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EVENT NEWS RELEASE/October 25, 2007

Boise State Health Fair Encourages the Community to 'Activate Wellness' at the Student Recreation Center

The 11th annual Boise State University REACH health fair will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Student Recreation Center (the REC). The health fair, themed “Activate Wellness: No Membership Required,” is free and attendees are encouraged to visit the many vendor booths for free information on health topics such as diabetes, nutrition, fitness and massage. Additionally, health screenings (bone density), flu shots ($20 for students, $25 for faculty), glucose testing and the meningitis vaccine ($135) will be available and can be paid for with cash or personal check.

The REACH Health Fair is an annual event that showcases the collaborative outreach efforts between kinesiology professor Caile Spear’s Health Promotion Club and community resources and vendors. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, take free information and become active as a step toward activating their personal wellness. Because the scope of health is so diverse (financial, spiritual, physical, etc.), vendors will include Big Brothers-Big Sisters, MADD, the Milan Institute, Boise RunWalk, Costco and the Boise State Health and Wellness Center. All Boise State faculty and staff will be allowed one hour of release time, with approval of their supervisor, so they may attend the REACH health fair.

All health fair attendees are eligible to win door prizes that will be presented every 15 minutes. Donated prizes include Flying Pie pizza certificates, physical therapy sessions, signed Boise State sports equipment and spa packages. Limited free parking will be available the day of the event in the parking lot on the corner of Lincoln and University. For more information call (208) 426-3656 or e-mail BSUHealthFair@hotmail.com.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

For the 10th time in the last 11 years, Boise State University has set an all-time record for Idaho higher education institutions with an enrollment of 19,540 – an overall increase of 3.5 percent. A record freshman class of 2,280 students is also the most academically talented group ever to enter Boise State, including 12 National Merit finalists.
 

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Last reviewed on Thursday, October 25, 2007