junior and senior
students serve their practicums in one of three Grand Rapids neighborhoods, and
the health fair is a traditional event for those students who work in the
Creston-Belknap area.
The health fair is a collaboration between Calvin nursing students, Palmer
Elementary, Catherine's Care Center, Berean Baptist Church and the Creston
Neighborhood Association—where all of the partner organizations are located.
Last year it drew an attendance of 400.
Calvin nursing professor Debra Bossenbroek said the yearly event is a real
benefit to the community and also teaches the future nurses the benefits of
community partnering.
Contact Bossenbroek at 616-526-7196
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